July news

Australian and New Zealand Tourism is very much kicking into gear this month with events, trainings and offers coming in July and August.

Tourism Australia reported that web searches for flights to Australia are 20% up on pre-pandemic times and forward bookings are continuing to climb and are now at 80% of pre-pandemic numbers.  Average spend is also on the rise, likely due to pent up demand and access to funds.

Australia has had good press this month with the Neighbours finale https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62314556 and not so good press with the Pride rugby jersey debacle https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-62331136

Tourism New Zealand ran their Kiwi-link UK 2022 trade event this week with 55 NZ suppliers meeting with 49 product managers from UK/Scandi/CEU.  They are pushing very hard to get customers back as international visitors represent $17 Billion NZD of income to the country, create 1 in 7 jobs and represent 20% of NZ GDP.

The women’s football Euro 2022 cup was won by England over Germany and was watched by 70million people which bodes very well for the Women’s world cup in NZ/Australia in 2023.  Great for PR and for visitors next year.