Story: Tourist industry

Tourist arrivals

Tourist arrivals

International tourism languished until the 1960s, when it began to grow rapidly thanks to the growth of passenger jet travel and the development of new tourist attractions and better accommodation.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: New Zealand official yearbook and Statistics New Zealand

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Margaret McClure, 'Tourist industry - Tourism overview', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/graph/23166/tourist-arrivals (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Margaret McClure, published 11 Mar 2010