Period specific information: TSA 2021

Period-specific information: TSA 2021 Data updates Tourism satellite account: Year ended March 2021 includes revisions made to both the domestic and international tourism expenditure series. These revisions cause changes to the value of tourism expenditure in the New Zealand economy, and affect the official tourism satellite account (TSA) time series. Revisions to the expenditure series included the following. Historic changes to export education source data used to derive international student expenditure. Updated source data used in the derivation of imputed rental on holiday homes. A change in the name and associated expenditure value of the former ‘cultural, recreation, and gambling services’ product as featured in tables 11, 12, and 13. This is now called ‘cultural, recreation, travel, and tour services’ with expenditure values revised in ‘other tourism products’ which now includes ‘gambling services’. Expenditure values for each of these products have been revised across the time series. Methodological improvements and changes: integrating revised annual enterprise survey (AES) data (2018 and 2019) and 2020 with household tourism expenditure estimates (HTEE) modelling of the February and March 2021 months of the HTEE due to changes in data supply arrangements (covered in detail in Appendix 2: Methodology in download document) updated HTEE supplementary data sources modelling of international visitor expenditure for the year ended March 2021 due to the suspension of the airport departure based International Visitor Survey (covered in detail in Appendix 2: Methodology in download document) the incorporation of 2020 input-output tables used in the derivation of indirect value added and imports used in the production of goods and services sold to tourists. These have a flow-on impact to indirect tourism employment calculations national accounts data, including revised nominal GDP statistics from 2016 to 2020 (2021 preview of national accounts improvements) Revisions were also made to annual Linked Employer-Employee Data and Household Labour Force Survey sources used in determining tourism employment. Tourism industry ratios are impacted because of these revisions. These ratios are the proportion of an industry’s output that is consumed by tourists and are used to calculate value-added and tourism employment estimates. As a result of the ratio changes, we revised the historical value added-time series. Together with the ratio changes, we also revised the tourism employment time series. Key events that influenced tourism for year ended March 2021 Here are the significant events that influenced tourism in the year ended March 2021. On 13 May 2020, New Zealand moved to alert level 2 at 11:59pm. On 8 June, the Ministry of Health reported that there were no more active cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand. At 11:59pm, New Zealand moved to alert level 1. On 11 August, four new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the community. On 12 August, Auckland region moved to alert level 3. The rest of New Zealand moved to alert level 2. On 30 August, Auckland moved to alert level 2 at 11:59pm, with extra restrictions on travel and gatherings. The rest of New Zealand remained at alert level 2. On 21 September, all regions except Auckland moved to alert level 1 at 11:59pm. On 23 September, Auckland moved to alert level 2, without extra restrictions on travel and gatherings, at 11:59pm. On 7 October, Auckland moved to alert level 1 at 11:59pm. All of New Zealand was at alert level 1. On, 14 February 2021, three new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the community. Auckland moved to alert level 3 at 11:59pm. The rest of New Zealand moved to alert level 2. On 17 February, Auckland moved to alert level 2 at 11:59pm. The rest of New Zealand moved to alert level 1. On 22 February, Auckland moved to alert level 1 at 11:59pm. All of New Zealand was at alert level 1. On 28 February, Auckland moved to alert level 3. The rest of New Zealand moved to alert level 2. In January, the first quarantine-free flight from the Cook Islands arrived in Auckland. Air New Zealand transported more than 700 workers from Apia to Auckland under the Recognised Seasonal Employer programme. The Government’s International Air Freight Capacity package provided assistance to maintain critical cargo connections, including imports (particularly medical supplies), and high-value exports. It also provided opportunities for repatriations. Air New Zealand assisted governments around the world in repatriating more than 7,100 stranded passengers due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. In July, Air New Zealand placed a hold on new bookings on international services into New Zealand following a request from the New Zealand Government. In July, Air New Zealand resumed direct jet services between Auckland and Invercargill. The Prada America’s Cup World Series Auckland and the Prada Christmas Race was held between 17 and 20 December 2020. The Prada Cup: Challenger Selection Series was held between 15 January and 21 February 2021. The 36th America’s Cup Match was staged between 10 and 17 March 2021. en-NZ