Period specific information: TSA 2023

Period-specific information: TSA 2023 Data updates Tourism satellite account: Year ended March 2023 includes updates made to both the domestic and international tourism expenditure series. These updates cause changes to the value of tourism expenditure in the New Zealand economy and affect the official tourism satellite account (TSA) time series. Updates 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. Methodological improvements and changes: integrating updated Annual Enterprise Survey (AES) data (2020 and 2021) and AES 2022 data with household tourism expenditure estimates (HTEE) continued modelling of the HTEE to the year ended March 2023 due to changes in data supply arrangements (covered in detail in Appendix 2: Methodology in download document) updated HTEE supplementary data sources national accounts data, including updated nominal GDP statistics (see 2023 preview of national accounts improvements). Updates 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 updates. 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 updated the historical value added-time series. Together with the ratio changes, we also updated the tourism employment time series. Key events that influenced tourism for year ended March 2023 Here are the significant events that influenced tourism in the year ended March 2023. On 12 April at 11:59pm, all vaccinated Australian citizens and permanent residents were allowed to enter New Zealand and self-test on arrival. On May 1 at 11.59pm, the border reopened to visa-waiver travellers and those holding a valid visitor visa. In April, Air New Zealand resumed its non-stop service from Auckland to San Francisco. Malaysia Airlines resumed non-stop flights from Auckland to Kuala Lumpur. Fiji Airways resumed daily flights from Auckland to Nadi. In May, Air Tahiti Nui’s Auckland to Papeete service resumed. Aircalin restarted direct flights from Auckland to Noumea, and services from Christchurch to Noumea via Sydney. Qantas resumed services from Sydney and Melbourne to Wellington and from Sydney to Queenstown, with additional services from Melbourne and Brisbane to Christchurch. In June, Singapore Airlines resumed daily flights between Christchurch and Singapore. Qantas resumed services from Brisbane and Melbourne to Queenstown. Cathay Pacific restarted flights from Auckland to Hong Kong. Jetstar restarted services from Christchurch to the Gold Coast; Christchurch to Melbourne; Wellington to the Gold Coast, Queenstown to the Gold Coast; and Queenstown to Sydney. The airline also resumed flights from Auckland to Rarotonga. In July, Air New Zealand resumed its non-stop services from Auckland to Honolulu and Auckland to Houston. Air New Zealand restarted services from Christchurch to the Gold Coast, and from Christchurch to Fiji. Air New Zealand also restarted services from Auckland to Cairns, Auckland to Adelaide, Auckland to Hobart, Auckland to Papeete, and Auckland to Noumea. Air Vanuatu resumed twice-weekly direct flights from Auckland to Port Vila. Hawaiian Airlines restarted its Auckland to Honolulu service. In August, the first cruise ship to sail to New Zealand since the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Auckland. Air New Zealand increased the frequency of services between Auckland and Los Angeles from seven to 10 services per week during August to October. Air New Zealand services between Auckland and Seoul increased to two a week between September and October. In September, Air New Zealand launched its non-stop flight service connecting Auckland and New York. In October, Air New Zealand resumed its non-stop Auckland to Chicago service. In October, United Airlines resumed its non-stop Auckland to San Francisco service. American Airlines, in partnership with Qantas, restored its seasonal New Zealand link, from Auckland non-stop to Dallas Fort Worth. China Airlines commenced flying trans-Tasman services with its Auckland to Taipei via Brisbane service. In November, Air Canada resumed its seasonal service between Auckland and Vancouver. AirAsia X began an Auckland to Kuala Lumpur via Sydney service. Virgin Australia resumed flights from both Sydney and Brisbane to Queenstown. In December, Emirates resumed its non-stop Auckland to Dubai service. In late January, regions across the upper North Island of New Zealand experienced widespread catastrophic floods caused by heavy rainfall, with Auckland being the most significantly affected as the Auckland Anniversary holiday weekend began. In mid-February, Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread disruption, damage, and devastation across Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Gisborne district, and Hawke's Bay. In response to Cyclone Gabrielle, Air New Zealand launched a temporary Gisborne to Napier service. In March, Air New Zealand resumed its seasonal, non-stop Auckland to Bali service. Emirates recommenced its Christchurch to Dubai via Sydney service. China Southern Airlines services between Guangzhou and Auckland increased from four per week to seven per week. China Eastern Airlines services between Shanghai and Auckland increased from three per week to seven per week. Air New Zealand services between Auckland and Shanghai increased from four per week to five per week. en-NZ