Development West Coast has developed a tool that indicates the current demand at a specific moment in time for the upcoming 45 day period. Market demand is a predictive tool that provides a general sense of what is the anticipated consumer demand for a specific region. It should be interpreted as an indicator of how many people have booked and how many people are currently considering travel for a set period. The purpose is to assist local wider tourism industry to get a better sense of the forward outlook, to make decisions, plan and optimise their operations.
Weekly updates to be posted on this page.
Latest issue: 17 May 2022

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Buller:
Strong positioning mainly due to displacements and contractors in the region further to floods last year.
These upcoming 45 days show an average market demand at 78% which is quite strong.
Compared to 7 days ago:
- Average increase of +8.13% until 21/06.
- Strong performance over Queens Birthday weekend peaking at 94% over Saturday / Sunday.
Greymouth & Hokitika:
Still a strong performance averaging at 78.3% throughout this period despite some movements in market demand.
Compared to 7 days ago:
21 May is showing a very strong demand of 94.44% due to The Cancer Society Tranz Alpine Scooter Safari 2022 being SOLD out.
Significant drop in market demand as follows: -14% on 20/05 and -12% on 28/05.
Average increase of +9% until 21/06.
Glacier Country:
Holding an average 72% market demand for these next 6 weeks
Compared to 7 days ago:
Average increase of +12.45% until 21/06.
Queen's Birthday weekend and Matariki weekend are starting to show signs of interest.