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title: "2013 Western market visitor growth : what explains the increase in advanced-economy visitors?"
description: International arrivals to New Zealand in 2013 grew at the fastest pace in a decade. Visitor arrivals were up 6.1% boosted by a rebound across several advan
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# [2013 Western market visitor growth : what explains the increase in advanced-economy visitors?](https://www.nzier.org.nz/publications/2013-western-market-visitor-growth-what-explains-the-increase-in-advanced-economy-visitors)

 Written by [The NZIER Team](https://www.nzier.org.nz/publications/author/the-nzier-team) | March 27, 2014

*A report to Tourism New Zealand.*

International arrivals to New Zealand in 2013 grew at the fastest pace in a decade. Visitor arrivals were up 6.1% boosted by a rebound across several advanced economies and good performance by emerging markets like China. Our analysis shows that New Zealand specific factors played a large role in the recovery in visitor numbers across most markets.

 

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