The table demonstrates the key features regarding people travelling to New Zealand in month of September in 2012 and 2016 along with their age groups.
Overall, the number increased considerably in span of four years, holidays remained the most common reason for travelling while education remained least preferred. In terms of age, middle aged visitors were the highest for both the years.
First and foremost, the total number of visitors arrival rose substantially from 179069 in 2012 to 245089 in 2016. Regarding the travel purposes, reason to travel for vacation showed the greatest increase climbing from 79136 in 2012 to 123200 in 2016. Similarly, visitor travelling to see their loved ones rise to 69766 in 2016 which was just 56112 in 2012. For business purpose, the number increased by 2816 from 2012 to 2016. Conferences and convocations had similar trend in numbers for both years. While education was least preferred reason for travelling at just 3184 and 4432 in both years respectively.
Moreover, in terms of age groups, the visitors under the age 15 surged from 17216 in 2012 to 21256 in 2016. Likewise, for senior visitors, the number rose from 30720 to 40192. The most noticeable growth was seen among middled-aged whose number increased significantly to about 10000 from 2012 to 2016.
