I-Travel Agents Association iyamangalisa ukuba kukho ukwanda kwamanani abakhenkethi ukuya eNew Zealand.
I-Statistics New Zealand ithi kwakukho iindwendwe ezizigidi ze-2.4 ngoFebruwari 2008 ngonyaka, okunyuka kwe-2% kwi-2007.
Umphathi oyintloko wombutho uPaul Yeo uthi iNew Zealand ayisiyondawo ishushu yabakhenkethi okwangoku.
Uthi kulo nyaka uzayo kuya kubakho ukukhula okuncinci kuba idola yaseNew Zealand ephezulu ibiza kakhulu kubakhenkethi.
Amanani amatsha abonisa ukunyuka kwe-2% kwinani labakhenkethi abavela e-Australia kunye ne-47% yehla yabantu abavela eTaiwan.
Kodwa iiarhente zokuhamba ziyaxhamla kubantu abaninzi baseNew Zealand abaya phesheya kolwandle.
Amanani abonisa i-1.9 yezigidi zeeholide ezithathwe ngabantu kunyaka ophela ngoFebruwari 2008 - ukunyuka kwe-7% kunonyaka odlulileyo.
U-Yeo uthi idola yaseNew Zealand eyomeleleyo yenye yezona zinto ziphambili kwaye ngelixa idola yenza kube nzima kubathumeli bangaphandle, ihamba umgama omde phesheya.
Iinkcukacha-manani zibonisa ukunyuka kwe-5% kwinani leehambo ezithathwe ngabantu baseNew Zealand ukuya e-Australia kunyaka ophelileyo.
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