Bay of Plenty is a top tourism hotspot according to recent statistics.
Figures have shown that the Bay is on an upward trend this year compared to last year.
Mount Maunganui beach has been voted on TripAdvisor's as New Zealand's best beach for three year running. File photo.
The number of guest nights for the region in March 2016 were up 17.5 per cent compared to results the previous year.
MP Todd Muller says figures like these show how popular the region is for visitors.
'Tourism is extremely important for our country and our region and it is good the see that we are gaining numbers of visitors and guest nights.
'Nationally we had we are seeing record numbers of tourists arriving with 3.2 million in the past year, so it is great that we are seeing the flow on effect in our area.
'With the recent accolade from our friends in Canada our region should continue to be a popular spot for international and national travellers. Mount Maunganui has been described as a rival for the Caribbean which I endorse wholeheartedly and am sure will continue to bring the visitors flooding in,” says Todd.
'Mount Maunganui beach has been voted New Zealand's best beach for 3 years running by TripAdvisor and the drawcards for our region are numerous with not only the beach and the mount but lots to do and great places to stay.
'A significant amount of work has been done to get our region on the map for tourism and I would like to acknowledge Rhys Arrowsmith who recently stepped down after four years as CEO of Tourism Bay of Plenty for his great achievements in this regard.
'Kristin Dunne-Powell as the new CEO will continue the efforts fantastically, and I look forward to working closely with her as I did Rhys.”
4 comments
Get Real.
Posted on 13-05-2016 09:10 | By Jayleen Wood
All good that our region is popular with visitors, but all other regions throughout NZ are also doing well due to greater visitor numbers. These numbers are hardly solely and directly related to the brilliant and commendable effort of our loved
Hand out the accolades
Posted on 13-05-2016 10:26 | By Bobby2
Couldn
Nothing to do in tauranga...
Posted on 13-05-2016 13:14 | By jed
Beaches in summer -- unbeatable. Outside that? Not a lot. No zoo. No good parks. No good gardens or museum.CBD Waterfront is a desolate windy area with a ho-hum kids playground . Tauranga has the facilities of a much smaller city.
Tell us another one...
Posted on 13-05-2016 14:25 | By babyG
Please tell us, what exactly has been achieved by TBOP over the last four years in terms of developing and improving the tourism experience? Better still, get TBOP to list their top achievements so we can all really understand the
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