Uncover the Latest Insights
The Visitor Insights Dashboard and related resources provide clear, easy-to-use visitor data for members and stakeholders. These tools support independent insight generation to inform business planning and activity. The below information is for the Wānaka RTO data; for Destination Queenstown data, please visit the Queenstown Visitor Insights page.
VISITOR INSIGHTS DASHBOARD
How to use the dashboard
- For a better viewing and navigation experience, click the full-screen button in the bottom right corner of the visualisation.
- To return to the home page select the "home" button in the top left, alternatively to navigate between different pages in the report, click the arrow buttons at the bottom middle.
- Visualisations are best viewed on a larger screen, such as a tablet or computer.
Visitor data source guide
Information about the data sources used in the visitor section of the hub, update frequency and links to further information.
Visitor Data Source Guide (PDF)
Data download
The majority of data used in the Visitor Insights Dashboard is publicly available, we have centralised the various sources in the below Excel file housed in a publically accessible OneDrive link to allow members to download the data through file, save as, download a copy.
Download the publicaly available data used in the Visitor Insights DashboardMonthly Data Snapshots
At the end of each quarter LWT members are sent a communication with a summary of the past quarter’s data metrics and insights. From July 2025 the frequency of these snapshots have been increased to monthly.
Visitor Economy Insights Resource
This resource provides a summary of key visitor economy statistics, data and insights. The data and statistics used in this resource are gathered from a range of locations and data sources. It is updated every six months, at the start of August for year end June, and the start of February for year end December.
Visitor Economy Insights Resource year end June 2025
Visitor Experience Research
The Queenstown Lakes' Visitor Experience Survey is a collaboration between Lake Wānaka Tourism and Destination Queenstown which seeks to better understand visitor expectations, experiences and behaviours while in the region. DQ and LWT partner with respected industry researcher Angus & Associates to conduct the primary research.
The datasets, insights, and related resources are intended for use by Destination Queenstown and Lake Wānaka Tourism and their respective membership bases only. They should not be published or shared further without prior consultation with Destination Queenstown or Lake Wānaka Tourism.