"Holiday" travel to North America, as "area of main destination", declined by 22% in the twelve month period, with departures to Australia down 0.5% and to the "other" South Pacific Islands down 9%.  Travel to Asia for "holiday" reasons rose by 11%, with departures to Fiji up 4% and to Europe up 1%;  "holiday" travel to Africa and the Middle East grew by 4% in the 1998 calendar year with departures to the "other" Americas up 5%.







Within the top ten "countries of main destination" in the 1998 calendar year, total departures for all reasons to Australia rose by 3%, with travel to Fiji up 2% and to the United Kingdom up 4%.  Departures to the United States declined by 8%, with departures to Hong Kong down 5% and to Japan down 9%.  

Total New Zealand travel to Indonesia recorded no change in the twelve month period, with departures to Samoa down 3% and to Taiwan and Singapore up 7% and 6% respectively.