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Tourism - Hanmer Springs Hot Pools
Hanmer Springs Thermal Reserve
is continuing to increase tourism market share and exceed growth
targets. In the year to June 2002, the number of international visitors
to Hanmer Springs Thermal Reserve grew 38%. This compares extremely
well with the national growth figure of 4%*.
In the Hurunui region there are at least 30
other attractions that work in partnership with the Thermal Reserve
to bring visitors to the area. Of tourists who visit the Hanmer
Springs region, 97% visit the Reserve, making the attraction the
primary driver of the local visitor industry.
“Without the dynamism of the Thermal
Reserve, Hanmer Springs as an area, Hurunui as a district, and Canterbury
as a Region, would lose a substantial point of difference,”
Darryll Park, Former Chief Executive, Christchurch and Canterbury
Marketing.
To meet this growing popularity as a tourist
destination, there are 33
accommodation facilities in Hanmer Springs, New Zealand, providing
2064 beds. The area also boasts 40km of biking tracks, 56km of walking
tracks for the outdoor enthusiast, as well as 14 restaurants and
cafes.
The Thermal Reserve co-ordinates the majority
of the joint ventures in the village, is heavily involved in most
community events and sponsors many community activities.
The population of the Hanmer Springs village
is 660 (2000 census), a 15% increase from 1996.
*Source: Statistics New Zealand |
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