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Samoa International Visitor Survey January June 2018 (with Savaii Focus) Islands Visited 33% Savaii Island <1% Apolima Island 97% Upolu Island 2% Manono Island Note: Multiple responses, therefore total does not add up to


  1. Samoa International Visitor Survey January – June 2018 (with Savai’i Focus)

  2. Islands Visited 33% Savai’i Island <1% Apolima Island 97% Upolu Island 2% Manono Island Note: Multiple responses, therefore total does not add up to 100%.

  3. Visitors to Upolu Only vs Savai’i visitors Samoa In International V Visitor S Survey ( (January – June 2 2018)

  4. Number of visitors * 2059 (62%) Upolu Only visitors 1049 (33%) Savai’i visitors ( Include those who spent time on other islands ) * Data excludes visitors from American Samoa.

  5. PACIFIC TOURISM DATA INITIATIVE US DoI/YVB 2014-> Yap World Bank/IFC 2016-> MFAT/DFAT 2017-> SG/MFAT 2018-> NZ/Cooks Govt 2006; 2012 -> WB/IFC 2014 > MFAT 2017 -> MFAT 2017->

  6. VS THREE PILLARS OF A Visitor Research DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM Improve destination service quality and yield….. DSS Community Business Research Awareness/Attitudes Research BCI CAS

  7. Online Visitor Survey Approach § Immigration/Stats/NTO collects email addresses as part of arrival process § Email addresses sent to research team § Visitors sent email within a few weeks of arrival § Visitors enter data (short and long answers) § Extra incentive offered (prize draw) § Data cleaning § Basic analysis is instantaneous § More detailed analysis of data is possible for both quantitative and qualitative inputs § Information disseminated widely through web, media and workshops

  8. January - June 2018 Respondents Total number of e-mails sent: 19,598 Conversion Rate of 17% 5% of all visitors Total number of responses: 3,297 during the period * 11% of all Responses cover a total of visitors 5,899 adults and 1,501 children during the period * * The data is based on January-June 2018 actual visitors statistics from Research & Statistics Division (STA) & Samoa Bureau of Statistics.

  9. Country of Origin * 70 60 60 50 Share of Visitors (%) 40 30 23 20 10 5 5 4 2 2 0 New Zealand Australia USA Pacific Europe Asia Other * Data excludes visitors from American Samoa. Note: survey data thus unweighted .

  10. Country of Origin * 70 63 60 55 50 Share of Visitors (%) 40 30 26 20 20 10 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 New Zealand Australia Pacific USA Europe Asia Other Upolu Only Savai'i * Data excludes visitors from American Samoa.

  11. New Zealand Respondents Northland 3% Auckland Bay of plenty 51% 4% Waikato 7% The major urban areas of Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Waikato make up 81% of all New Zealand visitor arrivals. Wellington Others 15% 12% Canterbury 8% Note: Only major areas included .

  12. Australian Respondents Northern Territory 1% Queensland 24% Western Australia 3% New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria account for 90% 90% of New South 3% all Australian visitor arrivals. Wales 45% Victoria Australian Capital Territory 21% 2% Tasmania 1% Note: Only major areas included .

  13. Visitor Characteristics Gender Distribution of Age 30 25 Female 60% Share of Visitors (%) 7 20 7 8 15 8 Highest Qualification 10 7 17 14 13 § 75% Tertiary qualification 5 10 § 19% High school qualification 6 2 § 4% Other 1 0 § 2% No formal qualification 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+ Female Male

  14. Distribution of age groups 35 30 30 25 22 Share of Visitors (%) 21 21 21 20 20 20 15 15 13 11 10 5 3 3 0 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+ Upolu Only Savai'i

  15. Visitor Characteristics Annual Household Income (NZD$) 35 33 30 Average 26 SAT$216,288 NZ$118,435 25 Share of Visitors ()% 20 18 15 11 10 7 5 5 0 Under $50,000 $50,001-100,000 $100,001-150,000 $150,001-200,000 $200,001-250,000 Over $250,001

  16. Annual household income in NZD Average Av 40 Upolu Only $122,072 34 35 33 Savai’i $114,335 30 28 24 Share of Visitors (%) 25 19 20 17 15 12 10 10 7 6 5 5 5 0 Under $50,000 $50,001-100,000 $100,001-150,000 $150,001-200,000 $200,001-250,000 Over $250,001 Upolu Only Savai'i

  17. Visitor Characteristics Main Purpose of Visit 60 53 50 Share of Visitors (%) 40 30 20 16 11 10 5 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 e y s e g g r l n n g t t a e n i a e c n v n n o o s r v h d n a i e i i u i o n d r t i t m i e l t a t e m r e t a l d O o a r l o r e c v u y l e e T H y p u o e a t c f w e n s n l d r l a - n p u E r o - a a t o m o l t c o f n g H n E s y V e r n e d o l v i i v n m d e e s n e s l a a l i e e a r F i n t f c i t c i e g s A e n u p p i B S t S i s i V *Multiple responses, therefore total does not add up to 100%.

  18. Main purpose of visit 53 Holiday 54 14 Business or conference 6 13 Visiting friends or relatives 21 5 Family faalavelave 5 4 Attending a wedding 3 2 Volunteering 3 2 Other 2 Upolu Only 1 Honeymoon 1 Savai'i 1 Special event - sporting 1 Special event - cultural 2 1 Transit 1 Education 2 1 Employment 1 10 20 30 40 50 60 Share of Visitors (%)

  19. Visitor Characteristics 56% Partner/spouse Travel Companions * 43% Family member(s) 18% Friend(s) 6% Work colleagues 27% Number of Companions * Travel alone 50 44 45 40 Share of Visitors (%) 35 30 73% 25 20 with companions 20 12 12 15 10 6 5 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 and more *Multiple responses, therefore total does not add up to 100%.

  20. Travelling with whom? 70 58 60 53 48 50 Share of Visitors (%) 40 40 30 21 20 17 8 10 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 Partner / Family Friend(s) Work Tour group Organised Wedding party Other spouse member(s) colleagues group (e.g. school, sports etc) Upolu Only Savai'i

  21. Number of companions 50 47 Average Av 45 Upolu Only 3 40 38 Savai’i 4 35 Share of Visitors (%) 30 25 20 15 13 13 12 12 12 9 10 7 6 6 5 4 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Upolu Only Savai'i

  22. Previous Visits Country breakdown 60 51 90 50 77 77 80 70 40 Share of Visitors (%) Share of Visitors (%) 60 52 49 50 46 30 40 30 20 30 26 26 18 20 22 22 21 20 19 18 17 20 16 13 11 12 11 9 10 10 6 5 4 2 0 First time 2 or 3 times 4 or 5 times 5+times 0 First time 2 or 3 times 4 or 5 times 5+ times New Zealand visitors Australian visitors North American visitors Other Pacific visitors European visitors Asian visitors

  23. Previous visits to Samoa 60 51 50 50 40 Share of Visitors (%) 30 20 20 18 18 20 12 11 10 0 First time 2 or 3 times 4 or 5 times 5+ times Upolu Only Savai'i

  24. Length of Stay Average length of stay: 8.8 nights 50 12.0 43 10.3 45 9.8 9.7 10.0 40 8.4 8.5 8.3 Share of Visitors (%) 35 8.0 30 5.3 6.0 25 21 20 16 4.0 15 11 9 2.0 10 5 0.0 0 New Australia North Other Europe Asia Other 0 - 3 4 - 7 8 - 10 11 - 14 15 and more Zealand America Pacific Countries Number of nights Number of nights - country breakdown

  25. Length of stay 60 50 50 40 Share of Visitors (%) 31 30 26 23 19 19 20 13 11 10 7 2 0 0-3 4-7 8-10 11-14 15 and more Number of nights Upolu Only Savai'i

  26. Islands Visited Average length of stay in Samoa and on each island 10 8.8 90 85 9 80 8 7.4 70 Share of Visitors (%) 7 Share of Visitors (%) 60 6 52 49 50 5 4.2 37 40 4 30 3 2.2 17 16 20 2 11 .7 7 7 7 6 10 1 3 3 2 0 0 0-3 nights 4-7 nights 8-10 nights 11-14 nights 15 nights+ Samoa Total Upolu Island Savai'i Island Manono Island Apolima Island* Upolu Savaii Manono Note: *n=8.

  27. Average length of stay Average length of stay in the Samoa and on each island 12 11.0 10 7.7 8 7.5 7.3 Nights 6 4.2 4 2 1.1 0 Samoa total Upolu Savai'i Manono Upolu Only Savai'i

  28. Destinations & Airlines § 36% Fiji For 80% of visitors, For 20% of § 27% New Zealand visitors, Samoa Samoa is the sole § 12% Other Pacific is part of a larger destination for their § 11% Australia journey § 8% American Samoa trip. § 4% USA 60% Air New Zealand § § 22% Fiji Airways AIRLINES USED § 13% Samoa Airways § 12% Virgin Australia § 2% Other 1% Talofa Airways § Note: Multiple responses, therefore total does not add up to 100%.

  29. Airline used 70 63 60 56 50 Share of Visitors (%) 40 30 23 21 20 15 15 12 10 10 2 2 1 1 0 Air New Zealand Fiji Airways Samoa Airways Virgin Australia Other Talofa Airways Upolu Only Savai'i

  30. Attractions Visited Upolu Island Top 5 popular attractions * 65% 29% 36% § 65% Apia 25% § 48% To Sua Ocean Trench § 46% Lalomanu beach § 36% Piula Cave Pool § 29% Mulifanua § 25% Falefa Falls 46% 48% Note: Multiple responses, therefore total does not add up to 100%.

  31. Attractions Visited Upolu Only Savai’i & Upolu Top 5 popular attractions * Top 5 popular attractions on Upolu * § 69% Apia § 57% Apia § 45% To Sua Ocean Trench § 53% Lalomanu beach § 43% Lalomanu beach § 53% To Sua Ocean Trench § 34% Piula Cave Pool § 47% Mulifanua § 24% Togitogiga Falls § 40% Piula Cave Pool § 22% Falefa Falls § 32% Falefa Falls Note: Multiple responses, therefore total does not add up to 100%.

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