Australian hotel occupancy data for July showed Queensland's strongest nights driven by sport rather than business events, with Brisbane occupancy reaching 91.3 per cent on 8 July for a State of Origin game and 87.3 per cent on 11 July for a Wallabies v France test.
The Dunedin venues that can seat a 450-plus-guest gala or banquet dinner, ranked by banquet capacity.
The New Zealand venues that can seat a 650-plus-delegate conference in a single plenary room, ranked nationally by theatre capacity.
The Hamilton and Waikato venues able to seat a 700-plus-delegate conference in one plenary room, ranked by theatre capacity.
The Hamilton and Waikato venues that can seat a 450-plus-guest gala or banquet dinner, ranked by banquet capacity.
The Queenstown venues that can seat a 450-plus-guest gala or banquet dinner, ranked by banquet capacity.
The Rotorua venues that can seat a 450-plus-guest gala or banquet dinner, ranked by banquet capacity.