Jan 23, 2018 - Hotels, motels, backpackers, and holiday parks benefited from widespread growth in November 2017, with total guest nights up 4.3 percent from November 2016, Stats NZ said today. International guest nights increased 5.6 percent in the month, with domestic guest nights close behind, up 3.1 percent. “An increase in visitor arrivals from Australia may have contributed to the growth in international guest nights,” accommodation statistics manager Melissa McKenzie said. “Fans here for the Rugby League World Cup may also have been a factor.” Hotels led the increase in total guest nights, with 50,000 more nights spent in…