Jaunted

New Zealand's Capital Becoming Hip

3/07/2008 at 9:25 AM
Tags: New Zealand Travel, Tourism Board Travel (all tags)

Of late, our only coverage of the city of Wellington, New Zealand has been our fears about its dangerous airport. That's despite the fact that Wellington is actually the capital city of the country.

But like Canberra in Australia or Brasilia in Brazil, it's one of those capital cities that nobody really knows about. Until now. Statistics from New Zealand's Regional Visitor Monitor are suggesting that Wellington is increasing its popularity as a destination--though they might be going too far by suggesting it's becoming a "must see" city).

Taking a look at the stats, though, we do feel tempted to drop in. In the past year, Wellington's reputation as a place to socialize and have fun has increased from 6 percent to 42 percent--whatever these percentages mean, the jump is definitely high. Visitors say there is good food and wine to be had in Wellington and that it has an appealing cityscape. Sure, you might still have to land at its risky airport, but perhaps that's the adventure travel part of your visit.

Related Stories:
· The Stats Have It [Four Corners]
· World's Most Dangerous Airports: Wellington NZ [Jaunted]

[Photo: Team Frosick]