Benefits in slow tourism: mayor
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Heritage and arts tourism is the biggest attractor of visitors to Waitaki at 138,000 overnight visitors in 2023. The Oamaru Victorian Heritage Precinct was key to that, a new economic report released in December has revealed. PHOTO: BRENDON MCMAHON A focus on attracting higher volume tourism will impact smaller communities like the Waitaki District, local leaders say.