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title: "Distinction Hotels: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Distinction Hotels operates hotels in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/distinction-hotels"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Distinction Hotels: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

Distinction Hotels operates hotels in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Brand**: Distinction Hotels
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among hotel chains**: 5.9%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hotel chains | 6 | 5.9% | 5.6K |

- [Hotel chains](/demand/nz/categories/nz-hotel-chains)

## How has branded search demand for Distinction Hotels changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Distinction Hotels in New Zealand rose from 4.5K to 5.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Distinction Hotels’ estimated Share of Search among hotel chains in New Zealand increased from 4.7% to 5.9%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Distinction Hotels’ estimated Share of Search among hotel chains in New Zealand peaked at 5.9% in August 2026 and was lowest at 4% in January 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Distinction Hotels rose from 7th to 6th among hotel chains in New Zealand.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand hotel chains in August 2026?

- In August 2026, IHG gained estimated Share of Search among hotel chains in New Zealand, from 26.2% to 27.5%.
- In August 2026, Hilton gained estimated Share of Search among hotel chains in New Zealand, from 19.6% to 20.4%.
- In August 2026, Distinction Hotels gained estimated Share of Search among hotel chains in New Zealand, from 5.2% to 5.9%.
- In August 2026, Sudima Hotels lost estimated Share of Search among hotel chains in New Zealand, from 24.4% to 21.5%.
- In August 2026, Accor lost estimated Share of Search among hotel chains in New Zealand, from 9.5% to 9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Heritage Hotels in New Zealand fell 20.9% over 11 measured months, from 5.7K to 4.5K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Hotel chains | 4.5K | 4.7% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | Hotel chains | 4.5K | 4.2% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | Hotel chains | 4.1K | 4% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | Hotel chains | 4.5K | 4% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | Hotel chains | 5.5K | 5.2% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | Hotel chains | 5.5K | 5.3% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | Hotel chains | 4.7K | 5% | 7 |
| May 2026 | Hotel chains | 4.8K | 4.9% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | Hotel chains | 5K | 5.7% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | Hotel chains | 5.1K | 5.2% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | Hotel chains | 5.6K | 5.9% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | Hotel chains | — | — | — |

## How is Distinction Hotels measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Distinction Hotels’ name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “distinction hotel”
- “distinction hotel auckland”
- “distinction hotel chch”
- “distinction hotel group”
- “distinction hotel nz”
- “distinction hotel restaurant”
- “the distinction hotel”

## Which hotel chains compete with Distinction Hotels?

- [IHG](/demand/nz/brands/ihg)
- [Sudima Hotels](/demand/nz/brands/sudima-hotels)
- [Hilton](/demand/nz/brands/hilton): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/distinction-hotels-vs-hilton
- [Accor](/demand/nz/brands/accor): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/accor-vs-distinction-hotels
- [Millennium Hotels](/demand/nz/brands/millennium-hotels): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/distinction-hotels-vs-millennium-hotels
- [Heritage Hotels](/demand/nz/brands/heritage-hotels): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/distinction-hotels-vs-heritage-hotels
- [Scenic Hotel Group](/demand/nz/brands/scenic-hotel-group): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/distinction-hotels-vs-scenic-hotel-group
- [Quest Apartment Hotels](/demand/nz/brands/quest-apartment-hotels)

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Distinction Hotels: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/distinction-hotels

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