--- title: "Blanket Bay vs The Lindis: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Blanket Bay or The Lindis more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Luxury lodges set 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/compare/blanket-bay-vs-the-lindis" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Blanket Bay vs The Lindis: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Blanket Bay or The Lindis more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Luxury lodges set 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 - **Compared**: Blanket Bay and The Lindis - **Competitive set**: Luxury lodges - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Blanket Bay Share of Search**: 11.2% - **The Lindis Share of Search**: 7.7% ## Is Blanket Bay or The Lindis more popular in search? - In September 2026, Blanket Bay had more branded searches than The Lindis among luxury lodges in New Zealand. Blanket Bay had about 1,900 branded searches, while The Lindis had 1,310. Blanket Bay made up 11.2% of all luxury lodge searches we track, and The Lindis accounted for 7.7%. - Blanket Bay was ahead of The Lindis in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Blanket Bay’s share of searches among luxury lodges in New Zealand moved from 8.4% to 11.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Lindis’ share of searches among luxury lodges in New Zealand moved from 5.8% to 7.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.3K. ## Top luxury lodges in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, The Lindis appeared in all three answers. Blanket Bay was mentioned in one out of three: in one of the three ChatGPT answers. The Lindis was listed before Blanket Bay in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Matakauri Lodge | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Huka Lodge | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | The Lindis | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Kauri Cliffs | 4th | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Cape Kidnappers | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Blanket Bay | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about luxury lodges - Asked ChatGPT "Which luxury lodge should I book in New Zealand?": 1. Matakauri Lodge, 2. Huka Lodge, 3. The Lindis, 4. Kauri Cliffs - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best luxury lodges in New Zealand?": 1. Matakauri Lodge, 2. The Lindis, 3. Huka Lodge, 4. Cape Kidnappers, 5. Kauri Cliffs, 6. Blanket Bay - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best luxury lodge in New Zealand for a romantic getaway?": 1. Matakauri Lodge, 2. Huka Lodge, 3. The Lindis, 4. Kauri Cliffs Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand luxury lodges in September 2026? - In September 2026, Blanket Bay lost share of searches among luxury lodges in New Zealand, from 13.2% to 11.2%. - The Lindis’ share of searches among luxury lodges in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 9.4% to 7.7% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Blanket Bay estimated searches | Blanket Bay Share of Search | Blanket Bay rank | The Lindis estimated searches | The Lindis Share of Search | The Lindis rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.9K | 8.4% | 4 | 1.3K | 5.8% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 11% | 4 | 1.1K | 4.9% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 2.9K | 10.5% | 4 | 1.2K | 4.3% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 2.9K | 10% | 4 | 1.5K | 5.1% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 11% | 4 | 1.2K | 5.5% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 2.4K | 11.3% | 4 | 1.4K | 6.8% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 10.6% | 4 | 1.7K | 9.6% | 5 | | May 2026 | 1.9K | 11.8% | 4 | 1.7K | 10.7% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 1.9K | 13.6% | 4 | 1.3K | 9.4% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 2.4K | 15.9% | 4 | 1.3K | 8.7% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 1.9K | 13.2% | 4 | 1.2K | 8.2% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 1.9K | 11.2% | 4 | 1.3K | 7.7% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Blanket Bay’s and The Lindis’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Blanket Bay**: Measured on the search terms “blanket bay” and “blanketbay”, summed into one figure. - **The Lindis**: Measured on the search terms “lindis lodge” and “the lindis”, summed into one figure. - [Blanket Bay profile](/demand/nz/brands/blanket-bay) - [The Lindis profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-lindis) - [All luxury lodges in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-luxury-lodges): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Blanket Bay or The Lindis more popular in search? In September 2026, Blanket Bay had more branded searches than The Lindis among luxury lodges in New Zealand. Blanket Bay had about 1,900 branded searches, while The Lindis had 1,310. Blanket Bay made up 11.2% of all luxury lodge searches we track, and The Lindis accounted for 7.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Blanket Bay vs The Lindis: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/blanket-bay-vs-the-lindis This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/blanket-bay-vs-the-lindis. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.