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title: "Distinction Dunedin vs Ebb Dunedin: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Distinction Dunedin or Ebb Dunedin? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dunedin hotels 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."
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# Distinction Dunedin vs Ebb Dunedin: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Distinction Dunedin or Ebb Dunedin? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dunedin hotels 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**: Distinction Dunedin and Ebb Dunedin
- **Competitive set**: Dunedin hotels
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Distinction Dunedin Share of Search**: 22.3%
- **Ebb Dunedin Share of Search**: 14.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Distinction Dunedin or Ebb Dunedin?

- In August 2026, Distinction Dunedin had more branded searches than Ebb Dunedin among dunedin hotels in New Zealand. Distinction Dunedin was estimated to have 4K branded searches compared to Ebb Dunedin’s 2.6K, and held a 22.3% Share of Search versus Ebb Dunedin’s 14.3%.
- Distinction Dunedin was ahead of Ebb Dunedin in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Distinction Dunedin’s estimated Share of Search among dunedin hotels in New Zealand moved from 23.3% to 22.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.3K to 4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ebb Dunedin’s estimated Share of Search among dunedin hotels in New Zealand moved from 14.8% to 14.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.8K to 2.6K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand dunedin hotels in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Fable Dunedin overtook Distinction Dunedin to take the highest estimated Share of Search among dunedin hotels in New Zealand, at 26.2%.
- In August 2026, Ebb Dunedin lost estimated Share of Search among dunedin hotels in New Zealand, from 16.3% to 14.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Distinction Dunedin estimated searches | Distinction Dunedin Share of Search | Distinction Dunedin rank | Ebb Dunedin estimated searches | Ebb Dunedin Share of Search | Ebb Dunedin rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.3K | 23.3% | 1 | 2.8K | 14.8% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 4K | 22.7% | 2 | 2.3K | 13.3% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.9K | 22.2% | 2 | 2.7K | 15.5% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.9K | 21% | 2 | 3.1K | 16.6% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.8K | 25.2% | 2 | 3.5K | 15.4% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.8K | 23.7% | 2 | 3.1K | 15.1% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 4K | 22.1% | 2 | 2.4K | 13.2% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 4.1K | 23.6% | 2 | 2.5K | 14.4% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.3K | 24.2% | 1 | 2.3K | 17.3% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.3K | 21.8% | 2 | 2.5K | 16.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 4K | 22.3% | 3 | 2.6K | 14.3% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Distinction Dunedin’s and Ebb Dunedin’s 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.

- **Distinction Dunedin**: Measured on the search terms “distinction dunedin”, “distinction dunedin hotel liverpool street central dunedin dunedin” and “the distinction dunedin”, summed into one figure.
- **Ebb Dunedin**: Measured on the search terms “ebb dunedin”, “ebb dunedin hotel”, “ebb hotel dunedin”, “ebbdunedin”, “the ebb dunedin” and “the ebb hotel dunedin”, summed into one figure.

- [Distinction Dunedin profile](/demand/nz/brands/distinction-dunedin)
- [Ebb Dunedin profile](/demand/nz/brands/ebb-dunedin)
- [All dunedin hotels in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-dunedin-hotels): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Distinction Dunedin or Ebb Dunedin?

In August 2026, Distinction Dunedin had more branded searches than Ebb Dunedin among dunedin hotels in New Zealand. Distinction Dunedin was estimated to have 4K branded searches compared to Ebb Dunedin’s 2.6K, and held a 22.3% Share of Search versus Ebb Dunedin’s 14.3%.

## Cite this page

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