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title: "Distinction Dunedin vs Fable Dunedin: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Distinction Dunedin or Fable 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 Fable Dunedin: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Distinction Dunedin or Fable 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 Fable Dunedin
- **Competitive set**: Dunedin hotels
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Distinction Dunedin Share of Search**: 22.3%
- **Fable Dunedin Share of Search**: 26.2%

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

- In August 2026, Fable Dunedin had more branded searches than Distinction Dunedin among dunedin hotels in New Zealand. Fable Dunedin was estimated to have 4.7K branded searches compared to Distinction Dunedin’s 4K, and held a 26.2% Share of Search versus Distinction Dunedin’s 22.3%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Fable Dunedin took it in 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, Fable Dunedin’s estimated Share of Search among dunedin hotels in New Zealand moved from 22.4% to 26.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.2K to 4.7K.

## 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%.

## Month by month

| Month | Distinction Dunedin estimated searches | Distinction Dunedin Share of Search | Distinction Dunedin rank | Fable Dunedin estimated searches | Fable Dunedin Share of Search | Fable Dunedin rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.3K | 23.3% | 1 | 4.2K | 22.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 4K | 22.7% | 2 | 3.5K | 20.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.9K | 22.2% | 2 | 3.3K | 19.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.9K | 21% | 2 | 3.5K | 18.6% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.8K | 25.2% | 2 | 3.6K | 15.7% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.8K | 23.7% | 2 | 3.6K | 17.6% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 4K | 22.1% | 2 | 3.5K | 19.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 4.1K | 23.6% | 2 | 3.5K | 20.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.3K | 24.2% | 1 | 2.9K | 21.4% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.3K | 21.8% | 2 | 3.1K | 20.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 4K | 22.3% | 3 | 4.7K | 26.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Distinction Dunedin’s and Fable 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.
- **Fable Dunedin**: Measured on the search terms “fable dunedin”, “fable dunedin hotel”, “fable dunedin nz”, “fable hotel dunedin” and “fabledunedin”, summed into one figure.

- [Distinction Dunedin profile](/demand/nz/brands/distinction-dunedin)
- [Fable Dunedin profile](/demand/nz/brands/fable-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 Fable Dunedin?

In August 2026, Fable Dunedin had more branded searches than Distinction Dunedin among dunedin hotels in New Zealand. Fable Dunedin was estimated to have 4.7K branded searches compared to Distinction Dunedin’s 4K, and held a 26.2% Share of Search versus Distinction Dunedin’s 22.3%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Distinction Dunedin vs Fable Dunedin: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/distinction-dunedin-vs-fable-dunedin

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