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

Which is more popular in search, Distinction Dunedin or Kingsgate Hotel 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 Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin
- **Competitive set**: Dunedin hotels
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Distinction Dunedin Share of Search**: 22.3%
- **Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin Share of Search**: 14.5%

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

- In August 2026, Distinction Dunedin had more branded searches than Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin among dunedin hotels in New Zealand. Distinction Dunedin was estimated to have 4K branded searches compared to Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin’s 2.6K, and held a 22.3% Share of Search versus Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin’s 14.5%.
- Distinction Dunedin was ahead of Kingsgate Hotel 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, Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin’s estimated Share of Search among dunedin hotels in New Zealand moved from 17% to 14.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.2K 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, Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin rose from 5th to 4th among dunedin hotels in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Distinction Dunedin estimated searches | Distinction Dunedin Share of Search | Distinction Dunedin rank | Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin estimated searches | Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin Share of Search | Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.3K | 23.3% | 1 | 3.2K | 17% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 4K | 22.7% | 2 | 2.6K | 15% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.9K | 22.2% | 2 | 2.6K | 15% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.9K | 21% | 2 | 3.2K | 17.2% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.8K | 25.2% | 2 | 3.9K | 17.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.8K | 23.7% | 2 | 3.9K | 19.2% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 4K | 22.1% | 2 | 3.1K | 17.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 4.1K | 23.6% | 2 | 3.1K | 18.1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.3K | 24.2% | 1 | 2.1K | 15.7% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.3K | 21.8% | 2 | 2.2K | 14.4% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 4K | 22.3% | 3 | 2.6K | 14.5% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

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

- [Distinction Dunedin profile](/demand/nz/brands/distinction-dunedin)
- [Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin profile](/demand/nz/brands/kingsgate-hotel-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 Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin?

In August 2026, Distinction Dunedin had more branded searches than Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin among dunedin hotels in New Zealand. Distinction Dunedin was estimated to have 4K branded searches compared to Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin’s 2.6K, and held a 22.3% Share of Search versus Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin’s 14.5%.

## Cite this page

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