--- title: "Distinction Hotels vs Heritage Hotels: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Distinction Hotels or Heritage Hotels? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hotel chains 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/distinction-hotels-vs-heritage-hotels" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Distinction Hotels vs Heritage Hotels: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Distinction Hotels or Heritage Hotels? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hotel chains 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 Hotels and Heritage Hotels - **Competitive set**: Hotel chains - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Distinction Hotels Share of Search**: 5.9% - **Heritage Hotels Share of Search**: 4.8% ## Which is more popular in search, Distinction Hotels or Heritage Hotels? - In August 2026, Distinction Hotels had more branded searches than Heritage Hotels among hotel chains in New Zealand. Distinction Hotels was estimated to have 5.6K branded searches compared to Heritage Hotels’ 4.5K, and held a 5.9% Share of Search versus Heritage Hotels’ 4.8%. - The lead changed hands 3 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Distinction Hotels took it in February 2026, Heritage Hotels took it in April 2026, Distinction Hotels took it in May 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Distinction Hotels’ estimated Share of Search among hotel chains in New Zealand moved from 4.7% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.5K to 5.6K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Heritage Hotels’ estimated Share of Search among hotel chains in New Zealand moved from 5.9% to 4.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.7K to 4.5K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand hotel chains in August 2026? - In August 2026, Distinction Hotels gained estimated Share of Search among hotel chains in New Zealand, from 5.2% to 5.9%. - 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. ## Month by month | Month | Distinction Hotels estimated searches | Distinction Hotels Share of Search | Distinction Hotels rank | Heritage Hotels estimated searches | Heritage Hotels Share of Search | Heritage Hotels rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 4.5K | 4.7% | 7 | 5.7K | 5.9% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 4.5K | 4.2% | 7 | 6.3K | 5.9% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 4.1K | 4% | 7 | 5.8K | 5.6% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 4.5K | 4% | 7 | 7K | 6.2% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 5.5K | 5.2% | 6 | 5.4K | 5.1% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 5.5K | 5.3% | 6 | 4.7K | 4.6% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 4.7K | 5% | 7 | 5.1K | 5.4% | 6 | | May 2026 | 4.8K | 4.9% | 6 | 4.5K | 4.6% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 5K | 5.7% | 6 | 4.4K | 5% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 5.1K | 5.2% | 6 | 4.9K | 5% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 5.6K | 5.9% | 6 | 4.5K | 4.8% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Distinction Hotels’ and Heritage Hotels’ 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 Hotels**: Measured on the search terms “distinction hotel”, “distinction hotel auckland”, “distinction hotel chch”, “distinction hotel group”, “distinction hotel nz”, “distinction hotel restaurant” and “the distinction hotel”, summed into one figure. - **Heritage Hotels**: Measured on the search terms “geraldine heritage hotel”, “heritage hotel”, “heritage hotel auckland”, “heritage hotel hotel”, “heritage hotel hotels”, “heritage hotel mt cook”, “heritage hotel nz”, “heritage hotels near me”, “huachang heritage hotel”, “manila heritage hotel”, “the devon hotel a heritage hotel”, “the heritage hotel” and “the kuta beach heritage hotel”, summed into one figure. - [Distinction Hotels profile](/demand/nz/brands/distinction-hotels) - [Heritage Hotels profile](/demand/nz/brands/heritage-hotels) - [All hotel chains in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-hotel-chains): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Hotels or Heritage Hotels? In August 2026, Distinction Hotels had more branded searches than Heritage Hotels among hotel chains in New Zealand. Distinction Hotels was estimated to have 5.6K branded searches compared to Heritage Hotels’ 4.5K, and held a 5.9% Share of Search versus Heritage Hotels’ 4.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Distinction Hotels vs Heritage Hotels: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/distinction-hotels-vs-heritage-hotels This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/distinction-hotels-vs-heritage-hotels. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.