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title: "Distinction Hotels vs Scenic Hotel Group: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Distinction Hotels or Scenic Hotel Group? 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."
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# Distinction Hotels vs Scenic Hotel Group: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Distinction Hotels or Scenic Hotel Group? 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 Scenic Hotel Group
- **Competitive set**: Hotel chains
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Distinction Hotels Share of Search**: 5.9%
- **Scenic Hotel Group Share of Search**: 2.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Distinction Hotels or Scenic Hotel Group?

- In August 2026, Distinction Hotels had more branded searches than Scenic Hotel Group among hotel chains in New Zealand. Distinction Hotels was estimated to have 5.6K branded searches compared to Scenic Hotel Group’s 2.3K, and held a 5.9% Share of Search versus Scenic Hotel Group’s 2.4%.
- Distinction Hotels was ahead of Scenic Hotel Group in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 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, Scenic Hotel Group’s estimated Share of Search among hotel chains in New Zealand moved from 2.2% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.1K to 2.3K.

## 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%.

## Month by month

| Month | Distinction Hotels estimated searches | Distinction Hotels Share of Search | Distinction Hotels rank | Scenic Hotel Group estimated searches | Scenic Hotel Group Share of Search | Scenic Hotel Group rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.5K | 4.7% | 7 | 2.1K | 2.2% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.5K | 4.2% | 7 | 2.5K | 2.3% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.1K | 4% | 7 | 2.4K | 2.4% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.5K | 4% | 7 | 3K | 2.6% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.5K | 5.2% | 6 | 2.5K | 2.4% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 5.5K | 5.3% | 6 | 2.7K | 2.6% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.7K | 5% | 7 | 2.2K | 2.3% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 4.8K | 4.9% | 6 | 1.9K | 2% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 5K | 5.7% | 6 | 1.6K | 1.9% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.1K | 5.2% | 6 | 1.8K | 1.9% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 5.6K | 5.9% | 6 | 2.3K | 2.4% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Distinction Hotels’ and Scenic Hotel Group’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 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.
- **Scenic Hotel Group**: Measured on the search terms “scenic hotel”, “scenic hotel auckland”, “scenic hotel group”, “scenic hotel group auckland”, “scenic hotel group near me”, “scenic hotel group nz”, “scenic hotel nz”, “scenichotelgroup” and “scenichotelgroup co nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Distinction Hotels profile](/demand/nz/brands/distinction-hotels)
- [Scenic Hotel Group profile](/demand/nz/brands/scenic-hotel-group)
- [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 Scenic Hotel Group?

In August 2026, Distinction Hotels had more branded searches than Scenic Hotel Group among hotel chains in New Zealand. Distinction Hotels was estimated to have 5.6K branded searches compared to Scenic Hotel Group’s 2.3K, and held a 5.9% Share of Search versus Scenic Hotel Group’s 2.4%.

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