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title: "Novotel Queenstown Lakeside vs QT Queenstown: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Novotel Queenstown Lakeside or QT Queenstown? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Queenstown 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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# Novotel Queenstown Lakeside vs QT Queenstown: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Novotel Queenstown Lakeside or QT Queenstown? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Queenstown 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**: Novotel Queenstown Lakeside and QT Queenstown
- **Competitive set**: Queenstown hotels
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Novotel Queenstown Lakeside Share of Search**: 13.5%
- **QT Queenstown Share of Search**: 18.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Novotel Queenstown Lakeside or QT Queenstown?

- In August 2026, QT Queenstown had more branded searches than Novotel Queenstown Lakeside among queenstown hotels in New Zealand. QT Queenstown was estimated to have 12.1K branded searches compared to Novotel Queenstown Lakeside’s 8.7K, and held an 18.8% Share of Search versus Novotel Queenstown Lakeside’s 13.5%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: QT Queenstown took it in August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Novotel Queenstown Lakeside’s estimated Share of Search among queenstown hotels in New Zealand moved from 19.6% to 13.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10.7K to 8.7K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, QT Queenstown’s estimated Share of Search among queenstown hotels in New Zealand moved from 8.1% to 18.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 12.1K.

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

- In August 2026, QT Queenstown overtook Novotel Queenstown Lakeside to rank 2nd among queenstown hotels in New Zealand, at 18.8%.
- In August 2026, Novotel Queenstown Lakeside lost estimated Share of Search among queenstown hotels in New Zealand, from 16.5% to 13.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Novotel Queenstown Lakeside estimated searches | Novotel Queenstown Lakeside Share of Search | Novotel Queenstown Lakeside rank | QT Queenstown estimated searches | QT Queenstown Share of Search | QT Queenstown rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10.7K | 19.6% | 2 | 4.4K | 8.1% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 10.7K | 17% | 2 | 4.4K | 7% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 13.3K | 20% | 2 | 5.4K | 8.1% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 13.4K | 19.4% | 2 | 5.4K | 7.8% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 10.9K | 17.4% | 3 | 5.4K | 8.7% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 10.8K | 18.1% | 2 | 6.6K | 11.1% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 10.6K | 17.3% | 2 | 8.1K | 13.3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 10.7K | 18.2% | 2 | 8.1K | 13.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 10.5K | 18.7% | 2 | 8.1K | 14.4% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 10.6K | 16.5% | 2 | 8.1K | 12.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 8.7K | 13.5% | 3 | 12.1K | 18.8% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Novotel Queenstown Lakeside’s and QT Queenstown’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.

- **Novotel Queenstown Lakeside**: Measured on the search terms “novotel queenstown lakeside”, “novotel queenstown lakeside marine parade and queenstown”, “novotel queenstown lakeside marine parade and queenstown new zealand” and “novotelqueenstownlakeside”, summed into one figure.
- **QT Queenstown**: Measured on the search terms “qt queenstown” and “qtqueenstown”, summed into one figure.

- [Novotel Queenstown Lakeside profile](/demand/nz/brands/novotel-queenstown-lakeside)
- [QT Queenstown profile](/demand/nz/brands/qt-queenstown)
- [All queenstown hotels in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-queenstown-hotels): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, Novotel Queenstown Lakeside or QT Queenstown?

In August 2026, QT Queenstown had more branded searches than Novotel Queenstown Lakeside among queenstown hotels in New Zealand. QT Queenstown was estimated to have 12.1K branded searches compared to Novotel Queenstown Lakeside’s 8.7K, and held an 18.8% Share of Search versus Novotel Queenstown Lakeside’s 13.5%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Novotel Queenstown Lakeside vs QT Queenstown: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/novotel-queenstown-lakeside-vs-qt-queenstown

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