That is the question of the day for tourism and accommodation providers looking at "patchy" bookings ahead.
For bicycle rental service shebikeshebikes, it was a mixed bag, but owner Steve Goodlass was optimistic of riding out this current tough patch.
He said that international bookings were "strong", and in the upcoming months were approaching or exceeding pre-Covid levels.
But they still relied on New Zealanders.
"We just have to weather the current economy like any other retailer."
He said day trips were pretty strong, and he believed it was people "economising" their holidays.
"People will still come into the region — they won’t do a multi-day tour, but they’ll do a day trip here and there."
He said the effects of the 6000 redundancies in Wellington "flow far and wide", and they had impacted this summer.
It was a similar vein for Stu Duncan, owner-operator of Wedderburn Cottages.
He said booking numbers were "patchy" for summer.
"We’ve got loads of Australians coming through ... I don’t know what we’d do without the Australians."
He said October was quiet, but November had been better.
Roxburgh Clutha Gold Top 10 Holiday Park owner Christine Bennembroeks said things were looking good.
The park was lucky to have a pretty full bookings list ahead across its rooms and stations.
"The bulk has been booked out for the past six months."
She said about 70% of their bookings were returning campers.
She said she was excited for the period, which always had campers congregating and playing live music together.
