The new Soho Hotel in Auckland will open at Mount Roskill on 7 March.
Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 1 March.
Average weekly occupancy across Christchurch’s hotels has surged over 90%, according to figures from STR.
Its 322 rooms will be part of a $100m redevelopment and will add to the circa 2,000 keys already slated for the city’s hotel market.
The operator of the ‘six star’ luxury The Carlin Boutique Hotel in Queenstown has gone into receivership.
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Auckland has had a good February with average weekly occupancy and ADR climbing to a summer high last week, according to figures from STR.
JW Marriott has opened bookings for the first 40 rooms upgraded as part of its multimillion-dollar refurbishment project.
Regent of Rotorua has increased its total capacity by 35% with the opening of a new wing comprising 12 rooms.
The New Zealand Cruise Association’s annual conference will take place at Cordis Auckland this year.
The relatively new NZ hotel boss takes the reins of the 5-star accommodation, which is owned by a NZ Super Fund jv.
The consultancy says it is only some regional markets that are seeing RevPAR that matches or exceeds the 21% CPI increase and 25% wage growth seen since the pandemic.
JW Marriott Auckland has opened bookings for its renovated meeting spaces for events from April onwards.
Average weekly occupancy across New Zealand has been hovering just above 70% since mid-January, according to figures from STR.
Accor is working to certify all of its New Zealand hotels, resorts and apartments as Qualmark Gold Standard Sustainable Tourism Businesses.
Fletcher Building chief executive Ross Taylor has resigned and will depart later this year.
Total guest nights last year have fallen just short of the pre-Covid peak, according to the latest ADP, with Queenstown leading the way.
Leigh Stock is retaking the helm at Lake Wānaka’s premium Edgewater resort.
The strong summer has seen Queenstown’s hotel market recover to pre-Covid levels, according to figures from STR.
The boutique luxury Hotel DeBrett building on Auckland’s High Street has sold for $21m, says Colliers.
Abstract Hotel on Auckland’s Upper Queen Street has opened for bookings.
Boutique Queenstown hotel Eichardts has joined the list of tournament sponsors for the 103rd New Zealand Open.
The value of hotels, motels and short-term accommodation consented totalled $8m in December 2023, according to Stats NZ’s latest building data.
They were once touted to be the fastest returning of NZ’s visitors but the youth market has been surprisingly sluggish, says an operator.
Activity across Wellington has been growing steadily since mid-January, according to figures from STR.
Operators are spending millions to buy land across the country for desperately-needed housing for workers.
The operator says it is seeing strong forward bookings with the Chinese market returning faster than expected.
The luxury hotel at 1 Queen Street, within the Commercial Bay precinct, features 139 rooms, the Adveih Restaurant and Bar, and a fitness centre.
Christchurch was the best performing of the city markets in terms of occupancy.
The value of hotels, motels and short-term accommodation hit $47m in November 2023, according to Stats NZ’s latest building data.
Operators report a record peak season, with accommodation in popular holiday regions soaking up strong demand.
The sixth annual Otago Tourism Policy School will take place at the Heritage Hotel in Queenstown this March.
Average weekly hotel occupancy across New Zealand slid to 56% in mid-December, according to figures from STR, as the major metropolitan markets saw demand fall as expected before the Christmas break.
The country’s largest hotel market managed to pass the 90% daily occupancy mark in 2023 for the first time since the pandemic hit, according to figures from STR.
Guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation totalled 3.4 million in November 2023, according to the latest figures from the Accommodation Data Programme.
The result set a new bar for a major NZ hotel market and helped drive ADR across the country on New Year’s Eve to a national record.
The $200m Te Arikinui Pullman Auckland Airport Hotel has opened to guests.
Four Christchurch hotels are offering scholarships for students pursuing the Bachelor of Commerce in Hotel and Tourism Management at Lincoln University.
NZ’s best-performing hotel market sees both room demand and revenue increase significantly on pre-Covid.
Average weekly occupancy across New Zealand fell last week with all major markets sliding into the first week of summer, according to figures from STR.
The driving force behind Queenstown’s $30m+ ‘six star’ The Carlin passed away suddenly, aged 69.
The Carlin, Holiday Inn Express, Hilton Auckland, Rydges Latimer Christchurch, Park Hyatt, Sofitel Queenstown and The Landing have been named New Zealand winners in the 2023 HM Awards.
Auckland’s hotel market has enjoyed a strong end to spring, according to figures from STR.
Queenstown Marathon last Saturday lifted occupancy across the resort to a new 2023 high, according to figures from STR.
Sarin Hotels and Easy By West Ferries have won awards at the 2degrees Wellington Regional Business Excellence Awards on Friday.
Accor says it has reached a milestone in its franchise partnerships with 120 hotels representing more than 10,000 rooms across Australia and New Zealand.
There may be political limbo in Wellington following the 14 October general election, but at least the capital’s hotel market appears to be exiting spring on a consistent trend up, according to figures from STR.
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels says it is “disappointed” by a $50,000 penalty imposed on the business as a result of breaches of NZX listing rules.
Wellington sees little govt activity following the election as political parties negotiate.
Christchurch’s hotel market appears to be ending spring on a high, according to figures from STR.
