Accommodation

Wellington sees little govt activity following the election as political parties negotiate.

Hot Water Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park in Whitianga has won the Excellence on Customer Engagement award at the Westpac NZ Franchise Awards 2023.

Christchurch’s hotel market appears to be ending spring on a high, according to figures from STR.

Kiwi holiday homeowners who offer their properties to guests feel challenged by government regulations, managing bookings and how to transform their spaces into short-term rentals.

As part of a series leading up to tonight’s prestigious event, the Ticker hears from the hotel manager, a finalist for the Emerging Leader Award.

Tiny house accommodation provider Tiny Away has partnered with app Guardians of Earth to promote biodiversity and nature exploration to guests.

Tourism Waitaki and Destination Great Lake Taupō both saw guest nights in their areas lift more than 30% in September 2023.

International guest nights in New Plymouth rose to 6,900 in September 2023, up 213.6% from the same month last year, according to the latest figures from the Accommodation Data Programme.

Occupancy and ADR trends across New Zealand’s major hotel markets appear to be normalising, according to figures from STR.

Tiny Away has launched three new tiny house accommodation properties in Canterbury, Marlborough, and Taranaki.

Queenstown occupancy and average daily rate have been trending down since the 2023 high seen in early September, according to figures from STR.

A new online learning tool is now available for bed and breakfast hosts seeking to improve their businesses.

Demand for hotel rooms is holding up among domestic visitors but operators could do with more international bookings, says Horwath HTL.

The Heaphy Track Great Walk has fully reopened and hut bookings now able to be filled from today.

A new 11-storey, 290-bed hotel is coming to Auckland’s Karangahape Road.

SkyCity Entertainment Group has started recruitment for its 5-star Horizon hotel in Auckland.

Airbnb has crowned the winners of its annual Host Awards, celebrating hosts and accommodation across the country.

Occupancy across New Zealand’s largest hotel market has fluctuated in spring between 60% and 75%, according to figures from STR.

The operator acquires land next to its existing Scenic Suites hotel for a new development.

New Zealand hotel owners are having to cope with increasingly onerous insurance bills that are having an impact on investment decisions, says one of the industry’s notable investors.

Wharekauhau Country Estate in Wairarapa has been named the best resort in Australasia and the Pacific in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards.

Average weekly occupancy and ADR across Christchurch has been relatively steady since the start of spring, according to figures from STR.

The Australasian wholesaler’s inaugural luxury collection features dozens of NZ properties.

New Zealand’s hotels have seen a good start to spring with average weekly occupancy across the country rising from 62% for the first week in September to over 70% last week.

NSW plans to raise $75m a year from a new levy on platforms like Airbnb.

Christchurch occupancy has been sliding steadily since mid-August, with little in the way of major events to give the city a boost.

Cancellations and the expense of water workarounds are among the challenges for the resort’s operators.

Queenstown operators also report a rise in staff illness recently, though the cause is unclear.

Decent spring snow, the FIFA Women’s World Cup, and the growing business events sector combined to give New Zealand’s hotels a lift in August 2023, according to Horwath HTL.

The finance spokespeople from the four major parties stake out their positions on the proposal.

Geraldine TOP 10 Holiday Park has taken out the top honour at the TOP 10 Holiday Parks Awards.

The Snow Machine music event and the Winter Games have helped lift hotel occupancy to a 2023 high across Queenstown, according to figures from STR.

Building on the wisdom of others, collaborative growth and alignment are principles the group aims to carry into its next four decades.

Luxury accommodation operator Rosewood Hotels & Resorts takes over the management of Robertson’s three NZ properties.

The MD on what owner Brook Serene is investing in and its priorities in the recovery.

While Wellington enjoyed a sharp jump in occupancy and ADR during the early stages of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in late July, those metrics have been sliding since, according to figures from STR.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup boosted visitor arrivals and spending from the US market, according to accommodation and card spending data from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

Employment in the accommodation and food services sector in the June Quarter rose 2.5% compared to the previous, with 3,758 jobs filled, according to Stats NZ.

Singapore-controlled Queenstown Hotel Investments secures consent for its purchase of the luxury Nugget Point Hotel.

Hotel occupancy across the city has been falling since late July but is still much better than last year.

LyLo has opened the doors to its revamped Christchurch and Queenstown accommodations.

Queenstown’s hotels are finishing the winter months on a new high, according to figures from STR.

Michael Allpress plans to turn his olive oil business into a visitor destination on Waiheke Island.

Average weekly occupancy across New Zealand’s hotels started to slide in August from a late-July high, according to figures from STR.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup has given the country’s major hotels a mid-winter lift with revenue per available room exceeding pre-Covid levels, according to Horwath HTL.

Despite not hosting any FIFA Women’s World Cup matches, Christchurch’s hotels still appear to benefiting, according to figures from STR.

The operator returns to profit after reporting loses for the past two years because of Covid.

The Lake Ōhau Lodge and a concession for the Ōhau Snow Fields in Mackenzie Country are now up for sale.

Dining across on-premise experiences, casual restaurants and in-room are popular choices for Kiwis on holiday, according to new data from CGA by Nielsen IQ.

Fox Glacier Te Weheka Hotel on the West Coast is for sale.