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.
Robots, virtual reality, and quantum computing are among the cutting-edge technologies being tested and used by operators like Sudima Hotels and Air New Zealand.
Horizon by SkyCity will open to guests on 1 March 2024, with bookings now open for the new 303-room hotel.
Occupancy and ADR trends across New Zealand’s major hotel markets appear to be normalising, according to figures from STR.
Queenstown occupancy and average daily rate have been trending down since the 2023 high seen in early September, according to figures from STR.
After a decent start to spring for the capital’s hotels, Wellington has been sliding out of the season with steady falls in both occupancy and average daily rate over recent weeks, according to figures from STR.
Demand for hotel rooms is holding up among domestic visitors but operators could do with more international bookings, says Horwath HTL.
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.
The incoming government must reform its funding and governance of tourism, says Hotel Council Aotearoa.
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.
Three of the country’s top hotel professionals have been lauded at the inaugural Aotearoa Hotel Industry Leadership Awards.
Delegates attending the conference in Wellington were welcomed at an event at Te Papa.
Park Hyatt Auckland has been ranked second on the Condé Nast Travellers Top 10 Hotels in Australia and New Zealand: Readers’ Choice Awards.
New Zealand’s hotel industry will be converging on Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre today for the Aotearoa Hotel Industry Conference & Exhibition.
Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 6 October.
Average weekly occupancy and ADR across Christchurch has been relatively steady since the start of spring, according to figures from STR.
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.
A sustained focus on building value, conservation and sustainability are top of the agenda for the owner of The Landing and Hotel Britomart.
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 Snow Machine music event and the Winter Games have helped lift hotel occupancy to a 2023 high across Queenstown, according to figures from STR.
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 George Hotel in Christchurch and Hulbert House in Queenstown have won accolades at the World Travel Awards in Ho Chi Minh City.
Singapore-controlled Queenstown Hotel Investments secures consent for its purchase of the luxury Nugget Point Hotel.
