Motels & B&B

Motive Group has acquired the HOST Accommodation Group network, which comprises seven motels and motor lodges around New Zealand.

Motels can never be a home for children and the current system is failing them, says The Office of the Children’s Commissioner.

Motive Group will take over day-to-day management of ASURE from 1 September under the lead of incoming managing director Adam Cunningham.

The Bed and Breakfast Association’s Creating Connections Roadshow has six more stops on its nationwide tour, with Wānaka next on the agenda.

The occupancy rate for the year to October was 39%, with 94% coming from domestic guest nights.

Recent motel sales is a reflection of the confidence investors have in New Zealand’s tourism sector, says Bayleys.

Tourism New Zealand has released its first international campaign since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold resulting in the shutdown of the international travel market.

The value of building consents for hotels, motels and other short-term accommodation increased 25% in March 2020 compared to the same month last year, according to Statistics New Zealand.

A Givealitte fundraising page has been set up to help moteliers whose businesses “are on the brink of collapse”.

New Zealanders are spending more on accommodation overseas, according to Statistics NZ.

Building consents for hotels, motels and other short-term accommodation increased to 46 in May 2019, up 15% on the same month last year, according to Stats NZ.

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A motel complex with ‘grandstand’ views over New Zealand’s oldest and most revered test cricketing venues has been placed on the market for sale.

The sale of Parklands Motor Lodge offers owner-operators and passive investors alike the rare opportunity to acquire a freehold motel with vacant possession in the highly desirable area of Turangi.

Bed & Breakfast Association New Zealand has elected a new President, Rayma Jenkins.

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Talk of a compromise targeted accommodation rate that excludes camping grounds, backpackers and motels on the fringe of the city is underway at Council but not in a way that includes the tourism industry and business and may result in a response that is flawed and potentially illegal.

The issue of whether residential ratepayers who rent out their homes for profit should pay rates in line with their commercial counterparts is not a new one.