The Bed & Breakfast Association has decided to allow some short term rental accommodation properties to join.
The shortlist has been revealed for the 2025 Lion Hospitality NZ Awards for Excellence.
Rotorua tourism leaders have welcomed the government’s plan to stop using the destination’s motels as emergency housing.
The government and Rotorua Lakes Council aim to cease long-term use of emergency housing motels by the end of 2025.
The industry group says new GST rules will disproportionately impact small B&B businesses.
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.
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