Accommodation

Airbnb plans to continue to add market share in New Zealand, according to its head of public affairs, Brett Thomas.

The ministry outlines the major gaps it wants filled in a new, improved accommodation survey.

Experimental government research that has unveiled the value of New Zealand’s peer-to-peer accommodation sector has been welcomed as “helpful”, but will have restricted value without a full set of critical tourism data, according to Chris Roberts.

Could a new dataset using cellphone tracking help inform an enhanced accommodation survey?

Stats NZ is pulling its monthly survey of hotels, motels, backpackers and holiday parks.

Spend on accommodation fell 4.7% in the three months to March 2019, offsetting overall retail spend growth in the summer quarter according to Stats NZ.

Bachcare’s Lesley Preston on building an iconic kiwi business, organic growth versus acquisitions and the opportunities that come with an international backer.

Airbnb has launched its premium accommodation offer, Airbnb Plus, in New Zealand.

Motels’ loss of market share to Airbnb is “concerning”, says Horwath HTL’s Hamilton.