Bachcare

Bachcare GM Tracey Foxall says the company always strives to be fair to both guests and holiday home owners.

Accommodation in New Zealand’s New Year’s hotspots is close to full capacity, with demand for Bachcare holiday homes over the summer up by 66% compared to last summer.

International bookings have reached pre-pandemic levels, says the holiday home management company.

Forward bookings across Bachcare accommodation in the Southern Lakes region are up 67% on last year and 114% on 2019, bringing a boost to the domestic accommodation sector for the ski season.

Bachcare says it saw record bookings over summer increase 4% on the year before and 15% on pre-Covid levels.

Bachcare says its properties were 97% booked over Easter, with only 80 baches empty over the holiday.

Accommodation bookings from New Zealanders planning to return home from Australia have risen 330% compared to the same period last year, says Bachcare.

Accommodation bookings for Waitangi weekend are up 65% for some regions over the previous year, according to Bachcare.

Bookings at Bachcare saw an immediate boost after Wednesday’s announcement on the dissolution of Auckland borders scheduled for 15 December.

Regional tourism and accommodation operators could see a surge in Aucklanders booking out-of-region travel, according to Bachcare.

Forward bookings for centres within close proximity to ski fields such as Queenstown are up 115% over 2019.