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Weekly hotel results: NZ follows strong summer with solid autumn 5th June 2026 /

Weekly hotel results: NZ follows strong summer with solid autumn

After a strong summer, NZ’s hotel market had a solid autumn, according to figures from STR.


Billionaire Foley snaps up luxury Eichardt’s Private Hotel 5th June 2026 /

Billionaire Foley snaps up luxury Eichardt’s Private Hotel

American billionaire Bill Foley has bought the lease and business of Queenstown’s luxury Eichardt’s Private Hotel and its neighbouring restaurant, The Grille.


…welcomes proposed lakefront hotel as sign of confidence in region 3rd June 2026 /

…welcomes proposed lakefront hotel as sign of confidence in region

Plans for a landmark lakefront hotel in Rotorua have taken a step forward after Pukeroa Lakefront Holdings and Templeton Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding to progress the proposed development.


Lodge, spa resort, alpine hotel opportunity come to market 2nd June 2026 /

Lodge, spa resort, alpine hotel opportunity come to market

Bayleys Real Estate has brought three tourism accommodation opportunities to market across destinations Cardrona, Rotorua, and Taupō.


Colliers lures hotel specialist Nick Thompson back  2nd June 2026 /

Colliers lures hotel specialist Nick Thompson back 

Colliers has appointed Nick Thompson as its new national director of hotels, marking a return to the agency where he previously worked between 2013 and 2017.


Weekly hotel results: Christchurch RevPAR flat as autumn ends 29th May 2026 /

Weekly hotel results: Christchurch RevPAR flat as autumn ends

A good spring has finished a little flat for Christchurch’s hotel market, according to figures from STR.


Talley’s puts Rutherford Hotel up for sale 29th May 2026 /

Talley’s puts Rutherford Hotel up for sale

Nelson’s Rutherford Hotel has been placed on the market for the first time in 35 years.


ADP: International guest nights rise in April 28th May 2026 /

ADP: International guest nights rise in April

International guest nights totalled around 1.3 million in April 20206, up from about 1.2 million for the same month last year.


Hotels possible beneficiaries of new $1.2bn Gas Transition Loan Scheme – Brown 26th May 2026 /

Hotels possible beneficiaries of new $1.2bn Gas Transition Loan Scheme – Brown

The government has announced a new Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme aimed at helping businesses reduce their dependence on natural gas as domestic supplies tighten and prices rise.


James Doolan to step back from HCA leadership, search begins for executive director 25th May 2026 /

James Doolan to step back from HCA leadership, search begins for executive director

The strategic director has been a prominent advocate since HCA’s launch in 2021, recently drawing the ire of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown over bed taxes.


Weekly hotel results: Wellington lags heading into winter 22nd May 2026 /

Weekly hotel results: Wellington lags heading into winter

Large events boosted the capital’s hospitality in April but performance has been sliding since.


Hotel sector posts stronger April with RevPAR up 11% – Horwath HTL 20th May 2026 /

Hotel sector posts stronger April with RevPAR up 11% – Horwath HTL

Queenstown led the country on room pricing in April.