Hotels

Average weekly occupancy at Auckland hotels broke above the 50% mark for the first time since the Delta lockdown began mid-August.

Auckland Rose Park Hotel Parnell has been listed as an Omicron close contact location of interest.

Accommodation is open under red but hotels may be forced shut if Omicron strikes their already depleted staffing ranks.

The resort saw the biggest jump in occupancy over the summer peak of the country’s major hotel markets.

Average weekly occupancy at Christchurch hotels recovered to nearly the 50% mark in the week ending Saturday 15 January

SkyCity Hotel Group has unveiled its new SkyCity Hotel Premium Family Suites at Auckland.

Occupancy across New Zealand slipped slightly in the week ending Saturday 11 December with Auckland’s ongoing lockdown suppressing activity in the country’s major hotel markets.

Sudima Hotels’ new 120-room, 4.5 star-rated waterfront hotel in Kaikoura will open 1 September 2022.

The value of building consents issued for hotels, motels and other short term accommodation for the month of October 2021 was $4m, a decline of 93.3% from the same month last year.

The tsunami of Aucklanders that typified the end of previous lockdowns is yet to appear, say hoteliers.

The deal for an undisclosed sum sees the 63-bed hotel, the largest in the Buller district, return to the original family who developed the property.

Russell Group and Lockwood Property have sold the hotel into their jv with NZ Super Fund.

Average weekly occupancy at Queenstown hotels slipped back under the 20% mark in the week ending Saturday 4 December, according to STR.

Scenic Hotel Group, The Rees Hotel Queenstown, and Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre in Blenheim are implementing visitor vaccination mandates.

Occupancy at Christchurch hotels jumped to 45.6% in the week ending Saturday 27 November, according to STR.

The Hotel Britomart at Auckland says it will plant a native tree Bay of Islands’ The Landing for every booking it takes for its Stay Green package.

Sudima Hotels’ new 120-room Sudima Queenstown Five Mile hotel will open on 23 December.

Hotel Council Aotearoa members are gifting more than 300 room nights to New Zealand Nurses Organisation members to acknowledge their contribution to Covid-19 measures.

Occupancy at Auckland hotels dropped to 33.3% in the week ending Saturday 20 November, according to STR.

The Hotel Britomart has picked up two gongs at the Property Council New Zealand’s 2021 Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards.

Occupancy across New Zealand has hovered around 35% for more than a month with Auckland’s ongoing lockdown suppressing activity.

CPG Hotels’ Fable Christchurch officially opened its doors today providing the city with a new 5-star offering.

Struggling accommodation providers may be able to get a slice of the managed isolation pie from this week as returnees are now able to complete the final three days of quarantine in non-government run facilities.

The Maximum Occupancy New Zealand event has set a new date of 1-2 March 2022 at the Kiri te Kanawa theatre, Aotea Centre, Auckland.

It is believed to be the most valuable hotel transaction so far this year.

Occupancy at Christchurch hotels dropped sharply in the week following the discovery of the first community cases of Covid-19 in the city in nearly a year.

The value of building consents issued for hotels, motels and other short term accommodation for the month of September 2021 was $4m, a decline of 91.1% for the same month last year.

Centres without MIQ like Queenstown have struggled but Delta has hurt all markets.

BK Chiu will leave Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand in July 2022.

Occupancy at Wellington hotels has hovered in the mid-30s for the past three weeks.

The National Party is launching a petition to end the managed isolation and quarantine system.

The country’s biggest hotel group calls for legal cover to allow operators to act.

Occupancy at Auckland hotels continued to rise gradually, posting a level of 43.4% in the week ending Saturday 23 October.

Occupancy at Queenstown hotels was flat in the week ending Saturday 16 October, with weekly occupancy at 24.6%, according to STR.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has appointed Mathew Simister to be general manager of the new Holiday Inn Queenstown Remarkables Park.

The iconic Russell hotel has hopes for a booming summer if post-lockdown demand so far is anything to go by.

Occupancy at Christchurch hotels jumped more than 10 percentage points in the week ending Saturday 9 October, with weekly occupancy at 54.7%, according to STR.

Visitors are itching to come to New Zealand, particularly in the luxury leisure market, says the hotel’s GM.

Harbour View Hotel Raglan and Comfort Hotel Flames in Whangarei are among more than 130 sites added over the weekend.

The 110-room hotel has been one of three managed isolation facilities in Hamilton, alongside Ibis Tainui and Jet Park Hotel Hamilton.

Occupancy at Wellington hotels continued to improve marginally in the week ending Saturday 2 October, with weekly occupancy at 27.9%, according to STR.

Occupancy at the resort rose last week but only slightly, reflecting the impact of Auckland’s ongoing lockdown.

The addition of the hotel, which is part of the Choice Hotels group, will bring 85 rooms to the system.

But it’s still a far cry from pre-Covid times, or even the same week in 2020 thanks to the latest lockdown.

Scenic Hotel Group has promoted Karl Luxon to be chief executive of the company.

Auckland hotels improved slightly over the week ending Saturday 11 September with average weekly occupancy at 34.5%.

New Zealand’s managed isolation and quarantine booking system will re-open on Monday 20 September.

Occupancy across the capital dived from 70% to 5% in just two weeks as the city hunkered down due to Delta.

Drifter Hospitality Group plans to target the premium millennial market with hybrid hotels across Asia Pacific.

Queenstown was down 94.3% to record an average weekly occupancy of 1.3%, which appeared to be a record low for the resort.