Hotels

New Zealand’s strongest hotel market during the pandemic has returned to its 2022 occupancy high, touching 72% on average last week, according to STR.

Novotel Auckland Airport will open its doors to guests once again from tomorrow, Friday 1 July.

Crowne Plaza Auckland and Crowne Plaza Christchurch have reopened their doors to guests after returning from managed isolation duty.

The final three managed isolation facilities in Auckland have now closed, bringing an end to MIQ.

Novotel Auckland Airport has been named in the top three airport hotels in Australia and the Pacific for 2022 at the Skytrax World Airport Awards.

Two Auckland hotels are returning refurbished after being managed isolation facilities, adding around 448 rooms to the market.

BEIA’s MEETINGS 2022 event at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre has given the city’s hotel market a lift.

A good recovery is under way in Queenstown with hotel occupancy closing in on 50% and expected to surpass it with the start of the ski season this week.

Sudima Hotels’ new 120-room, 4.5 star waterfront hotel in Kaikoura will open on 17 October 2022.

New Zealand’s three remaining managed isolation facilities will be closed by 30 June.

Strong investment demand from domestic buyers over the past two years will be boosted by foreign players this year.

New rooms and returning managed isolation facilities look to be the story of that market for the months ahead.

The Novotel Tainui Hamilton Hotel has received a Gold Award at the New Zealand Commercial Project Awards 2022.

Average weekly occupancy across NZ is exactly the same as it was in late April with hundreds of new rooms opening as visitor numbers grow.

The value of hotel, motel and other short-term accommodation consents dipped to $31m in April 2022, down from $32m for the same month last year.

Wellington remains the country’s best-performing hotel market in terms of occupancy with a consistently steady climb since the mid-March low, according to figures from STR.

Major sporting events will help the recovery from later this year, says the operator.

Scenic Hotel Group has appointed Tobias Daniels its general manager of Heartland Hotel Cotswold in Christchurch.

Queenstown’s hotels appear to have bottomed out at around 30% occupancy following the boost from the April school and public holidays, according to figures from STR.

There have not been any fire sales of hotels during Covid but there is a disconnect between funders and opportunities, says Bayleys.

Kāpiti Coast District Council has sold land along the Paraparaumu Beach waterfront to hotel development firm Safari Group.

Christchurch’s hotel market is closing in on 50% occupancy following its 2022 low of 33% recorded in mid-March, according to figures from STR.

NZ’s hotel sector is on the move with the lifting of border and Covid restrictions helping to drive performance.

The new voco Auckland City Centre hotel is now open for business, featuring 201 rooms and the Bar Albert rooftop bar, expected to open in mid-June.

MG Motors New Zealand has launched a programme for New Zealand accommodation providers who wish to add electric vehicle chargers to their facilities.

The Shakespeare Hotel, Restaurant and Bar in Auckland celebrating its 125th birthday with a ticketed ‘Shakespeare 125’ event to be held this Saturday.

The 5-star Fable Terrace Downs Resort in Christchurch is now part of the MGallery Hotel Collection of luxury properties.

Only one major hotel market managed to top 50% occupancy across the 12 months to March 2022.

The country’s two major gateways – Auckland and Christchurch – shrugged off the ending of the April school holidays last week with average weekly occupancy continuing to rise, according to figures from STR.

The Travelodge Hotel in Wellington is up for sale, following its listing with Colliers by the hotel’s international owners, who are reportedly seeking at least $30m.

The refurbished Rydges Hotel in Auckland has reopened its doors to the public, offering refreshed rooms, the 10th floor Rooftop Terrace event space for up to 150 people, and The Cut restaurant and bar.

Jet Park at Auckland Airport is one of four remaining facilities that will complete their contracts by August.

The NZ Super Fund jv appoints EVENT the new operator of the hotel.

Novotel Auckland Airport, Katalyma Hotels & Hospitality, Cordis Auckland and SkyCity Hotel are among 59 accommodation providers participating in a new campaign to attract New Zealanders to Auckland.

The country’s hotel sector scored a much-needed boost from the Easter and Anzac Day long weekends and the first week of the April school holidays, according to figures from STR.

The pandemic has highlighted the strength of hotels that can cater for the extended stay market, says Colliers.

The new accommodation arrives as consent is sought by the NZ Super Fund for another 130 rooms for the city.

Queenstown’s hotels saw a much needed Easter boost as the resort hoped to benefit from a combination of school and public holidays in the second half of April.

A steady rise sees Wellington top the country’s hotel markets in terms of occupancy last week, according to figures from STR.

The border opens to Australia, with hopes a winter lift will mark the start of the long road to recovery in international tourism.

Boutique luxury hotel The Mayfair will open in Christchurch this June.

Lone Star has opened its first hotel restaurant within the Mercure Auckland Queen Street.

A lack of demand from business and leisure travellers has led to the worst March results for hoteliers since the pandemic began.

A slow but discernable rise in occupancy across New Zealand has been underway for most of the past month, according to figures from STR.

The resort’s struggling hotel market appears to have pulled itself off its 2022 occupancy low, according to figures from STR.

The Financial Services Council has launched its flagship annual conference for 2022.

Vaccine passes will no longer be required to be presented at Millennium & Copthorne hotels, restaurants, bars and meeting venues from 5 April.

ADR last week dipped below 2021 levels for the first time this year as hoteliers attempt to entice customers.

The Carlin Boutique Hotel in Queenstown has been officially opened.

It continues a dismal slide for the country’s major hotel markets since the Omicron outbreak started.