Hotels

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.

The value of building consents issued for hotels, motels and other short term accommodation in July 2021 was $76m, up 489.6% from the same month in 2020, according to Stats NZ.

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand says it has received more than 9000 cancellations because of the latest Covid-19 outbreak.

None of us know where we are going because there’s no strategic plan from government, says the chair of Scenic Hotel Group.

New Zealand was a drag on earnings for a number of large Australian-based tourism and travel firms, and returning to growth will depend on the effectiveness of the vaccination programme here.

Stays at hotels across New Zealand plunged after the government imposed alert level 4 restrictions.

The Novotel & Ibis Auckland Ellerslie will from today become a contingency quarantine facility able to take any overflow of Covid-19 positive community cases stemming from the Delta outbreak.

Occupancy at Christchurch hotels rose to its second highest level this year for the week ending Saturday 14 August with weekly occupancy at 68.8%.

SkyCity Entertainment Group has closed its New Zealand casinos but is keeping its Auckland hotels open to accommodate existing guests following the national Covid-19 alert level 4 lockdown.

The Maximum Occupancy New Zealand 2021 accommodation industry event scheduled for today at the Aotea Centre in Auckland has been postponed.

The value of building consents issued for hotels, motels and other short term accommodation in June 2021 was $38m, up 123.5% from the same month in 2020, according to Stats NZ.

Average weekly occupancy at Queenstown hotels was lower than the corresponding week in 2020 as it fell to the 40% level for the first time since late May, according to STR.

The Cordis Auckland hotel will become New Zealand’s largest hotel in terms of room count when the new Pinnacle Tower section is officially opened in October.

Average weekly occupancy at Auckland hotels fell from its recent highs to 60.6% for the seven days ending Saturday 31 July as the new school term kicked off.

Scenic Hotel Group is reopening its Dunedin City hotel after placing it in hibernation last year.

Practices like buffet breakfasts may become a relic of the past, says Four Points by Sheraton Auckland’s GM.

Millennium & Copthorne’s New Zealand hotel operations stayed in the black in the first half of the year – just.

The fall may be attributable to the loss of Australian visitors as a result of the popping of the trans-Tasman quarantine-free travel bubble last Friday.

Occupancy at Queenstown hotels jumped nearly 20% in the week ending Saturday July 17, with average weekly occupancy at 63.3%, according to figures from STR.

Wellington hotel occupancy is still below performance seen in May and June.

Queenstown is the only centre lagging on most hotel indicators.

It’s a topsy turvy world for senior hotel managers in MIQ, who can find themselves packing lunches, on security, or behind the front desk.

Scenic Hotel Group has appointed Karl Luxon to the newly created role of chief operating officer.

Occupancy at Queenstown hotels dropped almost eight percentage points to 46% for the week to 3 July, according to STR.

The Maximum Occupancy Accommodation Industry Conference will be held at the Aotea Centre in Auckland from 18-19 August.

The value of building consents issued for hotels, motels and other short term accommodation in May 2021 was $17m, up 54.5% from the same month in 2020, according to Stats NZ.

Occupancy at Wellington hotels plummeted over 20 percentage points to 52.2% for the week ending Saturday 26 June to its lowest level in more than year, according to STR.

International professional body the Institute of Hospitality is establishing a New Zealand branch.

Occupancy at Christchurch hotels was steady in the week ending Saturday June 19, with weekly occupancy at 55.4%.

Support for the MIQ system will be required until at least 31 December 2022, says a government report into the facilities.

Occupancy at Auckland hotels fell slightly in the week ending Saturday 12 June, with average weekly occupancy dipping to 57.6%, according to STR.

However, the international operator says the off-market deal does not indicate any change in its overall strategy.

Lease with Quest signed for 43-room hotel.

Occupancy at Queenstown hotels improved slightly in the week ending Saturday 5 June, with average weekly occupancy at 45.1%, according to STR.

Waterfront hotel to have 139 rooms, building to contain office space, roof-top bar.

Weekly average occupancy in city of sails remained above 60% for two straight weeks.

The Safari Hotel Group has opened the new Ramada Hotel and Suites Newmarket, welcoming the first guests on Tuesday.

The value of building consents issued for hotels, motels and other short term accommodation in April 2021 was $32m, up 65.5% for the same month in 2020, according to Stats NZ.

Average weekly occupancy in Wellington has continued to climb hitting a 2021 high last week, according to STR.

Occupancy at Christchurch hotels was steady for the week ending Saturday 15 May, with weekly occupancy at 54.6%, according to STR.

The ‘Hike 5 for Hillary’ next weekend will raise funds for The Himalayan Trust.

But the mayor says implementing one won’t happen until business stabilises for accommodation providers.

Many think Nash will move to increase IVL as a source of more funding.