Hotels

Wellington, Rotorua and Queenstown hotel markets are delivering close to record revenue, says the agency.

Auckland and Christchurch saw results creep into double figures last week with the latter gateway leading the way, according to STR.

Heritage Hotel Group’s international sales manager, Kerry Lahood, is leaving his role with the hotel group to join Southern Discoveries.

Oaks Wellington Hotel has officially opened in Courtenay Place, following a multi-million dollar transformation of the the old Ford vehicle assembly plant.

After a relatively good winter, Wellington’s hotel sector seems to have taken a hit in occupancy during spring with results generally tracking signficantly below last year, according to STR.

While Christchurch occupancy might be lagging last year, the average daily rate in the city’s hotel market has tracked consistently higher than last spring, according to STR.

With occupancy tracking consistently above last year’s results since the start of spring, Auckland even enjoyed a little growth in ADR and RevPAR last week, according to STR.

CPG Hotels’ flagship Auckland property, Hotel Grand Windsor, has scooped seven excellence wins at the annual Haute Grandeur Global Hotel Awards.

A rare positive week for all three metrics across all of New Zealand compared to last year, albeit only just, according to STR.

QT Hotels and Resorts has hired Michael Anderson to be its new director of sales and marketing at QT Auckland.

Hotel owners across the country are urging the government to invest in tourism infrastructure, following the announcement of its $7.5 billion dollar budget surplus this week.

A reasonable start to spring has turned a little sluggish after a third week of occupancy and ADR growth falls at the resort compared to the same period last year, according to STR.

SkyCity Entertainment Group’s Brad Burnett will lead the operator’s new hotel management company, SkyCity Hotels Group.

A double figure bump in RevPAR growth was part of a positive week for Christchurch for the seven days to Saturday 21 September

Queenstown occupancy is off to a reasonable spring start after managing for most of winter to track above last year’s figures, according to results from STR.

The continued expansion of Sudesh Jhunjhnudwala’s Sudima Hotels group, which will open two more properties in the next 12 months, has led to a wave of promotions as well as new faces joining the business.

After a mixed start to winter, followed by a sluggish midwinter, Christchurch appears to have finished the season with relatively good occupancy levels.

A double-digit treat for Wellington as all three hotel metrics showed good growth for the week ending August 24, according to results from STR.

Finally, a week where all three hotel metrics ticked up across the country, albeit only slightly in two of the measures, according to results from STR.

SkyCity will exit its boutique Queenstown Wharf Casino if it can transfer its licence to a new luxury hotel.

Auckland’s hoteliers are feeling the heat as ADR and RevPAR continue to drag 2018’s results.

After a good start to the winter ski season for Queenstown’s hotel market in June, ADR and RevPAR dipped in July compared to last year although occupancy for the month is tracking above 2018’s results.

Increased costs and competition across NZ has put pressure on room rates, says the hotel group.

The All Blacks test against the Springboks in Wellington last Saturday boosted RevPAR in the capital’s hotel market by 39.8% for the week of 21-27 July 2019, according to STR.

Building consents for hotels, motels and other short-term accommodation grew to 473 for the year to June 2019, up 44.3% on the previous 12 months.

The two new properties will bring a combined 437 rooms to the resort and take the operator’s NZ footprint to five hotels.

As if on cue following Wellington City Council flagging a falling share of the tourism market, the capital had a good week to Saturday 20 July, reporting RevPAR up 13.9% to $125.51, according to STR.

Construction of the $150m, 311-room, 5-star hotel starts on 1 August.

Christchurch came off its super rugby-fuelled run with a bit of a bump last week, reporting falls across occupancy, ADR and RevPAR for the week to Saturday 13 July.

The $42bn sovereign wealth fund has taken a slice of a $300m three-strong hotel portfolio.

The Singapore-based group has purchased Central Ridge Boutique Hotel, which was on the market for $2m.

Auckland continues to drag the national market down with another round of falls across occupancy, ADR and RevPAR for the week to Saturday 6 July.

SkyCity Entertainment Group’s chief executive, Graeme Stephens, on the missed opportunity around the NZ Convention Centre, a new Wellington hotel, and its “big plans” for Auckland.

In partnership with global accommodation benchmarking company STR, the Ticker publishes a weekly update tracking the performance of New Zealand’s hotel sector. 

Building consents for hotels, motels and other short-term accommodation increased to 46 in May 2019, up 15% on the same month last year, according to Stats NZ.

Falls across all three metrics in the four main tourism centres last week drove the national performance down with only two positive spots.

Why some of New Zealand’s leading tourism businesses won’t pay.

Scenic chair Lani Hagaman calls for the hotel industry to unite in the face of targeted rates and bed taxes.

Foreign and domestic investment into New Zealand’s hotel sector is at risk, says Accor Pacific COO Simon McGrath.

The industry’s great and good gathered last night at the Cordis Auckland for the event.

A group of New Zealand hotel owners have established a new association as they seek to rally the under-fire industry to make its voice heard by central government.

An occupancy rate in Auckland of 71.6% for the week ending Saturday 15 June managed to partly claw back a four-week slide for the city’s hotel sector.

Four hotel management scholarships worth $3000 each have been announced today at the 2019 New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference.

More than 660 delegates are expected to attend the 2019 New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference and Awards event at Cordis, Auckland.

Slowing visitor growth, tighter lending conditions, and increased costs will take a toll, says Horwath HTL.

Despite growing pains, the resort’s tourism property market remains strong, says the agent.

Queenstown’s hotel sector received a winter lift in occupancy, ADR and RevPar for the week ending Saturday 8 June, according to the latest data from STR.

The State Hotel at New Plymouth is part of a large hospitality hub that is up for sale. 

The OIO has granted consent for the operator’s $16m acquisition of the lakeside development property.

Singapore-based Naumi Hotels has purchased The Dairy Private Hotel in Queenstown in its first foray into the South Island.