Hotels

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.

Occupancy across New Zealand appears to have settled after a mid-April bump thanks probably to the opening of the trans-Tasman travel bubble, according to STR.

A 25-year-old man was charged with being accessory and will appear in Auckland District Court on 17 May.

Hotel Britomart only New Zealand hotel to make travel magazine list.

The value of building consents issued for hotels, motels and other short term accommodation in March 2021 was $27m, down 55% for the same month in 2020, according to Stats NZ.

Occupancy at Auckland hotels ticked up during the second half of the school holidays for the week ending Saturday 1 May, with weekly occupancy at 57.6%.

Queenstown hotels welcomes the trans-Tasman boost in bookings but says more time and warning was needed to scale back up to demand.

Australian-based retailer Mediland Pharm has entered New Zealand’s tourism sector with the $2.69m purchase of Hamilton’s Heartland Ambassador Hotel.

Village Accommodation Group has opened its 5-star boutique Ohtel Auckland at the Viaduct Harbour.

Around 95% of managed isolation and quarantine workers were vaccinated for Covid-19 as of 30 April, according to the joint head of MIQ, Brigadier Jim Bliss.

Hilton Taupo expects revenue to recover to pre-pandemic levels by year-end.

The resort’s hotels appeared to get a boost from the start of school holidays.

Hotel guest nights beat holiday parks and campgrounds for the first time in several months.

Hotel has been attempting to renew lease for Waitangi National Trust Reserve land since May 2020.

Respiratory particle transmission most likely infection route.

Capital occupancy is topping pre-pandemic levels on some days of the week.

The hotel group has launched legal action over the lease renewal of the land on which its Copthorne Hotel & Resort Bay of Islands is situated.

Workers and guests were evacuated from the Auckland Viaduct hotel.

Queenstown’s hotels were able to stay steady during the second half of the Easter break, scoring an average weekly occupancy of 45.93% for the week to Saturday 10 April, according to figures from STR.

Queenstown hotels have been particularly battered in the last 12 months.

The operator will no longer put its Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier into hibernation.

Case B and C are employees or contractors of First Security, MCK stated.

People may think we’re “making a killing” from MIQ but we’re cut off from our iso-hotels, says the hotelier.

Braeburn Apartments, a category 2 Heritage New Zealand listing, with existing tenants is up for sale.

The latest case follows a cleaner and security guard getting infected at the MIQ facility.

But not all MIQ workers are getting the jab with an unvaccinated security guard at the Grand Millennium Auckland testing positive.

The major urban hotel markets took a hit last week as people headed out of the city for the long Easter weekend, according to figures from STR.

The value of building consents issued for hotels, motels and other short term accommodation in February 2021 was $57m, up 46% for the same month in 2020, according to Stats NZ.

Millennium & Copthorne will not proceed with its planned four-star central Whangarei hotel development, says the hotel group’s managing director, BK Chiu.

The Hotel Britomart has opened a series of “one-of-a-kind” spaces designated for select private functions.

A landmark Hamilton block including the four-star VR Hamilton hotel is up for sale.

The 150-year-old Totara Estate Homestead is for sale with potential for boutique accommodation, hospitality or events, says real estate agent Colliers International.

Around 250 returnees who have left the Grand Mercure have been told to self-isolate.

Hotel markets appeared to have recovered from Auckland’s latest lockdown with even Queenstown hitting its highest occupancy since early January, according to figures from STR.

Venue Auckland Live has launched an online marketing toolkit to encourage visitation to the city and create a cross-sector collaboration with the hotel industry.

The country’s hotel markets rallied last week following the ending of Auckland’s Covid-19 alert level 3 lockdown, according to figures from STR.

The event has helped hotels close to Auckland’s Viaduct but its effect has been limited.

Ibis is offering rooms for $48 at its Auckland central and airport budget hotels.