Hotels

The Rutherford Hotel Nelson has appointed a new general manager to replace the late Bevan McGillicuddy.

The hotel operator said it had lifted both occupancy and RevPAR despite competition heating up.

The predicted growth is the highest of any country in the APAC region and compares only to that expected from Norway next year. 

Scenic Hotel Group has joined with not-for-profit organisation Soap Aid to repurpose waste guest soap for use by communities in need.

Edgewater’s former general manager, Mike Barton, has joined the privately-owned Wanaka hotel’s board.

AccorHotels has appointed Bradley Conder its new general manager of Novotel and Ibis Christchurch.

The Hermitage Hotel has teamed up with the Australian-listed hotel group that owns Rydges and QT Hotels in a move that will see the remote stand-alone property tap into the Rydges extensive distribution network.

Hoteliers’ room rate response to increased competition as new hotels come on-stream is crucial if the sector is to avoid “boom and bust” conditions.

Hundreds of the NZ hotel industry’s great and good celebrated the achievement of their peers last night.

Kathy Guy, the recipient of one of the hotel sector’s most prestigious prizes, says she has now come “full circle” in her career.

The Scenic Hotel Group chair says the industry is being unfairly targeted.

Almost 650 delegates are attending a sell-out 2018 New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference and Awards in Auckland.

Industry is struggling to add more hotel inventory in key tourism regions, according to Colliers International.

New Zealand hotel room rates are cheaper than comparable international destinations and could justifiably increase further, according to a Lincoln University study. 

Demand for regional hotels is helping drive a record number of hotel sales in New Zealand’s main tourism markets.

Hotel occupancy dropped by 2.5% over summer as the average room rate across New Zealand grew by 12.7% to $199.99.

New Zealand is heading for an ‘accommodation crunch’ that will put its tourism industry at risk – here’s how to avert it, says Colliers.