Luxury

Boutique accommodation provider SkyScape has opened its first fully accessible luxury ‘mountain huts’ in the Mackenzie region.

Nightsky Cottage, part of Tongariro Suites in Ruapehu, has become the first 5-star accommodation in Ruapehu to receive Qualmark’s Gold Sustainable Tourism Business Award.

A new television series highlighting many of the country’s top luxury accommodation offerings has started on TV One.

The iconic lodge will join the US private equity firm’s Australian subsidiary, luxury operator Baillie Lodges.

Capstone Hotel Management has added three new properties to its management portfolio.

The $40m investment that followed a $1m holiday park sale has been highlighted by the agency.

The Kourawhero Mountain Lodge has been placed on the market for sale.

However, operators just under the very top end say they are doing better than expected.

Scenic Hotel Group’s Te Waonui Forest Retreat at Franz Josef will re-open on 1 November 2020.

South Island luxury fly fishing retreat Owen River Lodge is offering guests the use of a Porsche Boxster S. 

The NZ-owned hotel management firm has secured its 11th property – Delamore Lodge on Waiheke Island.

Six existing CPG properties in Auckland, Picton, and Dunedin would be refurbished and re-emerge under the Fable masthead within two years

The hotel group says it will fill the five-star segment with a distinctly Kiwi brand to help drive demand.

Industry has to convince Kiwis our best experiences are worth the price, writes the Ticker’s Shannon Williams.

The virtual event would allow luxury travel businesses and tourism destinations to stay connected with key decision makers and qualified travel buyers.

The reopening of Eichardt’s and Spire hotels in Queenstown will be unaffected by problems affecting owner Andrew Cox’s other companies, including Website Travel.

Seven members from the Taupo Home Hosts Association have joined the Essential Worker Mega Prize Getaway to Taupo organised by Chris Jolly Outdoors.

Hotel operators have pushed out a raft of offers and packages following yesterday’s confirmation that regional travel is set to resume under Covid-19 alert level two.

New Zealanders will soon be able to enjoy high-end tourism experiences that are usually reserved for the global elite, says a luxury operator.

The US billionaire has applied for consent to cater for up to 40 guests in 16 villas.

Luxury aviation operators say they are being abandoned by Auckland Airport.

Gibbston Valley Winery in Central Otago has opened its new lodge and spa. 

Touch of Spice has unveiled its latest addition of luxury accommodation under its Residence Collection, Dancing on Moonlight in Christchurch.

Scenic Hotel Group has launched a new Legacy Collection offering for its premium properties.

Luxury travel company, Touch of Spice, is positioning itself further growth undertaking an executive reshuffle which sees founder and chief executive, Jacqui Spice, move into a managing director role.

Boutique luxury offering Manakau Lodge in Kaikōura has been placed on the market with an asking price over $1.65m.

Airbnb has launched its luxury offering in New Zealand with 14 properties listed.

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

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Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters has launched a premium $1500 per person overnight product at Greenstone Valley, west Otago.

The concept of value is central to the luxury accommodation market even when customer are spending eye-watering amounts of money, according to Auckland University of Technology senior lecturer Dr Tracy Harkison.

Hotels have been slow to pick up on the emerging trend of “experience design” which has resulted in Airbnb stealing a march, according to one of the world’s leading authorities in hotel revenue management.

The commoditisation of the luxury travel and tourism market presents an opportunity for New Zealand product, according to Tourism Futures expert Dr Ian Yeoman.

The owner of luxury fishing operation Owen River Lodge has said his business and others like it will be “annihilated” if a Green Party bill seeking to better protect indigenous freshwater fish is passed in its current form.

Following its non-appearance at Luxperience, will recent changes at Tourism NZ help or hinder NZ’s premium market?

The growing trend for experiential travel has led to the emergence of a new sector.

Buyers are launching into the NZ luxury market seeking fresh experiences for the growing US market.

Operators and accommodation providers need to ensure their conservation efforts are more than mere “greenwashing” in the face of increasingly informed travellers.

A healthy Kiwi contingent is among than 400 international delegates at the luxury tourism showcase.

VR and its potential applications to the tourism and travel industry should be embraced as an opportunity rather than seen as a threat, according to biomedical engineer and futurist, Dr Jordan Nguyen.

Luxperience 2018 launched last night at Sydney’s Merivale, where a strong Kiwi contingent prepared to showcase its wares at the city’s International Convention Centre Sydney this week.

Hawke’s Bay winery, Craggy Range, is adding two new garden cottages and two new luxury lodges in the latest expansion of its visitor offer.

The US billionaire has been given the go-ahead to buy waterfront land for $19m.

Queenstown’s iconic Eichardt’s Private Hotel has added a luxury yacht to its offer with the purchase of the 24 metre Pacific Jemm.