Peppers Beacon in Queenstown has completed an extensive NZD$1 million makeover using all local or Canterbury region suppliers in an effort to support businesses and communities affected by the earthquakes.
Novotel Wellington is set to begin a major renovation project with all 139 rooms to be refurbished by the end of August 2012.
New Zealand’s peak bodies for the hotel and greater tourism industry have agreed to merge and form an organisation that is set to strengthen the country’s vital tourism sector.
Peppers has expanded its New Zealand network with the launch of an exclusive country estate in the heart of Martinborough wine region, one hour north of Wellington.
Co-hosts of the New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference (NZHIC), the New Zealand Hotel Council and Horwath HTL Ltd, have announced that the 2012 event will be held at Pullman Auckland hotel on Thursday 31 May 2012.
Average achieved room rates and room revenues in Auckland hotels in the three weeks ending October 23, 2011, the day of the Rugby World Cup final, rose by 140% compared to the same period in October 2010 according to data released from STR Global.
In front of a record crowd of 600 hoteliers, industry leaders and major suppliers, the winners of the 2011 HM Awards for Hotel and Accommodation Excellence, presented by Sealy, have been announced.
BY JAMES WILKINSON
The latest STR Global statistics for the six months to June 2011 reveal that Sydney remains flat, Perth is the hot market and Cairns is in trouble as a strong Australian Dollar continues to significantly affect the hotel industry.
New Zealand Prime Minister and Tourism Minister, the Hon. John Key, is once again set to open the New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference in Auckland on May 12, 2011.
According to hotel consulting firm Horwath HTL, it is a “no brainer” that average room rates in New Zealand hotels will significantly increase in September and October 2011 compared to 2010 and also rise overall for the 2011 calendar year in regions where the Rugby World Cup will be played.
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