Direct online bookings boom as Choice Hotels focus on loyalty
Direct online bookings are booming for Choice Hotels Asia-Pacific properties in the first quarter of 2022, with properties seeing a 13 percent increase on 2021 bookings and a 58 percent boost on pre-pandemic figures.
EVENT Hospitality and Entertainment announce Arawa Park Hotel
EVENT Hospitality and Entertainment are delighted to announce the hotel previously known as Rydges Rotorua will reopen as Arawa Park Hotel on July 1 following an extensive refurbishment of the rooms and common spaces.
Microtel® by Wyndham makes its Australasian debut in New Zealand
Microtel by Wyndham Wellington Central is set to open in the New Zealand capital of Wellington in 2022. We look forward to working with one of New Zealand’s fastest-growing developers, Stonewood Group on the development of Microtel by Wyndham Wellington Central, said Matt Holmes, Vice President...
The Marlborough Welcomes Andrew Adams-Smith as their General Manager
The Owners are delighted to announce this appointment and see Andrew Adams-Smith as an integral part in the evolution of The Marlborough as a Boutique Hotel, Restaurant & Vineyard in the New Zealand’s largest wine growing region of Marlborough.
Air New Zealand raises NZD $1.2 billion as it focuses on reconnecting New Zealand with the world
Air New Zealand has announced it has completed its Rights Offer, raising a total of NZ$1.2 billion. Air New Zealand Chair Dame Therese Walsh says this is fantastic news for the airline and New Zealand.
Business events industry welcomes appointment of Hon. Stuart Nash as Minister of Tourism
CINZ Chief Executive Lisa Hopkins says the business events industry is looking forward to working with Minister Nash and having direct dialogue on the role this sector will have in supporting New Zealand’s economic recovery.
Confidence in New Zealand’s hotel sector - Bayleys
As New Zealand’s borders reopen allowing international travellers and a hospitality workforce to enter the country again, the hotel sector is geared up for visitors – and investment opportunity.
Stats NZ has reported that guest nights spent in short-term accommodation reached record levels in January 2018 rising to 4.97 million, 1.4 percent higher than in January 2017.