Queenstown and Auckland record strong RevPAR growth
Savills Hotels has reported that New Zealand wide RevPAR has increased 9.7%, with Queenstown and Auckland continuing to perform strongly recording RevPAR growth of 18.6% and 8.0%, respectively.
Many New Zealand hotel markets are outperforming their Australian counterparts as demand for rooms continues to outstrip supply with Queenstown, Auckland and Rotorua among Australasia's top markets.
New Zealand can’t afford to ease up on hotel development
Thousands of more new hotel rooms are set to come on stream within the next seven years as a result of increased levels of hotel construction activity but New Zealand is still at risk of being left behind by other tourist friendly countries.
Why investors need to check-in to NZ’s motel sector
New Zealand’s accommodation sector is in an enviable position, with the number of tourists surpassing the number of beds available with motels being a cost-effective point of entry.
The 2017 financial year has exceeded all of Resort Brokers New Zealand expectations, with the final two transactions being settled before the end of March, their total gross sales value eclipsed the previous financial year result.
The performance of New Zealand hotels nationwide continues to improve with a recorded occupancy rate of 81.2% in the year to December 2017, with Queenstown the fastest growing market again in 2017 reporting RevPAR growth of 16.1%.
New Zealand is likely to start feeling the effects of “tourism fatigue” as record-breaking visitor numbers put an increasing strain on accommodation and infrastructure.
NZ hotel owners look to divest in buoyant investment climate
More hotels will be offered for sale this year as owners look to take advantage of the buoyant investment climate by selling off increasingly valuable assets.
Resort Brokers NZ release their quarterly publication The Tourism Informer
The 'Small Business Brokering Office of the Year 2016' have released The Tourism Informer which is distributed to over 4,000 investors and industry participants in New Zealand.
Queenstown leads most buoyant period for hotel sales in a decade
The booming tourist hot spot also notched up the largest single hotel transaction of the last decade, with the 273-room Novotel Lakeside Queenstown changing hands for $91m.