New Zealand’s first Hotel Indigo opening in Auckland
The Auckland CBD will welcome New Zealand’s first 225-room Hotel Indigo in 2021, with IHG officially confirming an agreement with property development company Ninety Four Feet for a new $250m, 41-storey, mixed-use development at 51 Albert Street.
Marriott hotels to remove plastic straws worldwide by July 2019
Marriott International has announced that it has adopted a plan to remove disposable plastic straws and plastic stirrers from its more than 6,500 properties across 30 brands around the world - which would eliminate the use of more than 1 billion plastic straws per year and about a quarter...
Cardrona to become New Zealand's largest ski field
A new partnership has been announced between Cardrona Alpine Resort & Queenstown businessman John Darby, combining the Cardrona and Soho ski areas to form 900ha of skiable terrain, making it the largest single ski field in New Zealand.
The Sebel West Perth Aire Apartments has officially opened adding 64 new studio apartment style rooms to Perth’s resurging accommodation market, following the signing of an agreement with Singapore-based ZACD Group Ltd.
New Zealand domestic and international guest nights statistics sees annual growth
Stats NZ have reported over 2.5 million nights were spent in commercial accommodation in May 2018, up 1.6 percent from May 2017 with increases shown in the Hotel, Motel and Holiday Park accommodation types.
Get to know Wyndham South East Asia and Pacific Rim new boss Joon Aun Ooi
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has announced Barry Robinson's replacement, appointing Joon Aun Ooi to the role of President and Managing Director for South East Asia and Pacific Rim - Exclusively speaking to The Hotel Conversation, Mr Ooi reveals 13 new hotel openings this year, including Ramada...
New Zealand's tourism boom waiting for new hotels Dean Humphries Colliers International
New hotel supply is the main issue holding back New Zealand’s booming tourism sector, with the industry struggling to add more hotel inventory in key tourism regions, despite New Zealand’s record 3.7 million international visitors in the last year.
Getting your tax return in order can be a confusing task at the best of times, but when you’re a hotel owner, investor or operator, it can be even more complex when you factor in all the deductions you’re entitled to for your hotel.
Brisbane’s first luxury hotel openings in 20-years signal market renaissance
The completion of a raft of hotels will redefine the Brisbane market in the next 12 months, with the Emporium Southpoint, Adina George Street, Westin Brisbane, Calile Hotel James Street and Art Series Howard Smith Wharves adding to the city’s first new luxury properties in two decades.
Economic stars align to drive growth in Queensland
Record levels of infrastructure investment in the Brisbane CBD and national-leading interstate migration are among the key growth drivers boosting Queensland’s economy to its strongest position in several years.
