Auckland secures $33m worth of business events from Australia
Auckland’s increased focus on developing the Australian market as a source of business events has paid dividends – resulting in the city hosting $33 million worth of business events since the Auckland Business Events Plan launched in 2014.
The last half of 2017 saw a flurry of activity in the pub sector which is considered one of the most tightly held in the country, according to CBRE’s H2 2017 Australia Pub Trends report.
IHG’s Crowne Plaza hotels are the first hotel network to install Tesla Destination Chargers at all of their properties across Australasia, connecting 12 properties with cutting-edge technology for a growing customer segment.
Quest and Deliveroo's genius room service partnership
Quest Apartment Hotels and Deliveroo are joining forces to let guests across 12 sites nationwide enjoy a truly 21st century perk: on-demand room service.
Sunshine Coast Council's largest construction project will now get underway, with council announcing John Holland has been awarded a contract worth around $225 million.
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%.
Kiwi tourism and increase in superyacht numbers set to deliver strong returns in 2021
The growing size of the global superyacht fleet and New Zealand’s rising popularity as a tourism destination is set to mean the 36th America’s Cup in 2021 will be the biggest yet for Auckland, according to a new report by CBRE.
Gold Coast hotel market boom ahead of Commonwealth Games
In the lead up to the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the Gold Coast accommodation industry has experienced one of its best starts to the year with hotel occupancy rising to 83.4% in January.
Savills release their Feb 2018 Hotels Market Report
According to the report, hotels in Sydney and Melbourne are experiencing unprecedented trading performance, however there was a relative dearth of sales activity in 2017 with national transaction values down 35% compared to the 2016 calendar year.
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.
