The Stamford Plaza to fly the JW Marriott flag in Auckland with NZD$20 m refurbishment
Marriott International signs agreement to introduce its JW Marriott brand to New Zealand with a rebrand of the 286 room Stamford Plaza hotel Auckland co-owned by CP Group, global investment firm Alvarium Investments through its locally owned Auckland office and Archipelago Capital, and will...
Auckland Blues seal new partnership with luxury hotel group Fable Hotels & Resorts
Blues CEO, Andrew Hore, says, “We are thrilled to partner with Fable Hotels & Resorts,” Prakash Pandey, Fable Hotels & Resorts Founder, says the partnership is an exciting opportunity for the brand to get behind one of the country’s most iconic sporting teams.”
JLL closes largest sale of a single hotel asset in New Zealand history
Stamford Plaza Auckland sold for NZ$170m by JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group's Nick Thompson. The largest ever single hotel asset in New Zealand history to go unconditional.
BEIA Outstanding Contributor Awards recognise NZ industry stalwarts
Two of New Zealand’s top business events professionals were presented with Outstanding Contributor Awards for 2021 and 2022 at Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s (BEIA’s) industry gala dinner last night hosted at ToiToi - Hawke’s Bay Arts and Event Centre.The BEIA 2021 Outstanding Contributor...
L to R: Ross Steele, General Manager of Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre and Iain Walker General Manager of Revenue Management at Air New Zealand.
New board members for Business Events Industry Aotearoa
Ross Steele, General Manager of Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre has been elected to replace Georgina Grey from Accor New Zealand, Iain Walker fills Air New Zealand’s co-opted seat, replacing Blair Catton, following the BEIA annual general meeting in Napier today.
EVT NZ Announces Two Key Sales and Marketing Appointments
EVENT Hospitality and Entertainment are delighted to announce Carl Amos has been appointed as Cluster Director of Sales TMC and Key accounts, and Lucy Acott as New Zealand Director of Marketing.
. The Ennismore brands are 21c Museum Hotel, 25hours Hotels, Delano, Gleneagles, Hyde, JO&JOE, Mama Shelter, Mondrian, Morgans Originals, SLS, SO/, The Hoxton, TRIBE and Working From_.
Ennismore the fastest-growing lifestyle hospitality company to open four new hotels in New Zealand with CP Group
Ennismore CP Group partnership will open four new hotels including JO&JOE Auckland, two TRIBE hotels Auckland, and a Hyde Queenstown, creating 170 new career opportunities. Gaurav Bhushan, Co-CEO Ennismore, said, “This is a major milestone in Ennismore’s journey to bring our globally...
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.