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voco Auckland City treads lightly with sustainability trifecta –

May 29, 2023

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voco Auckland City treads lightly with sustainability trifecta –

the voco brand made its New Zealand debut with the opening of voco Auckland City Centre, and this May the hotel is celebrating its first year of sky-high stays, accolades and sustainable milestones centered on its ‘tread light’ philosophy. Last week, the dual-branded tower development voco Auckland City Center that also includes the Holiday Inn Express City Center was awarded a trifecta of Master Builders Commercial Project awards and were crowned winners of the Commercial Project Award Over $25m, Built Tourism and Leisure Project Category, and the Master Builders Supreme Award for 2023. Pro-invest Hotels, Area General Manager, New Zealand,…

Simple Kiwi fare crowns Nick Kearney Young Ambassador Chef –

May 23, 2023

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Simple Kiwi fare crowns Nick Kearney Young Ambassador Chef –

Three aspiring young chefs battled it out in the kitchen this week, vying to be crowned the 2023 Beef + Lamb Young Ambassador Chef. The three finalists were Nic Kearney from Onslow in Auckland, Jacob Aomarere-Poole from The Strong Room in Feilding and Max Loh, an alumnus from Le Cordon Bleu in Wellington. With sizzling pans and chopping knives, it was a closely contested cook-off with Nic Kearney emerging as the victor, showing his exceptional culinary skills with his two mouth-watering dishes; Stuffed Lamb Saddle with Kawakawa, Parsnip and Lamb Neck Beignet, and Steak and Mushroom Pie with Sirloin and…

May 17, 2023

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Disappointment at APTR decision –

The accommodation industry has expressed its disappointment with the Supreme Court ruling that the Auckland Council’s Accommodation Provider Targeted Rate (APTR) funding for tourism is valid. The contentious hotel bed tax was introduced in 2017 by the Auckland Council to boost tourism funding and has now been given the green light after being suspended in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the hospitality economy. Hospitality New Zealand’s Accommodation Association Lead & Sector Chair, Troy Clarry, says the decision to overturn the Court of Appeal ruling will have long-term implications for operators; not only for Auckland but…

How to master the art of personalization and wellness in 2023

May 9, 2023

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How to master the art of personalization and wellness in 2023

We are back with another dual episode dropping with two amazing thinkers and influencers in the industry who focused their entire careers around personalization and wellness. We get their advice and perspectives on the realistic and pragmatic approaches to improving your own experiences for your guests, and even how you can apply these same strategies to your operational teams. The evolutions of traveler wellness and personalization in hospitality with Tammy Pahel In this episode we talk with Tammy Pahel, Chief Wellness Officer at Alchemy Resorts about the growing impact of wellness on travel, how to use wellness to personalize experiences…

Sarin Group unviels Thordon Quay apartment hotel –

May 1, 2023

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Sarin Group unviels Thordon Quay apartment hotel –

New Zealand-owned family business Sarin Hotels has opened a 72-room apartment hotel on Thorndon Quay – the eponymously named Proximity Apartments, located near Sky Stadium and The Beehive. The project has been four years in the making, with delays caused by Covid-19. The new 9-storey building is owned by Wellington property developer Craig Stewart and is his first hotel development. As the third hotel operated by Sarin in the Wellington area, and its eighth throughout New Zealand, the 4.5-star Proximity Apartments join the Sarin-managed DoubleTree by Hilton Wellington and The Sebel Lower Hutt, which opens in May/June. The group also…

How the Canary Islands Leveraged Amadeus Media Solutions to Inspire British and German Travelers to Visit the Spanish Archipelago

March 21, 2023

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How the Canary Islands Leveraged Amadeus Media Solutions to Inspire British and German Travelers to Visit the Spanish Archipelago

Setting the Scene Year-round balmy weather; magnificent scenery; cultural attractions from UNESCO sites to cobbled streets and the historic, whitewashed buildings of centuries past. Few island destinations offer the range of spectacular natural landscapes, unique architecture, and colorful traditions that these popular Spanish isles do, just off the northwest coast of Africa. The Challenge By early 2022, following two years of pandemic-related travel restrictions, tourism to the Canary Islands had dramatically fallen off, but the travel industry worldwide had swung into full recovery mode. Spain’s Turismo de Islas Canarias – the Canary Islands’ Destination Management Organization (DMO) – sought to…