Tag: discount hotels
Accor opens The Sebel Wellington in the heart of the Hutt –
The highly anticipated The Sebel Wellington Lower Hutt is set to open in May 2023, delivering the city’s only premium 4.5-star apartment-style hotel. The new-build 60-room apartment hotel, spanning five levels, built by Sarin Investment is centrally located on High Street, overlooking the Hutt River and Wellington Harbor in the distance. The elegantly decorated rooms offer privacy and space, as well as kitchen facilities and a dining area, allowing for tailor-made self-sufficiency. Providing a range of options to suit all-purpose stays. These include studio (27 sqm plus), one bedroom (45 sqm plus) and dual key exclusively designed for families and…
Visa launches $30,000 hospitality scholarship –
Visa, supported by Visa Wellington on a Plate, has launched a new hospitality industry scholarship open to candidates across New Zealand, valued at NZD $30,000. The Visa NZ Hospitality Scholarship aims to attract and retain more young people into the industry and support them to take up hospitality as a fully-fledged career. It includes a five-day placement at a top international hospitality venue, professional development, a one-year mentorship, business training and future participation in Visa Wellington On a Plate. Visa’s Head of Marketing for Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific Natalie Lockwood said, “As a proud partner of Visa Wellington…
Hotel occupancy rates reach three years high –
Hotels in New Zealand’s main market reached 80 percent occupancy for the first time in three years in March, according to data reported by Hotel Data New Zealand (HDNZ). While occupancies were short of the average 89% achieved in March 2019, HDNZ estimates that total demand, measured by room nights sold, exceeded demand in March 2019 by around 4%, with occupancy impacted by a supply increase of around 15%. Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) was up by 4% because of a 15% increase in the Average Daily Rate (ADR) compared to March 2019. RevPAR for the first quarter was just…
Finalists named in Southern Lakes Hospitality Awards –
The finalists have been announced at the Southern Lakes Hospitality awards and locals are being invited to vote for their favorite place to dine out. The finalists represent excellent dining establishments in the region as voted by the hospitality industry, including Queenstown restaurant Jervois Steakhousenominated in four award categories, including outstanding restaurant. Also up for outstanding restaurant is Ben Bayly’s Arrowtown restaurant Aosta, a small 50 seat restaurant that brings a taste of Northern Italy to the gold-rush village of Arrowtown. The restaurant is nominated in the category of outstanding restaurants, and best regional establishments. Aosta and Jervois Steak House…
Serving the Hotel Guest of the Future
Originally published in PhocusWire Global hotel demand is off to a strong start in 2023, with Q1 outperforming hotel occupancy figures for the same months in 2022, according to Amadeus’ Demand360® data as of March 12, 2023. As the industry continues to bounce back, we can only wonder – what will travel look like in 10 years? A global research study from Amadeus – Travelers Tribes 2033 – tackles this question through a psychographic survey of 10,000 travelers across 15 markets to understand exactly what they will want a decade from now. By examining the forces transforming travel along with…
Food prices hit new records –
New Zealand food prices were 12 percent higher in February than they were a year earlier, according to Stats NZ . This is the biggest recorded annual increase since 1989, with grocery food taking the spot as the biggest contributor, up twelve percent. “Increasing prices for barn or cage-raised eggs, potato chips, and cheddar cheese were the largest drivers within grocery food,” consumer prices manager James Mitchell said. The second-largest contributor to the annual movement was fruit and vegetables. The increase were seen in tomatoes, up 117 percent and potatoes, up 48 percent. Fruit and vegetable prices as a whole…