Property Ticker
The Business of Commercial Property
  About
Property Ticker
The Business of Commercial Property

Tourism Ticker

Tourism Ticker
Sunday 20 September 2026
Today   Jobs   Calendar  

Hotels

Middle East conflict fails to dent March hotel performance – Horwath HTL 15th April 2026 /

Middle East conflict fails to dent March hotel performance – Horwath HTL

Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown’s hotel markets all reported double-digit growth.


Queenstown luxury lodge plan secures OIO approval 1st April 2026 /

Queenstown luxury lodge plan secures OIO approval

A Singaporean developer has been granted approval to acquire a large undeveloped site at Jacks Point in Queenstown for a new luxury lodge.


Owner of award winning hotel in liquidation 23rd March 2026 /

Owner of award winning hotel in liquidation

Omakau Hotel owner Accidental Publicans Limited has been placed in liquidation by its shareholders.


Weekly hotel results: NZ market enters autumn with RevPAR up nearly 20% 13th March 2026 /

Weekly hotel results: NZ market enters autumn with RevPAR up nearly 20%

New Zealand’s hotel sector has started autumn in decent shape, according to figures from STR.


Events, holidays, overseas visitors drive “standout” Feb for NZ hotels… 12th March 2026 /

Events, holidays, overseas visitors drive “standout” Feb for NZ hotels…

Horwath HTL says national occupancy and revenue are closing in on pre-Covid highs.


…with Christchurch hotels hitting decade high occupancy of 96% 12th March 2026 /

…with Christchurch hotels hitting decade high occupancy of 96%

The Electric Avenue music festival was a key driver of visitation in February.


Rough start to winter for hotels but Rotorua a highlight – Horwath HTL 14th July 2025 /

Rough start to winter for hotels but Rotorua a highlight – Horwath HTL

RevPAR falls by more than 5% across the country’s hotel market in June, but Rotorua has been a highlight.


Premium market bucks falls as hotels post mixed results – Horwath HTL 18th June 2025 /

Premium market bucks falls as hotels post mixed results – Horwath HTL

Upmarket accommodation and popular destinations like Queenstown and Rotorua fared the best of NZ’s hotel markets in May.


Christchurch hotel market bucks winter slide with RevPAR up 15% 13th June 2025 /

Christchurch hotel market bucks winter slide with RevPAR up 15%

Christchurch has enjoyed the best start to winter with revenue per room, occupancy and average daily rate all up on the same time last year.


Queenstown hotel occupancy dips below 50% as resort waits for ski 5th June 2025 /

Queenstown hotel occupancy dips below 50% as resort waits for ski

A cold snap with snow this week will hearten Queenstown’s hoteliers as the region’s ski fields count down to opening on 14 June.


Millennium & Copthorne declares dividend after delay 3rd June 2025 /

Millennium & Copthorne declares dividend after delay

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand has declared a dividend of 3.0 cents per share for the year to December 2024


NZ hotels enter winter with slight gains over 2024 30th May 2025 /

NZ hotels enter winter with slight gains over 2024

New Zealand’s hotel market is entering winter in slightly better shape than last year, according to figures from STR. Revenue per available room last week averaged 4.4% up on the MORE »


…as its record $180m hotel sale is listed among top APAC deals – Colliers 29th May 2025 /

…as its record $180m hotel sale is listed among top APAC deals – Colliers

The agent says the sale was the fourth largest hotel deal in the region over Q1.


Rotorua bucks trend with guest nights growth 29th May 2025 /

Rotorua bucks trend with guest nights growth

RotoruaNZ says its region has reported guest nights growth during a period of national falls.


Auckland occupancy stable, ADR slides 23rd May 2025 /

Auckland occupancy stable, ADR slides

Occupancy across Auckland’s hotel market appears stable but average daily rate is down compared to this time last year, according to figures from STR.


Marlborough hotel for sale 21st May 2025 /

Marlborough hotel for sale

The Marlborough Riverside Hotel in Nelson Street, Blenheim, is for sale.


Aussies help drive NZ hotel activity – Horwath HTL 19th May 2025 /

Aussies help drive NZ hotel activity – Horwath HTL

Queenstown leads the way but the major urban markets struggle, says the consultancy.


 Winter chill comes early for Wellington hotel market 16th May 2025 /

 Winter chill comes early for Wellington hotel market

Wellington’s hotel market appears to be heading into winter early with a sharp fall in revenue per available room seen over the second half of autumn.


JW Marriott debuts NZ hotel 16th May 2025 /

JW Marriott debuts NZ hotel

JW Marriott has opened its new JW Marriott Auckland at 22/26 Albert Street, marking the brand’s debut in New Zealand.


Chateau Tongariro: Buyer interest stymied by access denial 15th May 2025 / /

Chateau Tongariro: Buyer interest stymied by access denial

Whakapapa ski field’s new operator says there’s opportunity in the iconic accommodation but it’s not being allowed inside to do its due diligence.


Christchurch hotel market leads the way – STR 9th May 2025 /

Christchurch hotel market leads the way – STR

Christchurch appears to be leading the way out of autumn for the country’s major hotel markets, according to figures from STR.


SkyCity downgrades earnings forecast as conditions deteriorate 6th May 2025 /

SkyCity downgrades earnings forecast as conditions deteriorate

SkyCity Entertainment Group says it now expects its full year group earnings to fall to around 4% below the bottom of the current guidance range of $225m to $245m.


Colliers: Good start for hotel investment with $250m sold in Q1 22nd April 2025 /

Colliers: Good start for hotel investment with $250m sold in Q1

The figure is more than that traded in the whole of the last two years and about 60% of the record seen in 2021.


Domestic accom prices down, international up in March 22nd April 2025 /

Domestic accom prices down, international up in March

The price of domestic accommodation has fallen 2.9% between February and March 2025 this year, according to Stats NZ’s latest selected price indexes.


Auckland, Wellington hotels drop, but southern markets strong – Horwath HTL 14th April 2025 /

Auckland, Wellington hotels drop, but southern markets strong – Horwath HTL

Queenstown and Nelson/Marlborough lead revenue growth across the country’s hotel sector in March.


A better autumn for NZ hotels – STR 11th April 2025 /

A better autumn for NZ hotels – STR

After trailing last year’s results since the start of February 2025, New Zealand’s overall hotel market has managed to climb above the performance seen in March 2024, according to figures from STR.


Wellington hotels crawl past 2024 7th April 2025 /

Wellington hotels crawl past 2024

Wellington’s hotel market managed to lift itself above last year’s results after a bit of a summer slog, according to figures from STR.


The Grand by SkyCity marks two decades 2nd April 2025 /

The Grand by SkyCity marks two decades

The hotel has welcomed 2.5 million guests since it opened, which it said equated to more than 29 million days of service by its team.


Accommodation guest nights flat over summer… 1st April 2025 /

Accommodation guest nights flat over summer…

Guest nights across New Zealand for the three months of summer were flat due to a subdued domestic market, according to the latest Accommodation Data Programme figures.


…with only Queenstown’s hotel market tracking above 2024 1st April 2025 /

…with only Queenstown’s hotel market tracking above 2024

Queenstown is the only major hotel market to consistently track above lat year’s performance during the start of autumn, according to figures from STR.


The Yield


Subscribe to The Yield newsletter. Get the latest commercial property news and insights delivered to your inbox every morning.

This field is hidden when viewing the form
Name

News


5 Jun 2026  

Today, Friday 5 June

4 Jun 2026  

Today, Thursday 4 June

3 Jun 2026  

Today, Wednesday 3 June

2 Jun 2026  

Today, Tuesday 2 June

19 May 2026  

Today, Tuesday 19 May

18 May 2026  

Today, Monday 18 May