Red light fright: Guest nights tumble as Omicron rocks domestic travel
Summer became a wipeout for accommodation providers as travellers stayed home.
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Covid support payments broadened after warnings
After warnings most businesses would not qualify, Government broadens Covid support.
Hospitality in crisis due to lack of domestic travel
Many accommodation venues around New Zealand are at less than 20 per cent occupancy.
'Just another Covid casualty': Lakes Lodge closes under Covid pressure
Owners of a Tauranga wedding venue have also made the "difficult decision" to close.
Businesses concerned about revenue as traffic light system starts
'We just have to push through and we'll do it until we can't afford to.'
'Prolonged, tortuous, transition' needs to end - Hospitality NZ
Hospitality and accommodation businesses are preparing to start a "We're ready" campaign.
Holiday Parks tell guests to get vaxxed to protect summer plans
With under two months until Christmas, vaccines and clarity are on parks' wish list.
New Zealand's largest hotel suite opens
This Presidential suite has an internal courtyard, baby grand piano and personal gym.
Biggest supplier of Govt emergency housing goes into liquidation
Silverfern Property Services received $14.7 million from the Government.
Katie Harris: Why I no longer feel safe walking at night in central Wellington
After multiple serious assaults in the past few weeks, the streets no longer feel safe.
Coco's Cantina owner wants limit on number of Auckland restaurants
Food lovers are spoilt for choice. But one owner wants fewer restaurant licences issued.
Booze limits and food envy: The ultimate guide to NZ's quarantine hotels
Luck of the draw: Some Kiwis have been put up in $800-a-night rooms for their quarantine.
Auckland’s Park Hyatt set to open this September
With a presidential suite over $10k a night Auckland’s Park Hyatt is set to open this September. Video / Michael Craig
Passengers from Korea land in Wellington; school fears over quarantine facility
A managed isolation facility has been set up at the Grand Mercure for the new arrivals.
Retail fears as Auckland CBD and airport spending at 'unsustainable' levels
Spending down almost 30 per cent in Auckland CBD and the shops around Auckland Airport.
Hotels lose $185m in two months, thousands of jobs go
The sector is on its knees and pleading for rates relief to be permanent.
Business Hub: Franz Mascarenhas
Franz Mascarenhas, Managing director of the luxury Cordis Hotel in Auckland, reveals how they have coped with the Covid-19 fallout and plans for the future. Video / Jed Bradley
Hospitality sector celebrates level 1 news
Hospitality sector relieved over level 1 announcement.
Auckland City Hotel creates isolation deals
An Auckland hotel has a creative solution to battle the Covid-19 economic fallout.
Tasca cafe and restaurant's business has plummeted since the new Westfield mega-mall opened in Newmarket
Focus: Tasca cafe and restaurant's business has plummeted since the new Westfield mega-mall opened in Newmarket. Video / Dean Purcell
Rotorua becoming 'slum' as motels overrun with beneficiaries
Some say Rotorua is becoming a slum and a dumping ground for MSD clients in motels.
'Weapons, drugs, violence': Moteliers cop it all
A meeting to discuss Rotorua's housing crisis brought interested parties to the table.
Changing rooms: Rich lister's luxury pad becomes hotel suites
Hilton's getting bigger in Auckland and around the world as the brand turns 100.
New mega hotel complex planned for Queenstown
Two hotels featuring more than 300 rooms are planned for the Gorge Rd site.
Teachers, cafe managers may get immigration fast-track
Immigration NZ wants to add 14 jobs to essential skills list.
Hotels challenge Auckland Council's 'bed tax' in High Court
Members say they have taken the action reluctantly but felt they had no choice.
Fryday Cafe's cheese tea
Rounny Lin explains how they make their iced tea with cheese at Fryday Cafe in Mt Eden. Credit: Dean Purcell
Confessions of a five-star hotel worker
From porn shoots to celebrity requests, a former hotel worker has revealed the most cringe-worthy moments he experienced on the job.
Hotels: New kid on the block
Life in Wellington is about to get a little more magnifique come July.
Small Business: Pipi in pink
How to build a brand? Pipi restaurant co-founder Alexandra Tylee ..
Knives are out over World Cup catering
The head of New Zealand's largest private front-of-house hospitality training institute says the country is setting itself up to fail at the Rugby World Cup because it does not have enough top-end hospitality staff.