New hotel to go ahead in Auckland as govt looks to boost tourism investment

New hotel to go ahead in Auckland as govt looks to boost tourism investment
Edwin Mitson
By Edwin Mitson June 30 (BusinessDesk) - A new $50 million hotel is to be built on Hobson Street in Auckland, with opening scheduled for early 2018 as the government seeks to persuade investors to build the capacity to handle the growing number of tourists visiting New Zealand.  The Wyndham Hotel Group say the property will have 86 units and feature a mix of studios, one, two and three bedroom apartments. It will employ about 500 people during construction and about fifty when it's operational.  It will be the ninth hotel operated by W...