NZ record tourism pushes hotel, motel occupancy to highest ever levels

NZ record tourism pushes hotel, motel occupancy to highest ever levels
Tina Morrison
By Tina Morrison April 12 (BusinessDesk) -  Record tourism has driven New Zealand hotel and motel occupancy rates to their highest ever levels and prompted the industry to start making plans to cope with ever increasing demand. The country's hotel occupancy rate increased 2.4 percentage points to a record high 80.3 percent in February while the motel rate advanced 2.2 percentage points to a record 75.3 percent, Statistics New Zealand said.  Demand for short-term accommodation in New Zealand is building as tourism continues to grow. Feb...