Pro-invest signals expansion of its NZ hotel footprint

Pro-invest signals expansion of its NZ hotel footprint
Ron Barrott says there's more on the horizon in NZ for the Aussie investor. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Brent Melville
Pro-invest Group founder and chair Ron Barrott says there could be more hotels on the New Zealand horizon, for the Australian hotel group.Barrott, in NZ for the formal launch of the $200 million, 39-storey 'dual tower' voco and Holiday Inn Express hotels in downtown Auckland, said the venture marked a significant extension of the group's investment portfolio in NZ.The group, one of Australia's largest hotel developers, launched NZ's first Holiday Inn Express brand in Queenstown in July 2020.The 227-room hotel, built at an es...

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