Queenstown hotels hit $300-a-night, Auckland flat

Queenstown hotels hit $300-a-night, Auckland flat
The resort is filling up what rooms it has, though many have capped occupancy. (Image: Supplied)
Brent Melville
A return to winter tourism, the weaker New Zealand dollar and limits on room numbers saw average Queenstown hotel rates crack $300-a-night for the first time ever last month.Room rental data released by Colliers International shows rental revenue earned per occupied room per day was at $305.49 last month, 23% more than the July 2019 rate of $248.20.That's well ahead of the recorded rate at Wellington's hotels which were at an average of $226.76 and Auckland accommodation, in third place, at $193.69. Overall revenue per available ro...

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