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Auckland hotel operators are limping through summer with average bookings half that of last year, and showing little boost from the America’s Cup to the region’s high-end accommodation providers.
Across the country, some hotels in pre-Covid-19 tourist meccas are sitting almost empty during the traditional peak season.
The Hotel Data Programme, collated by Fresh Info, shows the average number of rooms booked in Auckland’s hotels fell by almost half to 45.8 percent in January, compared with more than 80 percent the same month last year – excluding managed isolation and quarantine hotels.
In the heart of Auckland’s theatre disctrict, Airedale Boutique Suites would – in normal times – be bustling with summer guests.
Sitting opposite the Town Hall, the hotel has had a $25 million refurbishment. But Scenic Group managing director Brendan Taylor said only a fifth of the rooms were booked.
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