Co-Hosts
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New Zealand Hotel Council
New Zealand Hotel Council
NZHC is a membership based organisation which represents the collective interests of our international chain, independent and privately-owned hotel members. The Council has a Wellington based Executive Officer and is overseen by an elected board that represents the interests of major chains and its eight geographic regions. A large part of the day-to-day work of the Council involves advocacy, liaison with tourism industry and business groups as well as politicians, and research and analysis of member-provided data. NZHC owns and manages the only professionally collated and published information in relation to the specific activities and performance of New Zealand's large hotels.
NZHC members have access to a wide range of services including specialist legal advice on employment relations issues, comprehensive industry research capturing trends for major accommodation providers, representation with other major tourism partners and key government, non-government and business organisations and networking opportunities with other members. With over 130 members, largely in eight tourism centres (Auckland, Rotorua, Central Park, Wellington, Blenheim/Marlborough, Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown), we account for around 80% of total hotel capacity and close to 100% of 'large hotel' inventory. Collectively, NZHC members operate over 17,650 hotel rooms, control assets with a capital value in excess of NZ$3.1 billion, generate annual revenue of over NZ$866 million, and employ almost 11,000 full and part time staff.
Horwath HTL
Horwath HTL Limited is a consulting firm specialising in the hotel, tourism and leisure industries, providing specialist consulting services to a wide range of private sector clients and public sector stakeholders including developers, investors, funders, owners and operators. Services include feasibility studies, market research and analysis, due diligence, operating and financial projections, economic impact analysis and litigation support. The firm is part of the global Horwath HTL consulting practise operating in over 30 countries. Horwath HTL is affiliated with Crowe Horwath International, a network of more than 140 independent accounting and advisory services firms with 560 offices in more than 100 countries.
The Directors of Horwath HTL – Stephen Hamilton, Terry Ngan and James Parkinson – have over 50 years combined consulting experience in both the New Zealand and overseas tourism industries, together with over 10 years commercial experience in New Zealand and overseas hotel chains. The Directors have undertaken over 1,000 consulting engagements in New Zealand, Australia, Asia and the Pacific.