Hotels key to Hamilton's Tourism Growth say city leaders

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New hotels can’t come soon enough

New hotels can’t come soon enough if Hamilton wants to lift its share of domestic tourism spend and overtake Wellington, city leaders say.

Figures show spending by Kiwi visitors in Hamilton and nearby districts held steady in May at $61 million — the fourth-highest in the country behind Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.

But acting city council chief executive Sean Murray says Hamilton’s visitor economy won’t take off without more beds.

“We know categorically that we are missing business because we don’t have enough rooms in the city,” he said.

To fix that, two major developments are in the pipeline: the Pullman Hotel, due to open next year, and Templeton’s planned hotel, which has yet to confirm its timeline.

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