2 Mar 2021

Queenstown will struggle after even tourists return - hotelier

From Morning Report, 6:12 am on 2 March 2021

A Queenstown hotelier says he's worried the resort town will struggle with staffing when visitors are allowed to return.

The resort town has been hard hit with some businesses down to 10 percent of the usual revenue.

The Rees Hotel's chief executive Mark Rose says you can now walk down the street and see virtually nobody.

He told tourism reporter Tess Brunton his summer showed just a hint of the staffing challenges to come.