Queenstown and Wanaka accommodation general managers (from
left) Donna Stewart, of Peppers Beacon, Matt Anderson, of
Crowne Plaza, Jim Moore, of Novotel Queenstown Lakeside, Paul
Clark, of Mercure Queenstown Resort, Penny Clark, of
Goldridge Resort, Leigh Stock, of Edgewater resort, Marlene
Poynder, of Hilton Queenstown and Kawarau Hotel, and Fiona
Williams, of Tanoa Aspen, made a heartfelt plea to the
weather gods for snow, to attract more tourists to the
Southern Lakes, before their monthly New Zealand Hotel
Council meeting yesterday.
Ms Clark, also the New Zealand Hotel Council Queenstown
chairwoman, said, "We love Queenstown so much. We know we
need snow for winter, everything else is easy."
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