Good Group chief executive Russell Gray. Photo: Mountain SceneThe boss of one of Queenstown’s biggest hospo companies is bullish about the resort’s prospects, predicting a transtasman bubble could be only three months away. Good Group chief executive and part-owner Russell Gray says the company, which owns 14 venues in the resort and Auckland, is managing its way through the pandemic "as well as anyone could expect". But he’s acutely aware of the challenges facing the resort’s hospo venues after a "disappointing" summer’s trading, and supports recent calls for the government to resume targeted financial support for its struggling hospo and tourism businesses. "What’s important is that Queenstown is supported to ensure it’s ready to resurge when the transtasman bubble actually does happen.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 27, 2021 16:30 UTC