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Forget the club sandwich wheeled into your hotel room under a silver cloche, food delivery platforms want to replace room service with a brown bag and a burger.
Room service is expensive for hotels and accommodation providers to offer and food delivery platforms have spotted an opportunity as they look to continue the supercharged demand they have seen through the coronavirus pandemic.
Deliveroo Australia chief executive Ed McManus has seen a surge in orders via hotel room service.
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Deliveroo, which was valued at $US7 billion ($9 billion) in January, is well established in the market with 238 hotels signed up to its platform in Australia offering co-branded in room menus for a range of restaurant options.
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Work has begun this month on the new Quest Apartment Hotel being built in Hastings, the culmination of a long-standing aspiration to have hotel accommodation available in the heart of the entertainment, culture and arts precinct surrounding Toitoi - Hawke’s Bay Arts and Events Centre.
Construction of the 34-room apartment-style hotel, located in a currently vacant building behind the Municipal Building and Opera Kitchen café, was delayed due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
Wallace Development Company is building the hotel and managing director Jonathan Wallace said it was pleasing to be able to get on site and start the demolition work this month.