Ken Orr has been appointed as General Manager at Millennium Hotel Queenstown

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Ken Orr into the role of General Manager at Millennium Hotel Queenstown.

Ken Orr

An experienced hotelier, Ken has worked forMillennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand for over 20 years in various managerial and operational positions in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown. Ken stepped down from his most recent role with the company as Vice President of Operations in June 2025 to relocate to the South Island.

Ken's appointment comes at an exciting time for Millennium Hotel Queenstown as the property readies to unveil a refurbishment of its 220 rooms, including 15 suites. As one of Queenstown's great conference hotels, it is home to the biggest hotel ballroom in the alpine town and can host up to 600 guests' theatre-style.

More details regarding Millennium Hotel Queenstown's refurbishment will be shared in the coming months.

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Millennium Hotels and Grand Millennium Hotels are primarily four star deluxe and five star properties situated in premier locations in major international gateway cities or prominent business locations around the world. The Millennium and Grand Millennium hotels form the largest part of the Group's portfolio, with 44 hotels around the world and around 16,000 rooms.

Millennium Hotels and Resorts (MHR) is the global brand of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Limited (M&C), a global hotel company which owns, manages and operates over 145 hotels across some 80 locations. It has several distinct hotel brands, including Grand Millennium, Millennium, M Social, Copthorne and Kingsgate, throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East, New Zealand and the United States.