Hilton is fuelling speculation it is to develop a hotel in Queenstown, with adverts on its website for a director of business development and a director of operations for the hotel.
The Otago Daily Times says on Friday that it seemed likely the "Hilton Queenstown" would take over the planned Westin hotel site on the Kawarau Falls Station development.
The future of the Westin - part of the $1 billion Kawarau Falls Station development - has been in doubt, with the hotel having stopped taking bookings, despite nearing completion.