Gold Coast's Watermark Hotel announced as IHG's first Voco Hotel in Australia
IHG has confirmed the first signing in Australia of their new upscale hotel brand, Voco, will be the 388-room Watermark Hotel & Spa Gold Coast, Surfers Paradise - opening late 2018.
Economic stars align to drive growth in Queensland
Record levels of infrastructure investment in the Brisbane CBD and national-leading interstate migration are among the key growth drivers boosting Queensland’s economy to its strongest position in several years.
Quest Apartment Hotels has announced its latest 42-room development is coming to Tauranga CBD, with the demolishment of an 80-year-old building making way for the new hotel.
Launceston’s iconic new hotel Peppers Silo has opened its doors, transforming the unused Kings Wharf grain silos into a state-of-the-art contemporary new $25 million, 108-room hotel.
Following a highly publicised international marketing campaign launched late last year, Bondi’s iconic Level 3 Icebergs has been sold by John Singleton to the O’Brien Group, Australia’s largest privately-owned hospitality, entertainment and leisure company.
Minor Hotels acquires further 25.2% of Spain's NH Hotel Group for EUR 619m
Minor International announced today that it has reached an agreement with HNA Group to purchase an equity stake of 25.2% in the Madrid based NH Hotel Group in a two-tranche transaction valued at EUR 619 million.
Sheraton, Westin and Denarau Fiji hotel resorts sold for $280m
The Sheraton Fiji Resort, The Westin Denarau Island Resort & Spa and the Denarau Golf & Racquet Club have sold for FJD $280m (AUD $179m) to the Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) in a deal brokered by Rob Cross of CBRE Hotels.
New Cradle Mountain tourism development a step closer
The Tasmanian Government has begun its search for a suitable partner(s) to develop a new iconic tourism experience at the Cradle Mountain Gateway Precinct, located on the edge of the Tasmanian World Heritage Area.
Australia’s largest contemporary art gallery coming to Melbourne
Melbourne will become home to Australia’s largest contemporary art gallery as part of a once-in-a-generation transformation of the arts precinct, set to be built on the site of the Carlton & United Breweries Building on Southbank Boulevard.
Tourism Australia showcase regional investment opportunities
With international visitor spend growing a further 6 per cent in the last year to reach $41.3 billion, and 43 cents of every tourism dollar being spent in our regions, investment opportunities in Australia’s regional tourism destinations have been showcased by Tourism Australia and Austrade. ...