The Best Western Plus Lake Kawana Waters has been rebranded to Mercure Sunshine Coast Kawana Waters, following a franchise agreement between Accor and hotel owners, Stay Centro GC.
Moxy Hotels is set to debut in Australia with the signing of Moxy Melbourne South Yarra, a 180-room, new build standalone hotel slated to open in July 2021.
Baillie Lodges expands with North Queensland hotel, Silky Oaks Lodge
Fresh from signing a joint-venture agreement with KSL Capital Partners, Baillie Lodges has announced a northerly addition to its portfolio of luxury lodges, with Tropical North Queensland hideaway Silky Oaks Lodge, set to handover in April 2019.
IHG launches 'voco Melbourne Central' hotel to be part of ‘380 Melbourne’ development
IHG has signed its third voco hotel in Australia since the brand’s global launch in June, partnering with Brady Group to open voco Melbourne Central in July 2020.
Barnes Capital and IHG brings new voco hotel brand to Yarra Valley
Entrepreneur Martyn Barnes has signed a management agreement to badge his new 170-room Yarra Valley hotel as voco™, IHG’s new upscale hotel brand, making it the second voco signing for Australia set to open in 2021.
The Savoy Hotel Little Collins Street Melbourne to open in October
The existing Vibe Savoy Hotel Melbourne on the corner of Spencer and Little Collins Street will undergo a multi-million-dollar refurbishment and re-open as The Savoy Hotel on Little Collins in October this year.
Rumba Resort Caloundra and Oceans Resort Hervey Bay management rights sold for $15m
The management rights of two landmark oceanfront resorts on the Sunshine Coast and Fraser Coast, Oceans Resort Hervey Bay and Rumba Resort Caloundra, have sold for a total of close to $15 million, brokered by Glenn Millar of Resort Brokers Australia.
Mercure Hotels expands in Australia and New Zealand with new openings announced
AccorHotels’ midscale hotel brand, Mercure has reached its 50th hotel milestone in the Pacific region with the announcement of four new hotels set to open in Australia and New Zealand within the next three years.
IHG rebranding Hayman Island Whitsundays to InterContinental Hotel
The Whitsunday Islands will welcome a new era of luxury in 2019 with the signing of a management agreement that will see IHG take over management of Hayman Island, rebranding it as Hayman Island, by InterContinental.