$1.2 billion Hummock Hill Island resort project approved
After initially being rejected by the Gladstone Regional Council, Queensland’s independent Coordinator-General has approved a $1.2 billion tourism project which will deliver an integrated, master-planned resort on Hummock Hill Island in Rodds Bay, 30 kilometres south-east of Gladstone.
$400 million Dorsett Hotel and Star Residences Gold Coast construction starts
Construction has begun today on the $400 million Dorsett Hotel and Star Residences on the Gold Coast, which will feature 316 hotel rooms and 423 apartments with direct access to The Star Casino.
Darwin and Gold Coast top hotel performers edging out Cairns, CBRE Hotels MarketView report
Gold Coast and Darwin shone as Australia’s best performing hotel markets over the last 12 months, edging Cairns from the top spot as reported by CBRE’s latest Hotels MarketView report for Q2 2018.
Brisbane’s first luxury hotel openings in 20-years signal market renaissance
The completion of a raft of hotels will redefine the Brisbane market in the next 12 months, with the Emporium Southpoint, Adina George Street, Westin Brisbane, Calile Hotel James Street and Art Series Howard Smith Wharves adding to the city’s first new luxury properties in two decades.
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.
Wyndham Hotel Group has announced its second TRYP by Wyndham property in Australia – TRYP North Lakes – part of the $250 million, 1.7 hectare Laguna North Lakes development opening in 2021.
North Queensland investment to rise with the Cairns Global Tourism Hub
Investor confidence is growing in the government’s proposal for a Tropical North Global Tourism Hub with multiple national and international firms at the centre of the next phase of consultation, with the Cityport precinct near the expanding Convention Centre being the preferred development site...
New $150m QPAC redevelopment to deliver more performing arts in Brisbane
With QPAC now the busiest theatre complex in Australia, the Palaszczuk Government will deliver a new $150 million state of the art theatre for Brisbane on the Playhouse Green site.
Brand new Best Western Plus North Lakes Hotel opens
The waterfront Best Western Plus North Lakes Hotel, 20km north of the Brisbane CBD, has become the latest high-quality property to join the Best Western Australasia network.
The Brisbane City Council has approved the Jubilee Hotel's redevelopment, making way for a new 14-storey office tower while maintaining the heritage of the Bowen Hills pub.