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.
In a first step towards their single-use plastic free 2020 goal, Sudima Hotels recently became the first group of hotels in New Zealand to discontinue using plastic straws – eliminating an estimated 52,000 straws each year from going to landfill.
A brand new five-star boutique hotel being created as part of one of Auckland’s tallest and most luxurious residential towers in central Auckland, The Pacifica, is being marketed for sale by Warren Hutt and Peter Hamilton of CBRE for developers Hengyi Pacific.
Many New Zealand hotel markets are outperforming their Australian counterparts as demand for rooms continues to outstrip supply with Queenstown, Auckland and Rotorua among Australasia's top markets.
Five-star Horizon Hotel opening in Auckland next year
Auckland's new five-star Horizon Hotel will open in late 2019, bringing 303 new high-end rooms to the city centre being built alongside the New Zealand International Convention Centre.
QT Hotels which has launched two hotels in New Zealand in the past 12 months, has expanded the QT Museum Wellington Hotel by adding 18 rooms, and reveals that more are on the horizon across the country.
TFE Hotels to open its tenth Vibe Hotel in Melbourne CBD
Construction has started on a new 206-room, 24-storey Vibe Hotel in Melbourne's CBD planned to open late 2019, continuing the momentum of the Vibe Hotels brand which will see its portfolio grow from nine hotels to twelve by the end of this year.
Perth's new $3.8bn Belmont Park redevelopment underway
Standing proud on the banks of the Swan River adjacent to Perth’s new 60,000 seat stadium and internationally renowned Crown Perth resort, Belmont Park will be at the heart of Perth’s entertainment and sporting precinct.
