Colliers has further cemented itself as a market leader in the provision of hotel brokerage and transaction support services with the appointment of Julian Whiston as National Director of Hotel Investment Sales.

Julian will be based in Brisbane and will report to Colliers’ Head of Hotels Gus Moors.

Julian was previously the Managing Director and Joint Head of a national Valuation Advisory business and has worked across both Asia and Europe.

Julian has been in practice since 1991 and has established himself as one of Australia’s leading specialists in the field of hotels and hospitality property.  He is both a fellow of the Australian Property Institute and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

“We are thrilled to have Julian join our team of national experts. Julian brings with him a unique depth of experience.  He is a known quantity, a successful and trusted hotel property professional with more than thirty years of experience throughout Australia and overseas. His experience and professional credentials will undoubtedly prove invaluable to our clients,” Mr Moors said.

“I am delighted to be joining Gus and the Colliers hotels team.  Over the years, I have had the pleasure of working with many of the individuals currently with Colliers. They are each ‘best in class’ professionals and collectively make for an outstanding team of hotel property experts.” Mr Whiston added.

In 2009, Mr Whiston returned to Australia and has since been based in Brisbane.  From Brisbane he led both JLL’s Queensland’s hotels and hospitality team as well as its valuation advisory capability, undertaking numerous high-profile hotel and hospitality valuation and advisory assignments throughout the country.  

Against a backdrop of increased market activity within the hotels sector and ‘hot on the heels’ of several notable hotel transactions completed by the existing Colliers hotel investment sales team, including the $100 million sale of the Rydges Sydney Harbour Hotel, Mr Whiston is now reorientating to a full-time hotel investment sales role.