The Star Gold Coast $2 billion masterplan approved
QLD State Government approval of a mega masterplan for The Star Gold Coast could see The Star Entertainment Group and its partners inject more than $2 billion in additional tourism investment across South East Queensland.
ibis Styles Brisbane hotel sold to Worldwide Hotels in $100 million deal
ibis Styles Brisbane has sold for a rumoured $100 million to one of Singapore’s wealthiest private groups, Legend Land Brisbane Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Worldwide Hotels in an off-market deal brokered by Wayne Bunz of CBRE Hotels.
Event Hospitality has announced the design driven QT Hotel brand will be coming to Auckland in 2020, being the 10th QT hotel in the group and QT’s third New Zealand property.
New Sebel Hotel announced for Melbourne inner-east suburb of Malvern
Australia’s largest hotel operator, AccorHotels, together with owners Dalmeera Group, today announced a new-build Sebel apartment-style hotel is coming to Melbourne's inner-east suburb of Malvern scheduled to open in late November.
Melbourne Airport sees visitor numbers grow year on year
The combined total of domestic and international passenger visitors surpassed 3.1 million in September 2018, resulting in a growth of 3.4 per cent compared to the same time last year.
Hawke’s Bay tourism numbers increase over Winter season
Hawke’s Bay has seen a spike over Winter 2018 with overall guest nights, both domestic and international guest nights, along with occupancy rates all increasing when compared to 2017.
Tropical North Global Tourism Hub seeks local businesses to help deliver the project
The proposed Tropical North Global Tourism Hub in Cairns is looking for potential contractors and businesses to put up their hand for the opportunity to help deliver the project.
Odyssey Japan Boutique Hospitality Fund & Shinhan announces acquisition of Owan Hotel
Odyssey Capital Group has announced that the Odyssey Japan Private Equity Real Estate division has been selected by Shinhan Investment Corp (a division of Shinhan Financial Group) to be their Japan Hospitality Advisor and Fund Manager for an institutional mandate.
From March 2017 to March 2018, international visitation to South Australia increased by 9% to 475,000 international visitors - and with a new airport for Adelaide on top of hotel brands lining up, it's expected this trend will continue.