Queensland the national standout in 2018, Wayne Bunz CBRE Hotels
Queensland now has some of the best luxury brands in Australia. In Brisbane, the luxury gap has been filled by a number of new openings this year – many of which represent true 5 star offerings not previously seen in Australia.
Happy holidays from The Hotel Conversation! We look back at a booming 2018 and recap our top 20 most read articles from across Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific.
Qantas to partner with Cathay Pacific set to boost Australian tourism numbers
Cathay Pacific and Qantas customers are set to benefit from a new codeshare agreement that leverages the strengths of each carrier’s regional networks and provides more options for customers travelling between Australia and Asia.
International visitor numbers up, domestic travel up, national hotel performance up - and a positive hotel outlook are some of the key takeaways from Deloitte's first 2018 edition of their Tourism and Hotel Market Outlook.
Melbourne's charm pips Sydney as top Australian city for investment
Melbourne has pipped Sydney as the top Australian city for investment in the Asia Pacific region, followed closely by Brisbane - with Tokyo announced as the preferred destination for commercial property investors.
Travellers are set to be spoilt for hotel choice as Australia experiences its largest ever hotel expansion with Tourism Australia and the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) joining forces in a strategic partnership to attract foreign direct investment to the tourism industry...
Australian tourism spending soars above $40 billion
The record run for Australian tourism rolls on with spending by international visitors reaching a new high of $41.3 billion for the year ending December 2017, an increase of six percent on the previous year representing an additional $2.2 billion to the Australian economy.
