AccorHotels has appointed Craig Reaume to the position of General Manager at its original upscale address in the CBD, the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth. Immediately prior to his appointment, Craig was Hotel Manager at the hotel, a role he assumed in April this year.
STR's preliminary July 2016 data for Sydney, Australia, indicates positive performance driven by rate.Based on daily data from July, Sydney reported the following in year-over-year comparisons:
The Chief Operating Officer of one of Australia’s largest and most established hotel groups – InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) – has been appointed to the Board of Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA).
Australia's hotel markets saw mixed results in 2015. Sydney and Melbourne continue to perform well while the resource heavy cities of Darwin, Brisbane and Perth all posted drops in RevPAR. In 2015 Sydney was the best performing hotel market in Australia, recording an occupancy of 85% and an ADR of A$212. After a number of years of almost no supply growth, new properties are finally entering the market. Robust economic growth coupled with rising domestic and international tourism numbers should see demand for rooms continue to grow, offsetting the supply increases. 2016 is set to be another strong year for Sydney's hotel market, with RevPAR likely to grow 1.7% to A$184. Overall we forecast RevPAR to grow at a robust CAAG rate of 2.9% in the years to 2020.
AETHOS Consulting Group is proud to confirm it will co-host "NEXT, A Future Leaders Summit", in conjunction with HotelsWorld 2016. "NEXT" is an invitation-only symposium comprised of hotel industry executives in their mid-'20s to late '30s who are currently employed at departmental management level or above. Sponsors of HotelsWorld from the hotel, resort, and serviced apartment sectors have been asked to invite rising stars from their organizations to participate in a tailored program covering the future of hotel management, leadership, career development, and compensation trends.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced an agreement with joint venture partners, Frasers Property Australia and Sekisui House Australia, to open Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Central Park. Located in the AU$2 billion Central Park urban village at the former Old Kent Brewery site, the 297-room new build hotel is scheduled to open in 2018 as part of a mixed-use development.
STR's preliminary May 2016 data for Sydney, Australia, indicates strong rate growth. Based on daily data from May, Sydney reported the following in year-over-year comparisons:
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with a M&L Hospitality affiliate for a Hyatt Regency hotel in Sydney, Australia. The hotel, located at 161 Sussex Street and previously part of the Four Points by Sheraton brand, will be rebranded to Hyatt Regency Sydney at midnight on November 30, 2016, marking the Hyatt Regency brand's return to Sydney.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) is pleased to announce the expansion of the Starwood Sales Organisation with two appointments to the Sydney office.
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world’s largest and most dynamic hotel groups, today announced the appointment of Scott McConnell as director, Global Sales – Leisure, Asia Pacific. Scott will be spearheading the global sales for the leisure segment, leveraging on Carlson Rezidor’s innovative sales avenues, delivering greater revenue streams to the group’s portfolio of hotels. He will be responsible for key account management and the acquisition of new accounts, working in tandem with the Asia Pacific Commercial team. A seasoned industry professional with over 18 years’ experience, Scott was most recently the global account director with Langham Hospitality Group where he was responsible for the management of the leisure, travel, MICE and entertainment markets for their global portfolio. He also has a rich understanding of on-property sales having served positions at several hotels in Australia and the Millennium London Mayfair. Scott has a Bachelor of Business and a Bachelor of Tourism degree from Monash University in Melbourne. He is based in Sydney and reports to Cathy O’Connor, senior director, Global Sales – MICE, Asia Pacific.
Leading international hotel group, IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), has expanded its Australasian development team with the appointment of Abhijay Sandilaya as Director of Development – Australasia.
A leading Australian property developer renowned for its innovative approach to residential apartment design has revealed details of its much-anticipated new hotel brand.
Pan Pacific Hotels Group (PPHG) is delighted to announce the appointment of Kurt Otto Wehinger as Area General Manager Oceania with a concurrent appointment as General Manager of PARKROYAL Darling Harbour, Sydney.
IHG’s (InterContinental Hotels Group) Karin Sheppard, COO for Australasia and Japan, has announced a new member of her growing Corporate Operations team in preparation for the company’s expanding pipeline in the region, appointing Gareth Long as Director of Operations Support Australasia and Japan.
Radisson Blu Plaza Sydney has recently appointed Curtis Mohr to the role of Business Development Manager to lead the hotel’s meetings and events strategy as part of the new $12 million re-design. With a diverse background in senior management within the hospitality industry, across multidisciplinary sectors including project management, business development, corporate relations and event coordination, Curtis will be responsible for the ongoing development of Radisson Blu Sydney’s conferences and events.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) in partnership with investment group, Pro-invest today celebrated the opening of Australia's first Holiday Inn Express hotel, Holiday Inn Express Sydney Macquarie Park; scheduled to welcome its first guests on 11 April 2016.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) in partnership with investment group, Pro-invest today celebrated the opening of Australia's first Holiday Inn Express hotel, Holiday Inn Express Sydney Macquarie Park; scheduled to welcome its first guests on 11 April 2016.
Sydney’s Four Seasons has announced the appointment of Michael Mousseau as new Executive Chef.
Sydney's CBD and metropolitan hotel markets finished 2015 on a high with full year STR data reporting exceptional occupancies and average daily rate (ADR) levels across the board. Conducive to the respective markets' strong performance remains relatively benign supply pipelines, increases in major demand generators, growing airline capacity, and continued international and domestic visitation growth driven by the depreciation of the Australian dollar.
CBRE has appointed Ben Martin-Henry as Research Manager, Hotels in a move to further support clients with detailed research and analysis of the hotel, pub and motel sectors.