OTA Insight, the cloud-based data intelligence platform for the hospitality industry, has revealed that leisure travel is making a strong recovery in Australia, with the Gold Coast and Cairns among most popular destinations for Australians looking for a winter escape.
Quest Apartment Hotels has signed an agreement to lease an 83-room apartment hotel on Wellington Street, Collingwood, with construction scheduled to commence 1 July 2021.
Liveport, a leading provider of internet services and IoT-based technology, is today announcing its participation as an official exhibitor for the upcoming NoVacancy Expo, taking place June 1-2. As Australia’s premier hotel and accommodation industry event, NoVacancy attendees visiting Liveport stand #440 will have the opportunity to learn about the latest online-based technologies and best practice trends to ensure that post-COVID operations meet with guest expectations and hotel staff needs.
Crowne Plaza Terrigal Pacific has appointed Ben Hislop as Director of Sales & Marketing, joining the team in Terrigal in April 2021. Hislop's return to his native Central Coast follows more than a decade of work for parent company IHG® Hotels & Resorts across a number of Crowne Plaza® and Holiday Inn® hotels in Australia. Most recently, Hislop opened the brand-new Crowne Plaza Sydney Darling Harbour as Director of Sales & Marketing.
A new era of hotels opening in Melbourne will drive the revival of city tourism prior to the re-opening of international travel, predicts Simon McGrath, Chief Executive Officer Accor Pacific, Australia’s largest hotel operator.
Kamal Atal joins Quest as Chief Financial and Commercial Officer, replacing Jason Vanderzam.
Dennis brings over 20 years of legal expertise having advised some of the most renowned public and private companies in the world, coming to Quest following an eleven-year tenure with Delaware North - a global leader in hospitality and food service management. During this time, Dennis held the role of Head of Legal & Compliance APAC and was recently awarded the Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Lawyer of the Year.
Sydney's hotel industry reported its highest occupancy and revenue per available room (RevPAR) in 14 months, according to preliminary April 2021 data from STR.
New statistics from Accor, the largest hotel operator in the Pacific, are showing that Queensland has recorded the fastest and most sustained rate of tourism recovery over the past year compared to all other States in Australia.
The world's largest luxury hotel brand, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, is set to arrive in Greater Western Sydney with the opening of InterContinental Parramatta, in partnership with owner Holdmark Property Group.
After years of anticipation, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants will arrive in Australia in 2021, with IHG Hotels & Resorts and Pro-invest Group planning to convert and reposition Sydney's Primus Hotel as Kimpton Sydney.
Earlier this year TFE Hotels unveiled Australia's inaugural Quincy-branded property, bringing the exotic colour and zing of Southeast Asia to Melbourne's most iconic and 'original' laneway, Flinders Lane.
Liveport, a leading provider of internet services and IoT-based technology, has today announced its successful deployment of a high-speed internet network at Lancemore Crossley St. Hotel in Melbourne, Australia. A trendsetting 114-guestroom property that combines both the glamour and grit of Melbournian culture, Lancemore Crossley St. can now also solidify its reputation as a modern and technologically advanced hotel by being able to cater to guest priorities for seamless and hassle-free online access.
InterContinental Adelaide, one of Adelaide's landmark luxury hotels, today announces its first major renovation since its opening.
Accor's centrally located Mantra Terrace Hotel Brisbane has reopened following a multi-million dollar makeover.
TFE Hotels' brand-new premium hotel experience, A by Adina Sydney, has officially opened its doors, becoming Sydney's newest landmark CBD hotel.
Accor, the largest hotel operator in Australia, has opened its first hotel in Victoria's picturesque Yarra Valley today with the opening of Peppers Marysville.
Infor, the industry cloud company, announced today that View Hotels has deployed Infor Hospitality Management Solution (HMS) and Interfaces across its three Australian Hotels to better leverage the cloud for data insights, marketing and remote working.
Holiday Inn Sydney Airport has spent $4 million renovating 50 per cent of its guest rooms. Led by a team of creative architects and interior designers from A+ Design Group, the extensive refurbishment included new furnishings and bathrooms.
Ovolo Group has expanded the role of Dave Baswal to managing director ANZ. Previously, Baswal has been leading the Australian arm of the business since 2016. This includes acquisitions, repositioning, design and project management for The Inchcolm by Ovolo and Ovolo The Valley in Brisbane, Ovolo Nishi in Canberra and Ovolo South Yarra in Melbourne. He has over two decades of hospitality finance and real estate management experience under his belt.