Travellers has entered the Victorian market with the acquisition of the 43-room Best Western Olde Maritime in Warrnambool. The property will continue to operate under the Best Western brand. The deal is Travellers’ sixth acquisition since launching in late 2023, and its first outside Queensland and New South Wales. Olde Maritime is the first of what […]
From soaring penthouses soaking up iconic city skylines to private havens in the most coveted corner of a beachfront resort, we’ve put together a selection of suites at hotels and resorts across Asia fit for a president. Suites where guests trade summit meetings for summit views, and leave the motorcade and security detail behind to […]
Adina Hobart is using place-led design, local storytelling and self-guided exploration to connect guests with Tasmania’s wilderness and encourage longer, more independent stays. The apartment-style hotel draws on the Central Highlands, Mt Field National Park and Lake St Clair, translating the colours, textures and organic forms of the landscape into the guest experience. Natural timbers […]
Oakwood has opened bookings for its new 122-room Oakwood Epping Melbourne, which will open on Monday 2 November in Melbourne’s northern corridor. The property joins Oakwood Premier Melbourne as the brand’s second Australian location, with an Adelaide property due to follow in 2027. Located at 160 Cooper Street, the hotel offers studio, one- and two-bedroom […]
Accor will open the 239-room Novotel Brisbane City Centre on 1 November, taking its Brisbane portfolio to 22 hotels as the city builds towards the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The hotel is owned by Frasers Hospitality and will operate under Accor management, extending a partnership that already includes Novotel Melbourne on Collins and Novotel […]
Waldorf Astoria Sydney has appointed Mark Newey as commercial director, bringing a seasoned luxury hospitality leader to the opening team ahead of the brand’s Australian debut in 2027. In the role, Newey will lead the hotel’s positioning, commercial strategy and demand generation as it prepares to enter one of Australia’s most competitive luxury markets. He […]
Four Seasons has announced plans to open Four Seasons Resort Tangier, Morocco, a new luxury cliffside resort overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and Strait of Gibraltar in the city’s Cap Malabata district. Four Seasons Resort Tangier will offer a rare connection between continents, cultures, and coastlines with views of Spain across the water. The resort sits […]
Hilton has named Andrew Ling regional head of focused service and all suites brands for Asia Pacific, while Alex Shockley has been appointed senior director of lifestyle and collection brands for the region. Ling moves across from his previous role as senior director of lifestyle brands. He has been with Hilton for more than seven […]
Ennismore has named former Accor South Australia area general manager Llewellyn Wyeth as vice president of operations, Pacific, the first of several planned hires for its regional leadership team. Based in Melbourne, Wyeth will oversee strategy and operations across Ennismore’s Pacific network, working with general managers, owners and hotel leadership teams on operational and commercial […]
American Express Global Business Travel has launched Hotel Lobby, an AI capability within its hotel sourcing consulting service, aimed at shortening sourcing cycles and enabling year-round program optimisation. Amex GBT said Hotel Lobby uses specialised AI agents for coverage, negotiation and sourcing to automate time-intensive tasks such as data cleansing, wish rate calculation and RFP […]