Developments

Two of Southeast Queensland’s iconic leisure and business travel destinations, Watermark Hotel & Spa Gold Coast and Watermark Hotel Brisbane, recently partnered with Elite Representation Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, forming a strategic alliance to expand Watermark’s meetings, incentives, conference and exhibition (MICE) business nationally, and to New Zealand markets.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has reported its second quarter 2017 results.

Construction has started on the new $50 million, 165-room Atura Hotel at Adelaide Airport. Event Hospitality & Entertainment Ltd (EVENT), will develop and operate Atura Hotels, a new seven-storey hotel directly adjacent the domestic and international terminal.

Local development companies Lloyd Coastal Property and Bannister Constructions have sold the Palm Court Motor Inn, which they’ve owned in William Street since 1989, along with the management rights and 21 units in their adjacent 2007 development, Mantra Quayside, to a single buyer.

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Travelodge Hotels is set to open a new 209-room hotel at Sydney Airport. The hotel forms part of the ongoing transformation of Mascot, which is host to a series of new developments, including serviced holiday units and trendy inner city apartment blocks.

Mantra Group today announced it has entered into an agreement with the Deague Group to acquire the Australian-owned Art Series Hotel Group for approximately $52.5 million (excluding transaction costs), subject to customary completion conditions.

The centrepiece of The Star Gold Coast’s transformation has reached its highest point, with the focus to now turn to the fit-out of the luxury development.

Quest Apartment Hotels has officially opened its doors in Eight Mile Plains, just days after ground was broken at the construction site of Quest Cannon Hill.

Pan Pacific Hotels Group has announced that Pan Pacific Melbourne opened on July 28.