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NEW MERCURE GLADSTONE HOTEL TO JOIN ACCOR’S QUEENSLAND HOTEL NETWORK IN 2012
Construction has commenced on the new Gladstone Mercure Hotel in Queensland, expected to welcome its first guests in September 2012. The new hotel will be built onsite at the Yaralla Sports Club and provide 60 hotel rooms, and conference facilities, catering to the need for more corporate level accommodation options in the region. The Mercure […]
GUANGZHOU WELCOMES NEW ERA OF HOTEL LUXURY WITH SOFITEL IN CHINA
Sofitel Luxury Hotels has opened of its first address in Guangzhou (formerly Canton, in southern China) with the Sofitel Guangzhou Sunrich. The launch has now increased the Sofitel Luxury Hotels network to a total of 20 addresses in China. Ideally located in the heart of Tianhe, Guangzhou’s most dynamic financial and business district, the Sofitel […]
FORMULE 1 METAMORPHOSISES WITH NEW COCOON ROOMS
Formule 1, the brand that revolutionized budget travel, has introduced its new “Cocoon” room concept into Australia, with F1 hotels in Canberra, Campbelltown and Wentworthville the first to showcase the new rooms. F1 Campbelltown was the very first Formule 1 in Australia, and its refurbishment is well timed as Accor celebrates its 20th anniversary this […]
TRAVEL+LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARDS – SOFITEL QUEENSTOWN HOTEL & SPA NAMED BEST SPA
SOFITEL QUEENSTOWN HOTEL & SPA NAMED BEST SPA AT THE 2011 TRAVEL+LEISURE WORLD’S BEST AWARD Sofitel Queenstown Hotel & Spa has been named the World’s Best Hotel Spa in this year’s Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards. Travel+Leisure is one of North America’s most respected and highest circulating travel magazines with a focus on authentic, […]
The French are back in Indochina
BY RODERICK EIME IN PHNOM PENH Despite their dramatic exit from Indochina in 1954, the French have never lost their enthusiasm for the former colonies of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. While many ornate public and private buildings from the century prior to their departure grow tired and faded or simply disappear, others are revived and […]
MAORI KING AND NEW ZEALAND PM OPEN NOVOTEL AUCKLAND AIRPORT
Novotel Auckland Airport was officially opened today by King Tuheitia and New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key, in a traditional dawn ceremony. The launch of the innovative hotel – just 50 metres from the international terminal – comes just over 100 days from the kick-off of the World Cup, and will provide a huge confidence […]
Grand Mercure Mount Lofty House continues Meteoric Rise
by Roderick Eime in Adelaide When the smoke cleared, over 2000 square kilometres of South Australia lay scorched by some of the worst bushfires in over a century. Firestorms comparable to wartime incendiary bombing destroyed many hundreds of properties, tens of thousands of head of livestock and left 28 South Australians dead. That day, 16 […]
Novotel Auckland Airport set to take off on 27 May with GM Paul Columbus in the pilot’s seat
Internationally experienced hotelier, Paul Columbus, has taken up the role of General Manager of the new Novotel Auckland Airport and is currently positioning it for a May 27 take-off. The hotel will be officially launched by Maori King Tuheitia Paki and Prime Minister John Key in a traditional dawn blessing ceremony. Paul […]
ACCOR LAUNCHES HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY’S LARGEST INDIGENOUS RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN
Senator the Hon. Nick Arbib, Simon McGrath VP Accor Australia & Leah Armstrong CEO Reconciliation Australia at the Accor Reconciliation Action Plan launch at Sofitel Sydney Wentworth Australia’s largest hotel group reinforces its commitment to Indigenous Australians The statistics say it all – official employment figures show the unemployment rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait […]
Pullman launches five star international brand Hotel in Bali
Pullman Bali Legian Nirwana has this week launched as the only five star, resort style hotel, linking the prime entertainment and shopping areas of Kuta and Legian. Pullman today announced its entry into the Indonesian market with Pullman Bali Legian Nirwana opening the doors to guests for its first 140 of 353 rooms on February […]
