{"id":19713,"date":"2014-08-12T08:41:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T08:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/atura-blacktown-a-small-hotel-making-a-big-name-for-itself\/"},"modified":"2014-08-12T08:41:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-12T08:41:00","slug":"atura-blacktown-a-small-hotel-making-a-big-name-for-itself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2014\/08\/atura-blacktown-a-small-hotel-making-a-big-name-for-itself\/","title":{"rendered":"Atura Blacktown: A Small Hotel Making a Big Name for Itself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Hot on the heels of winning &#8216;Best Hotel&#8217; and several other categories at the NSW TAA Awards for&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignright\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/travmedia.com\/images\/uploads\/gallery\/395858\/395858_num989012_600x600.jpg\" data-wp-imgselect=\"1\" height=\"176\" src=\"http:\/\/travmedia.com\/images\/uploads\/gallery\/395858\/395858_num989012_600x600.jpg\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; float: right; line-height: 19px; outline: rgb(119, 119, 119) solid 1px; resize: none;\" width=\"264\" \/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Excellence, Atura Blacktown, a reasonably small, reasonably priced&nbsp;design hotel in Sydney&#8217;s West has&nbsp;proved&nbsp;once again it is a force to be reckoned with.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\" style=\"color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The finalist line-up for the coveted Hotel Management (HM) National Awards for Excellence has been released with Atura Blacktown achieving finalist status in six award categories including:<\/span><\/div>\n<ul data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\" style=\"color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Hotel Interior Design<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">New Hotel<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Midscale Accommodation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Marketing Campaign<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Service to the Community<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Hotel Rising Star &#8211; Michelle Paul (who won &#8216;Employee Excellence in Service&#8217;) at the NSW TAA Awards for Excellence.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\" style=\"color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The winners will be announced at a gala presentation dinner at Sydney&#8217;s Town Hall on Friday, September 5.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\" style=\"color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\" style=\"color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignright\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/travmedia.com\/images\/uploads\/gallery\/395858\/395858_num989013_600x600.jpg\" height=\"178\" src=\"http:\/\/travmedia.com\/images\/uploads\/gallery\/395858\/395858_num989013_600x600.jpg\" style=\"float: right;\" width=\"267\" \/><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cAtura is all about delivering a fresh take on the mid-market accommodation offering by providing a real&nbsp;design hotel experience without the designer price tag.&nbsp; We&#8217;re delighted to see this approach is being welcomed &#8211; not just by our guests but by seasoned industry professionals,\u201d said Geoff York, Atura Hotels Director of Operations and Development.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\" style=\"color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\" style=\"color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cOne of the things that makes us feel most proud about having our property and staff recognised on a national level is that it helps put the spotlight on Blacktown and western Sydney as a tourism destination and great place to do business.&nbsp; With more than 90% of Atura Blacktown&#8217;s staff being Western Sydney locals, it has been a great booster for staff morale.\u201d Geoff continued.&nbsp; \u201cThe success of Atura Blacktown also pays dividends for the area through creation of extra jobs and through revenue generated by our guests as they explore the wider community.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\" style=\"color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\" style=\"color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The hotel is also a finalist for &#8216;Mid Market Hotel of the Year&#8217; at the national Australia Hotels Association (AHA) Awards for Excellence 2014 which takes place on 15 September at Jupiters Casino on the Gold Coast.&nbsp; Two local staff members are also finalists in the national people awards &#8211; Michelle Paul for Excellence in Service and Jessica Harford for Hotel Industry Rising Star.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\" style=\"color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\" style=\"color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The hotel is also making a name for itself in Western Sydney with Atura Blacktown a finalist for Best Marketing Campaign and Service to the Community in the Western Sydney Business Awards for Excellence (WSABE Awards). The WSABE Awards will be held in Parramatta on Friday, 22 August.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\" style=\"color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\" style=\"color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">About Atura Hotels: Urban. Industrial. Art Inspired. Atura Hotels are where modern business and leisure travelers&nbsp;escape&nbsp;the predictable&nbsp;to&nbsp;embrace a new&nbsp;style&nbsp;of travel.&nbsp;This&nbsp;fresh take on&nbsp;the&nbsp;mid-market travel&nbsp;experience&nbsp;fuses&nbsp;dynamic&nbsp;spaces,&nbsp;hip styling&nbsp;and&nbsp;the latest technology at surprisingly affordable prices ensuring&nbsp;guests feel&nbsp;connected and energised. &nbsp;Expect free Wi Fi and a&nbsp;host&nbsp;of other benefits each time you stay. &nbsp;Engagement with&nbsp;surrounding&nbsp;communities and active&nbsp;support of&nbsp;the&nbsp;local music &amp; art&nbsp;scene&nbsp;are&nbsp;fundamental to&nbsp;the Atura&nbsp;brand&nbsp;philosophy. &nbsp;Over the next few years,&nbsp;Atura Hotels will be launched across&nbsp;Australia&nbsp;in&nbsp;select&nbsp;CBD&nbsp;locations, business park precincts and regional hub.&nbsp; The first to open was Atura Blacktown&nbsp;in October 2013 and in July 2014 the property won Mid-Range Hotel Accommodation of the Year at the TAA (NSW) Awards for Excellence.&nbsp; Atura Albury is scheduled to open in late December 2014.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\" style=\"color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\" style=\"color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Atura Hotels participates in the free to join&nbsp;<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.priorityguestrewards.com.au\/\" data-mce-style=\"color: #3c3c3c;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.priorityguestrewards.com.au\/\" style=\"color: #3c3c3c;\">Priority Guest Rewards Program.&nbsp;<\/a>This popular hotel club offers guests the ability to earn free room nights, 10% discount on our best flexible rates and leisure packages, food &amp; drinks benefits, and reward points at over 45 hotels and resorts across 4 brands in key destinations across Australia, New Zealand and London, UK.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\" style=\"color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\" style=\"color: #444444; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">For more information visit &#8211;&nbsp;<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.aturahotels.com.au\/\" data-mce-style=\"color: #3c3c3c;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aturahotels.com.au\/\" style=\"color: #3c3c3c;\" target=\"_blank\">www.aturahotels.com.au<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hot on the heels of winning &#8216;Best Hotel&#8217; and several other categories at the NSW TAA Awards for&nbsp;Excellence, Atura Blacktown, a reasonably small, reasonably priced&nbsp;design hotel in Sydney&#8217;s West has&nbsp;proved&nbsp;once again it is a force to be reckoned with. The finalist line-up for the coveted Hotel Management (HM) National Awards for Excellence has been released [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19713\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}