RD Australasia
Melbourne’s New Landmark Ritz Carlton To Open in March 2023
Main Photo: The new Ritz-Carlton, imagined Date: October 2022 Name: The Ritz-Carlton Melbourne – opening 2023 Location: Lonsdale Street, CBD Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Number of Keys: 257 Seller: TBA Buyer: TBA The Ritz-Carlton brand will make it’s Melbourne debut in March 2023, Marriott have announced The 80-storey hotel, located on Lonsdale Street in the CBD,…
Read MoreCP Group, Alvarium Investments & Archipelago Capital JV Acquire Stamford Plaza Aucland for NZ$170m Breaking A Record High Price
Main Photo: The Stamford Plaza Auckland…view over Auckland Harbour Date: October 2022 Name: The Stamford Plaza Auckland, opened as The Regent Location: CBD Auckland, North Island, New Zealand Number of Keys: 286 Seller: Stamford Hotels & Resorts Buyer: A consortium which includes CP Group, the largest hotel owner in New Zealand, as well as global…
Read MoreRadisson Hotel Group to Expand Footprint Across Australasia With Fresh Brands
Main Photo: The Radisson Blu, Sydney Date: September 2022 Name: Radisson Hotel Group with ten or so brands Location: Australasia Number of Keys: TBA Owner: Jin Jiang Hotels, with 30-odd brands of their own! Radisson Hotel Group has today announced significant expansion plans for Australasia, with a newly expanded brand portfolio, strategic partnerships and diverse…
Read MoreFive-Star Sir Stamford Circular Quay Hotel, Sydney Sold to JDH Capital for AUD $210.5m….To Become Residential Apartments
Main Photo: The Presidential Suite at the Sir Stamford hotel in Sydney Date: August 2022 Name: Sir Stamford Circular Quay Hotel Location: Sydney CBD overlooking Sydney Harbour Number of Keys: 105 Seller: Singapore’s Stamford Land Corporation, owned by CK Ow Buyer: JDH Capital, founded by ex-Macquarie banker Jean-Dominique Huynh In a deal via an exercisable…
Read MoreEnnismore Expands in New Zealand With Four New Hotel Signings
Main Photo: The Spa at the SO/ Auckland, another Ennismore hotel already open in NZ Date: August 2022 Names: Hyde, Jo&Joe and Tribe – to open 2023/24 Locations: Jo&Joe, two Tribe hotels in Auckland, North Island and Hyde, Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand Number of Keys: TBA Sellers: TBA Buyer: CP Group, owned by the…
Read MorePeppers Kings Square in Perth Acquired by Singapore-Based High Street Holdings for AUD $26m
Main Photo: The Peppers Kings Square hotel in Perth, Western Australia Date: August 2022 Name: Peppers Kings Square…to become Rydges Kings Square Location: Wellington Stree/Shafto Lane, Perth, WA, Australia Number of Keys: 120 Seller: A partnership between Mode Development and Hickory Building Systems, managed by Mantra Group (Accor). The hotel opened in 2016, at a…
Read MoreAnnie Cannon-Brookes Buys Dunk Island for AUD$25m
Main Photo: Dunk Island Date: July 2022 Name: Dunk Island Location: Great Barrier Reef, Australia Number of Keys: Before Cyclone Yasi ravaged the island, there was 160 room resort hotel on the island Seller: In July 2021 Mark Spillane tried to acquire the island through his company Upsense Media Capital, but he failed….so the current…
Read MoreRBH Announces Strategic Alliance With Australian Gatehouse Hospitality
Main Photo: The Westin London City, a recent addition to the RBH stable Date: July 2022 Names: RBH and Gatehouse Hospitality Locations: UK & Asia-Pacific – Gatehouse currently manages properties in Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria, Australia and has a strong pipeline of new build projects Number of Keys: RBH: 5,700; Gatehouse: TBA Partners: RBH,…
Read MoreFrasers Property Makes Offer to Privatise Frasers Hospitality Trust at SIN 70 Cents Per Unit
Main Photo: The Fraser Suites Sydney, one of the 14 assets within this deal Date: June 2022 Name: Frasers Hospitality Trust Location: HQ Singapore – properties globally Number of Keys: 2,635….Frasers have some 120 properties, under seven brands…although FHT own just 14 assets across 9 cities in Asia, Australia and Europe, as per this deal…
Read MoreThe Oscar Seppeltsfield, Barossa Finally Gets Go-Ahead To Open 2024 – AUD50m To Open
Main Photo: The artist’s impression for the new Wine Hotel Date: June 2022 Name: The Oscar Seppeltsfield – to open 2024 Location: Seppeltsfeild Vineyard, Barossa, South Australia Number of Keys: 71 rooms, suites and penthouses Seller: An old Seppeltsfield winery Buyer: The project is being funded by a group of South Australian businessmen, headed up…
Read MoreSydney Hotelier, Glenn Piper Buys Hook Island Lodge Leasehold in Whitsundays, Great Barrier Reef
Main Photo: The fab Whitsundays, where the Hook Island Lodge is Date: May 2022 Name: Hook Island Lodge Location: The Southern side of Hook Island, overlooking Hooks Passage and the Great Barrier Reef, Whitsundays, Australia Number of Keys: 50 Seller: Glenn Dickson…The property’s rooms and underwater observatory were damaged by Cyclone Yasi in 2011, and…
Read MoreLangham Gold Coast Australia To Open June 2022
Main Photo: The stunning looking Langham Gold Coast – the tallest of the three towers Date: May 2022 Name: Langham Gold Coast – opening June 2022 Location: Between Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach, South of Brisbane, Australia Number of Keys: 169 rooms and suites plus 170 Jewel Residences Seller: TBA Buyer: AW Trading (Australia) Pty Australia’s…
Read MoreBaring Private Equity Buy Hilton Sydney from Bright Ruby for Record AUD530m
Main Photo: The Hilton Sydney Date: May 2022 Name: Hilton Sydney Location: Close to Hyde Park CBD, Sydney, NSW, Australia Number of Keys: 587 Seller: Bright Ruby Resources Buyer: Baring Private Equity Asia – BPEA, which is in the process of being acquired by Swedish private equity firm EQT, has been active in acquiring hospitality…
Read MoreVictoria, Australia to Host 2026 Commonwealth Games
Date: April 2022 Locations: Victoria 2026 will be staged in March 2026 across multiple cities and regional hubs including Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat and Gippsland, in what will be a first ever predominantly regional Commonwealth Games What Did They Say: The 2026 Commonwealth Games will be hosted in the state of Victoria, Australia. Who They: The…
Read MoreSalter Brothers Switches To Accor For Recently Acquired Travelodge Hotels In Australia
Main Photo: The Travelodge Sydney Surry Hills Date: April 2022…Updated 12th April Name: Was Travelodge, managed by TFE Hotels…Now ibis Styles, Mercure and Novotel Locations: Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, Australia Number of Keys: 2,000 plus Owner: A JV between Mirvac and NAMA with what is referred to as the Tucker Box portfolio A big bet…
Read MoreAce Hotel Primed for Debut Sydney, Australia
Main Photo: The Loft Suite at the new Ace Hotel Sydney Date: March 2022 Name: Ace Hotel Sydney Location: Wentworth Avenue, Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW, Australia Number of Keys: 264 Seller: The site was the Tune House brick factory Buyer: Developer Golden Age Group US-based Ace Hotel Group is soon to launch its very first…
Read MoreLaundy Group Purchases Port Macquarie’s, Australia Mercure Centro Hotel For AUD25m
Main Photo: The Mercure Centro Hotel Date: March 2022 Name: Mercure Centro Location: Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia Number of Keys: 72 Seller: HTL Property Buyer: Laundy Hotel Group, operator of some 25 hotels and pubs, across Australia Mercure Centro Hotel in Port Macquarie has been snapped up by the Laundy Hotel Group for…
Read MoreHilton to Open Hilton Garden Inn Brisbane City Centre North in 2024
Main Photo: Hilton Garden Inn Date: March 2022 Name: Hilton Garden Inn Brisbane City Centre North – opening 2024 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Number of Keys: 129 Seller: The site is a new-build Buyer: Spring Hill Property Group, a privately owned property development company based in Brisbane and mainly into residential properties in prime South…
Read MoreCrown Resorts Accepts Blackstone US$6.3B Offer for Australia Casino Group
Main Photo: The Crown Promenade Melbourne Date: February 2022 Name: Crown Resorts, comprising four hotels in Melbourne, three in Perth…and Casinos! Location: Perth, Melbourne & Sydney in Australia and Aspinalls in London, UK Number of Keys: 2,395 Seller: Crown Resorts Buyer: The Blackstone Group After nearly a year of Blackstone pursuing Australia’s largest casino operator,…
Read MoreParliament Square Hobart Sold For AUD338m In Tasmania’s Largest Ever Transaction
Main Photo: Parliament Square Hobart Date: February 2022 Name: Parliament Square Hobart – The Tasman, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Marriott Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Number of Keys: 152 Seller: Trawalla Group, Alan & Carol Schwartz’ family office Buyer: Spirit Super – created through the merger of Tasplan and MTAA Super in early 2021 The Trawalla…
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