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Crystalbrook Collection's new Riley hotel breaks the 5-star drought in Cairns

Steve Meacham
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There hasn't been a new five-star hotel in Cairns for 20 years. Now there are going to be three within 18 months.

All thanks to a Dubai-based Syrian billionaire who holidayed in tropical North Queensland in 2016 and became so enchanted he invested a slice of his fortune in the region's tourism industry.

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