May
Sydney hotelier Oscars goes to Adelaide for $80m venues deal
Last year, Mario and Bill Gravanis’ Oscars Group bought Luna Park. Now it’s expanding to the SA capital for the first time with a three-venue deal.
Glenn Piper’s Epochal Hotels buys Bermagui Beach Hotel for $20m
The group’s $200m hospitality portfolio now includes nine coastal pubs and restaurants.
One state capital just had a record month for hotel rooms sold
Melbourne hotel bookings were at a high in March, dispelling suggestions that there has been an oversupply of new stock.
Indebted pub baron Adgemis mortgaged mum’s house. She ‘had no idea’
Banker turned pub mogul Jon Adgemis allegedly did not tell his mother about the loan he took out on a multimillion dollar property they owned together.
Holiday like the 1pc on this little-known private island
Velaa in the Maldives draws some of the world’s wealthiest holidaymakers – and their kids.
‘Stately’ Sydney pub sells for about $30m
The Agincourt Hotel in Sydney’s upcoming $3 billion tech precinct has sold for about $30 million, industry sources revealed.
Major InterContinental expansion bolsters Salter Brothers’ ASX hopes
The international hotelier will rebrand three Crowne Plaza properties in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra and bring back the Regent chain after decades.
Blackstone had big plans for Crown Towers. They haven’t materialised
Blackstone spent $8.9bn on Crown Resorts in 2022 and promised investment. Crown Towers is now in desperate need of a glow-up – and it’s starting to become a problem.
Grollos put Mount Buller hotel stake up for sale
The developer of Victoria’s alpine regions plans to sell assets for the first time to a small investor. But it has plans that involve big investors, too.
The London hotel where you are most likely to spot a royal
Eat, drink and stay among aristocracy at the British icon with an Australian touch.
The iconic Costa del Sol resort where Golden Age glamour lives on
This visionary second-generation owner of the Marbella Club is shepherding it towards a bold new chapter.
I took my mother back to Vietnam. It changed my life
Forty-four years after fleeing in a packed boat, AFR’s head of podcast Lap Phan’s journey through his mother’s homeland proves a revelation for them both.
Construction pins its turnaround hopes on defence spending boost
The slump across construction – with some key exceptions – will stay until the two largest states resume spending.
The hot hotel trend inspired by cruise ships
Forget bed and breakfast. Luxury establishments have taken to offering their guests an abundance of insider experiences.
April
What do hotel awards really mean?
Baffled consumers may wonder how to glean any intelligence at all from such a soup of discrepancies and contradictions.
ISPT to plug a gap with Brisbane’s first Intercontinental hotel
The super fund-backed developer and fund manager is pairing with operator IHG for the first part of its 1ha transformation of central Brisbane.
Brisbane’s newest attraction has three infinity pools and killer views
The Star Brisbane launches its long-awaited Isoletto Pool Club, seven months after the hotel’s grand opening.
This glam Byron Bay getaway is ready to welcome you back
In its opening season, the sister site to neighbouring Raes on Wategos faced ex-tropical Cyclone Alfred. Now, it’s restored to its sunny boho-chic best.
Ex-CBA business banking chiefs land at real estate group
Mario Saia and Andrew Hazell will establish a debt advisory arm under the HTL Group.
March
Gallaghers back behind the bar at Sydney’s Jacksons on George
The well-known Sydney publican family has taken one of Sydney’s best-known watering holes.Gone are the sticky carpets, in are the fancy menu and the rooftop bar.