Lisa Allen

Lisa AllenAssociate Editor & Editor, Mansion Australia

Lisa Allen is an Associate Editor of The Australian, and is Editor of The Weekend Australian’s property magazine, Mansion Australia. Lisa has been a senior reporter in business and property with the paper since 2012. She was previously Queensland Bureau Chief for The Australian Financial Review and has written for the BRW Rich List.

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The curtain drops as Vivid Sydney begins tonight with a dazzling fireworks display from the Harbour Bridge.Photo: Tom Parrish

NYE pips Taylor Swift in driving room rates

Despite the frenzied publicity surrounding the Taylor Swift Eras Tour last February, Sydney Harbour’s fireworks had more impact on hotel room rates and occupancy, a new report shows.

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Kural Vista, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

This waterfront villa on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah takes luxury living to new heights

First impressions are misleading in this Dubai mansion that blurs the physical and material boundaries between indoor and outdoor living.

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Restaurateur Chris Lucas; top right, Maison Batard in Bourke Street, Melbourne; and, bottom right, an interior courtyard.

‘Legacy project’: King of cuisine’s new venture

Four floors of elegant French dining, 100 chefs and a $50,000 chandelier — celebrated restauranter Chris Lucas has left no expense spared in Maison Batard, opening this week.

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Sophia by Mosaic development in Palm Beach, Gold Coast, queensland

Mosaic plans luxury triple treat for Gold Coast

Queensland developer Mosaic Property Group has three luxury apartment projects in the pipeline on prime beachside locations on the Gold Coast.

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HospitalityProperty

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 04: A general view of the hotel rooms of the Grand Hyatt hotel on February 04, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Victoria has reintroduced COVID-19 restrictions after a hotel quarantine worker tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday. The positive case was from one of the Australian Open quarantine hotels, with some 600 Australian Open players, officials and support staff told to isolate and get tested. All tennis matches at Melbourne Park on Thursday have been called off. Masks are now mandatory indoors across Victoria with gatherings now limited to 15 people in a household while the 75 percent return to work plan, scheduled to begin on Monda has been paused. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

Grand Hyatt Melbourne checks in for retail revamp

The five-star hotel is being revamped to include a new retail podium that will complement its accommodation offering.

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ApartmentsProperty

InterContinental Hotel, Double Bay, Sydney

Double Bay site to hit new heights

The new luxury precinct will sport some of the country’s finest apartments, a boutique hotel and shopping.

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MansionProperty

Rare waterfront cottage hits the market in holiday home locale

Surrounded by ‘Vanuatu-like’ sparkling waters on the NSW South Coast’s Minnamurra River, a fully renovated waterfront cottage has hit the market for the first time in more than three decades.

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‘Passion project’ takes luxury ocean living to a new level

Pharmaceuticals heir Frank Binder is the driving force behind 320m uber-luxury megayacht Ulyssia, which can sail anywhere from up the Amazon to under Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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Sydney House, Castlereagh Street, above the Tattersalls building.

50-storey tower to rise above City Tatts Club

The tower above Sydney’s City Tattersalls Club is closer to fruition with the $800m hotel and residential tower set to be completed within three years.

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Paul Laurent with Camargue horses, France For Tauck Provence / Burgundy river cruise Photo: Kendall Hill Fee applies, single use, must credit

Luxury travel boom will power on for at least 12 months

Baby boomers are powering demand for luxury travel and river cruising in Europe is proving to be the most popular.

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