Hotels
QT Newcastle opens its doors
Though it may look like the interior of a space station from 2001: A Space Oddesy, the accompanying image is in fact the lobby of this swanky new addition.
Midweek Interview
Midweek Catch-up with Meliá Phuket Mai Khao’s Magdalena Martorell
This week we had a poolside chat with Meliá Phuket Mai Khao’s general manager, and by that, we mean we emailed her some questions and fell asleep at our local leisure centre.
Tourism
Collette joins Virtuoso’s ANZ list of preferred suppliers
Travel Weekly has also applied to join Virtuoso’s list of preferred suppliers, but we keep getting told that just because we offer a tour of our office we don’t qualify as a holiday tour provider.
Hotels
IHG Hotels & Resorts Introduces IHG One Rewards
IHG is welcoming its guests to the next chapter of travel with a veritable shirt ton of perks! Though, that’s not to say it will write your clients into the latest instalment of its Twilight fan fiction blog.
Hotels
World’s first plant-friendly hotel encourages guests to bring along their greenery
Whether you don’t trust your friends to water your plants while you’re on holiday or just fancy carrying around a little potted cactus, we present to you the latest hotel trend.
Hotels
Accor showcases new era for Mercure, opens Novotel in Melbourne, unveils refreshed Sydney Sofitel
No doubt the French hotel giant’s Pacific office will be in dire need of a few glasses of Perrier Jouët after this week’s bombardment.
Midweek Interview
Midweek Catch-up with The Chedi Al Bait’s Fabio Marigliano
This week we went on a driving adventure through the middle east with The Chedi Al Bait’s general manager, and by that, we mean he mentioned it briefly to us in an email.
Hotels
Melbourne is getting its very own Four Seasons Hotel
The hotel will be perched on the 63rd floor of what is set to be the world’s biggest vertical garden and will feature a ‘Sky Lobby’, which sounds like something from the Jetsons if you ask us.
Hotels
World first: Ovolo commits to 100 per cent plant led menu
The boutique hotel is thumbing the nose at annoying relatives across Australia who still insist on spending Christmas dinner asking how anyone could be vegetarian while bacon exists.
Hotels
SNEAK PEEK: Art deco dream hotel to open next month in Sydney
A heritage-listed hotel with a modern twist is opening its doors on Pitt Street next month, and we’ve got some sneaky pictures to show off ahead of its grand unveiling.
Midweek Interview
Midweek catch-up with W Sydney’s Roxanne Markovina
Ahead of W Sydney’s grand opening in November, we had a chat with its director of sales and marketing to see if we could get a discount room. Just kidding… or are we?
Hotels
Marriott’s Courtyard brand to make Melbourne debut
The hotel giant’s sleek business travel brand is continuing its Aussie expansion at such a pace it’s almost giving Omicron a run for its money.