Hotels
Marriott launch home rental collection for ANZ
Marriott has launched its new home-rental collection while the Travel Weekly staff have decided to launch a Pokémon cards collection. It’s not quite as significant but at least it’s something.
Hotels
Construction halted at W Sydney and Ritz-Carlton Melbourne following Probuild collapse
The construction giant’s parent company has blamed the Australian government’s “hard-line approach of managing Covid-19” for its demise.
Hotels
Marriott focuses on local expansion with plans to open 1,000th APAC hotel in 2022
The US-based hotel giant has got its eye on the Asia Pacific, with plans to expand faster than you can say Omicron.
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.
Hotels
Marriott to take Courtyard brand out west
While WA is still not all that welcoming to international arrivals, at least the state is receptive to new hotels.
Hotels
W Brisbane appoints new hotel manager, marketing boss and chef de cuisine
As the saying goes, all good things come in threes. Unless, of course, we’re talking about baseball strikes.
Destinations
Fiji to welcome back international travellers, with first flight leaving Sydney on 1 December
Get ready to say “bulla” to one of Australia’s favourite South Pacific paradises, because Fiji Airways has flights taking off from Sydney on the morning of the country’s reopening.
Hotels
Marriott offers its own ‘vaccine passport’ to Aussie travellers
Fancy a month’s worth of free accommodation across Australia, NZ and the Pacific to enjoy once it is safe to do so? Well, you’ll need both jabs to be in with a chance.
Hotels
Marriott appoints GMs for trio of top-performing Aussie hotels
Marriott’s appointment hot streak continues. However, the same can’t be said for our editor’s office footy tipping performance.
Hotels
Marriott to debut The Luxury Collection Down Under in 2021
Luxe travellers near and far are busy jamming their umpteen pairs of Jimmy Choos and Christian Louboutins into their Montblanc suitcases upon receipt of this news.
Midweek Interview
Life in the time of COVID-19 with Marriott’s Will Blakelock
This interview led us to discover Will’s love for musical theatre, which would explain the numerous references to Fiddler on the Roof and Cats.
Hotels
Marriott appoints four first-time GMs for signature Aussie hotels
It’s all looking very peachy over at Marriott, with the hotel giant’s career development program bearing fruit in the form of four new GMs.