Hotel Management

JULY 31, 2023

Travel company Luxury Escapes is entering the world of bricks-and-mortar stores with the opening of a retail concept in Melbourne’s Chadstone Shopping Centre. Luxury Escapes Chadstone offers face-to-face customer service while serving up barista-made coffee and French champagne in an elevated retail setting complete with visual displays, interactive customer activations and a six-star bar and VIP events space.

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Hotel Management

JULY 31, 2023

IHG Hotels and Resorts is set to bring its premium accommodation brand Crowne Plaza to the Victorian city of Geelong, through a partnership with Plenary Group. Opening in 2026, the new 200-room Crowne Plaza Geelong is expected to include suites up to a spacious 57 sqm in size, an extensive restaurant and bar offering, pool and gym, as well as meeting facilities.

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Hotel Management

JULY 31, 2023

Five-star Gold Coast resort Palazzo Versace rebrands to the Imperial Hotel from Tuesday August 1, marking a new chapter for the luxury property. While much of the property’s iconic features from the exterior to the antique chandelier and luxurious lobby furnishings will remain, the hotel’s 200 rooms will undergo some refurbishment, to reflect its new beginnings.

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