australia

Marriott Inks Deal to Introduce AC Hotels Brand to Australia

Marriott International Inc. has signed an agreement with Melbourne-based property development company Capital Alliance to introduce the AC Hotels by Marriott® brand to Australia. The 200-room AC Hotel by Marriott Melbourne Southbank hotel is expected to open in 2020 as part of The Normanby, a 40-storey mixed-use development located in the up-and-coming Fishermans Bend neighbourhood near the … Read More about Marriott Inks Deal to Introduce AC Hotels Brand to Australia

Air Canada Launching New Dreamliner Routes from Vancouver

Air Canada is expanding its international network from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) with new services launching June 2018 to Paris and Zurich, and the start of year-round flights to Melbourne. All flights will be available for purchase starting September 6 at aircanada.com or through travel agents. In addition, Air Canada is increasing its non-stop Delhi flights from Vancouver that … Read More about Air Canada Launching New Dreamliner Routes from Vancouver

Air Canada Adds Six New Routes to Global Network

Air Canada announced today the continued expansion of its international network with the addition of six new routes for the winter season: Vancouver-Melbourne, Vancouver-Orlando, Toronto-Belize*, Toronto-St. Vincent*, Montreal-Lima* and Montreal-Phoenix. "Air Canada is continuing its strategic, global expansion with a diverse range of exciting new non-stop routes this winter to Australia, South … Read More about Air Canada Adds Six New Routes to Global Network

Update: What’s New in Australia

SYDNEY — Tourism Australia announced this month a number of upcoming hotel openings, new flights and new venues catering to the meetings and events industry. Marriott International is set to expand across Australia over the next few years. To that end, the hotel company will add to its portfolio the W Brisbane and Aloft Perth in 2017; Four Points by Sheraton Parramatta in 2018; and Sheraton … Read More about Update: What’s New in Australia

What’s New in Australia for Autumn/Winter

SYDNEY — There’s plenty happening in Australia, as Business Events Australia highlights new flights, hotels and event spaces in the Land Down Under, it was announced last month. Qantas will launch daily flights between Sydney and Beijing beginning Jan. 25, 2017. The service is part of the expansion of Qantas' partnership with China Eastern that will add three international codeshare routes … Read More about What’s New in Australia for Autumn/Winter

Marriott to Reach 50 Australia, N.Z. Hotels by 2020

BETHESDA, MD — Marriott International announced Nov. 2 that it is on track to hit a target of 50 hotels for its Australia, New Zealand and Pacific portfolio by the end of 2020. This announcement follows Marriott’s recently completed acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts. With 24 hotels currently operating and a pipeline of signed and approved deals totaling an additional 18 … Read More about Marriott to Reach 50 Australia, N.Z. Hotels by 2020

Air Canada Boosts Service to Oz

Air Canada is increasing its new non-stop service from Vancouver to Brisbane, Australia on June 17, 2016. The service, which currently operates three times a week aboard a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, will start flying daily at that time. "Customer response to our announcement of the only non-stop flights between Canada and Brisbane has been very positive, and we thank Federal Transport Minister … Read More about Air Canada Boosts Service to Oz

Australia Getting New Hotel and Convention Space

Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Darling Harbour, together with owner M&L Hospitality, has embarked on a $200 million redevelopment plan that will spearhead the revitalization of Darling Harbour as one of the Australia's leading meeting destinations. The project includes the addition of a 222-room third tower to the hotel,  boosting the room total to 905. It also includes expansive new … Read More about Australia Getting New Hotel and Convention Space

Air Canada Expands Direct Service to Australia

As part of its strategic international expansion, Air Canada is launching a non-stop service between Brisbane, Australia and Vancouver, British Columbia, starting June 17, 2016. The airline currently offers year-round, daily non-stop flights to Sydney, Australia. The Vancouver-Brisbane service will be offered three times a week aboard the carrier's state-of-the-art Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner … Read More about Air Canada Expands Direct Service to Australia

Canada Makes ICCA Top 20

Canada has taken the number 11 spot on the International Congress and Convention Association's (ICCA) 2013 rankings of top meeting countries,  with 290 eligible meetings. The number one meeting country according to the just-released rankings is the United States (829 meetings). It is followed by Germany (722), Spain (562), France (527), the United Kingdom (525), Italy (447), Japan (342), China … Read More about Canada Makes ICCA Top 20

The Ritz-Carlton Plans Return to Oz

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. and Far East Consortium, a leading Asian residential apartment developer, have signed an agreement for the development of The Ritz-Carlton, Perth. The agreement marks the luxury hotel operator's return to Australia. Working closely with the Western Australian Government and the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority (MRA), Far East Consortium will build the … Read More about The Ritz-Carlton Plans Return to Oz

Starwood Speeds Up Pacific Expansion Plans

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. will open six new hotels and resorts in Australia and the Pacific in 2014. The company made the announcement of its revved up expansion plans at the Asia Pacific Incentive and Meeting Expo (AIME), which was held February 18-19 in Melbourne, Australia. The six new properties to open in 2014 include Sheraton Melbourne Hotel and Four Points by Sheraton … Read More about Starwood Speeds Up Pacific Expansion Plans

Australia: Defining Experiential Travel

BY ALANNA MCQUAID There I was, at 5:30 a.m., climbing on to the back seat of a Harley Davidson, holding on tight to a stranger’s worn leather jacket for my first ride ever, which just so happened to be in the desert of Central Australia’s Outback. Off we roared into the darkness to eventually arrive at a viewing platform to wait, and soon witness, the sun’s dramatic ascension onto the horizon. I … Read More about Australia: Defining Experiential Travel

Sydney

A laid-back attitude permeates this beguiling Australian city. By Rob McFarland From the centre of Sydney, it’s less than 30 minutes to the nearest beach—this means visitors can shop all morning and swim all afternoon. Throw in an unrivalled harbourside location, an enviable climate, an innovative restaurant scene and two of the planet’s most recognizable man-made icons—the Opera House and the … Read More about Sydney

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