AUSTRALIA: Avani Adelaide Residences And Avani Melbourne Box Hill Residences To Open End Of This Year, 2019

Avani Hotels & Resorts will welcome guests to two new properties in Australia.

Avani Adelaide Residences and Avani Melbourne Box Hill Residences will both open later this year.

Contemporary, relaxed and imaginative, the Box Hill property will open on the fourth quarter of 2019, while Adelaide will officially roll out the welcome mat from October 2019.

Avani Adelaide Residences, a first for the brand in South Australia, comprises 76 beautifully appointed studios and suites, each with fully-equipped kitchen and laundry facilities.

The hotel also includes a heated pool, cinema, library, AvaniFit gym with steam room and sauna, and even a state-of-the-art golf simulator.

Located in the heart of this cultural capital, guests enjoy stone’s throw proximity to Rundle Mall shopping and cafes, Adelaide Central Markets, the Art Gallery of South Australia and the South Australia Museum.

A convenient alternative to its cosmopolitan city centre sister hotel, Avani Melbourne Box Hill Residences has a prime position in in the popular commercial and academic hub of Box Hill.

With a mix of 75 spacious one- and two-bedroom suites with chef-style kitchens, the hotel facilities also extend to a heated infinity pool, on-site sauna, and rooftop amenities with stunning views of the Dandenong Ranges.

Avani Box Hill offers discerning business and leisure travellers easy access to the city and airport, with diverse dining choices and a vibrant shopping centre on its doorstep.

We are delighted to see the continuing growth of the Avani brand in Australia and New Zealand with these new openings, which follow from our initial openings on the Gold Coast, and in Melbourne and Auckland, said chief operating officer of Minor Hotels & Resorts Australia and New Zealand, Craig Hooley.

Travellers the world over have responded to this fresh modern brand with our upbeat service culture that is rooted in traditional Thai hospitality.

We will continue to identify key locations to grow this exciting brand and bring a new level of service to the Australian and New Zealand landscape.

Tourism Observer

AUSTRALIA: Mantra To Operate Australia’s Largest Apartment Hotel

Mantra Group is set to operate Australia’s largest apartment hotel* situated in the heart of Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Mantra Group has purchased the Towers of Chevron Renaissance management rights, which consists of 711 apartments across three towers reaching between 35 to 50 levels in height. The property has rebranded as Mantra Towers of Chevron Surfers Paradise and will bring the number of Mantra branded properties to 12 on the Gold Coast. Mantra Group now operates 21 properties on the Gold Coast across its Peppers, Mantra and BreakFree brands making it the largest hotel operator in the region.

This is an important acquisition that firmly places Mantra as the hotel brand of choice on the Gold Coast. We have great faith in this region as a popular tourism destination for Australians and international visitors. The upcoming Commonwealth Games in 2015 is set position the region for future growth,” said Mantra Group CEO, Bob East.

“We have continually demonstrated our expertise in this space – most recently with the acquisition of Peppers Soul Surfers Paradise, creating a successful five star integrated resort experience with a two hat restaurant, I am confident our team will have similar success with Mantra Towers of Chevron and our guests will love the addition.”

The adjacent Chevron Renaissance Shopping Centre boasts a retail, dining and entertainment precinct and the landmark property is a popular choice for families featuring full resort facilities, including indoor and outdoor lap pools, plus a 600m² lagoon swimming pool known as ‘Beaches in the Sky’ on level 5, connecting the three towers.

Accommodation options range from One, Two and Three Bedroom Apartments through to Superior Sub-Penthouse Apartments accommodating up to seven people. Each apartment enjoys scenic views ranging from the Pacific Ocean to the Nerang River and Gold Coast hinterland.

Guests will enjoy the ideal location just a short stroll from Surfers Paradise Beach in the heart of the entertainment precinct, and close to the Gold Coast’s new tram link for easy access to both the northern and southern ends of the Coast.

AUSTRALIA: Jetstar Airways Starts Townsville To Denpasar Route

This way to paradise. CEO of Jetstar Australia, David Hall, officially launches direct services to Denpasar from Townsville on 2 September. The route will be flown thrice-weekly.

Jetstar Airways helped Townsville (TSV) make its own little piece of history this week, with the launch on 2 September of the Australian regional airport’s first international service to Denpasar (DPS) in Bali, Indonesia.

This means that the Queensland airport becomes the 11th airport in Australia to currently offer international services (according to OAG schedules) – joining the likes of Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Sunshine Coast, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Perth, Port Hedland and Sydney. The thrice-weekly, 180-seat A320 service, naturally faces no direct competition.