On this week's hot hotels round-up, Accor debuts a USD 130 million 5-star hotel in Melbourne, Four Seasons welcomes guests in Hawaii and The Luxury Collection opens a palatial retreat in…

Hotel Chadstone Melbourne, MGallery by Sofitel, has opened for business, with the property's first guests checking-in on 1 November. The five-star, AUS130 million hotel was opened on…

Corporate and business accommodations expert Oakwood, has announced their latest antipodean location today with the launch of its second Oakwood Hotel & Apartments in Australia located…

Private rental brand and Accor Group subsidiary onefinestay, has unveiled a glut of new sites to its global portfolio of luxury destinations today, with the announcement it will add 22…

Customers travelling to Melbourne can experience Singapore Airlines premium economy with four flights a day offering the premium cabin option.

Marriott International have announced the signing of Le Méridien Melbourne, in partnership with owner and developer Jinshan Investment Group. Slated to open in 2020, the 235-room hotel will…

Qatar Airways has started flying its largest aircraft, the Airbus A380, to Melbourne. The double-decker aircraft was introduced to the Australian city for the first time on 1 July 2017,…

Conrad Osaka Location: Floors 33-40 of the Nakanoshima Festival Complex, between Osaka's Umeda and Namba districts Grade: Luxury Keys: 164 Facilities: Four restaurants, a 40th…

Melbourne Airport has revealed its new-look Terminal 4 to travellers flying on Tigerair. The enhancements made to the end of the terminal's Pier F have almost doubled the available…

Air New Zealand opened a new, larger lounge at Melbourne Airport this week. Located on the ground floor of the terminal, the lounge follows the design concept first seen at Air New…

Mercure Bangkok Makkasan Location: Next to Makkasan station, the main downtown hub for Bangkok's Airport Rail Link Grade: Upper-midscale Keys: 180 Facilities: Outdoor pool with…

Four Points by Sheraton Melbourne Docklands (pictured above) Location: Part of the Marina Tower complex on Pearl River Road, in Melbourne’s Docklands area Grade: Midscale Keys: 273…

W Hotels, the former Starwood luxury brand now operated by Marriott, has unveiled plans to make its debut in Melbourne in 2020.   The new-build property will rise on Collins Street in…

Melbourne's hotel sector continues to boom, with rates rising and occupancy in excess of 80%. Publishing the city's preliminary results for December 2016, hotel analysts STR revealed…

AccorHotels will open a new apartment hotel in Melbourne next month. The Sebel Melbourne Moorabbin, which is a new-build upscale property, is scheduled to open its doors in January…

Hainan Airlines launched its first flights to Melbourne this week, from two Chinese cities. On Tuesday (8 November 2016), the carrier kicked off a new twice weekly service from Xi'an…

Qantas will launch daily direct flights between Melbourne and Tokyo’s Narita Airport from 16th December 2016. The new route will be operated by an upgraded, two-class A330-300…

Starwood has signed an agreement to debut its Aloft brand in Melbourne. Scheduled to open in early 2019, the new-build hotel will form the centrepiece of the 402 Chapel development,…

Passengers travelling to Melbourne, Australia from the UK will now have another direct flight option with Emirates announcing that flights EK408 and EK409 will begin operating as nonstop…

Emirates will cease operating its Dubai-Kuala Lumpur-Melbourne service later this year, as it opts to cut out the Malaysian capital and fly direct to Australia. The re-routing, which…

Melbourne Airport is aiming to speed up its passenger flows with the trial of a new self-service boarding system. In partnership with technology provider SITA, the airport now allows…