Brisbane

Qantas will commence construction on its new international lounge at Brisbane Airport in the coming weeks. The new Qantas International Premium Lounge will follow the same design as the…

Plaza Premium Lounge has soft-opened its first lounge in Australia. The facility at Brisbane Airport also becomes the first independent airport lounge in Australia. The company…

Air Canada has launched a new service connecting Vancouver with Brisbane. The inaugural flight arrived in the Australian city on Friday morning (3 June 2016), becoming the only direct…

AccorHotels, which is already Australia's largest hotel operator, has continued to expand its nationwide portfolio with the addition of four new properties. Announced at the…

Oakwood Asia Pacific has opened its first Oakwood-branded serviced residence in Australia. The newly-rebranded Oakwood Apartments Brisbane, which is located between the Queensland…

Air New Zealand’s newest international lounge will open its doors at Brisbane International Airport this week. Covering 771m², the new lounge has a seating capacity of almost 200…

AccorHotels has opened a new budget hotel in Brisbane. The ibis Styles Brisbane Elizabeth Street, which is attached to the Myer Centre and Queen Street Mall, welcomed its first guests on…

Banyan Tree, the Singapore-based luxury hotel group, has unveiled plans to open its first branded residences in Australia. The AU$150 million (US$107m) project will bring 76 new private…

Construction work has been completed on a brand new ibis hotel in Brisbane. The new 368-room new-build ibis Styles Brisbane, which is on track to open by the end of Q1 2016, becomes…

Oakwood, the serviced apartment operator, will make its debut in Australia this year. Mapletree Investments has acquired the Oakwood Apartments Brisbane, which will launch in April…

Air Canada will start flying daily between Vancouver and Brisbane next summer. From 17 June 2016, the airline will add four more weekly services to its existing three-flights-a-week…

SilverNeedle Hospitality has signed an agreement to bring its Sage Hotels brand to Brisbane. The new-build hotel, to be known as the Sage Hotel James Street Fortitude Valley, will…

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement that will lead to the launch of its first Westin hotel in Brisbane. Scheduled to open in 2018, Westin Brisbane will form part of…

China Eastern Airlines is planning to launch new flights from Shanghai to Brisbane and Chicago. The new direct service to Brisbane will commence on 16 January 2016, operating three…

Qantas and Solomon Airlines have signed a new codeshare agreement for flights between Australia and Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. From 15 November 2015, Qantas…

Two Chinese airlines are planning to launch new direct flights to Australia in the coming month, allowing passengers from more Chinese cities to head Down Under. In a recent statement…

Construction work has commenced on AccorHotels' two new properties at Brisbane Airport. First announced in July 2014, the new Pullman and ibis hotels will rise at Brisbane Airport's…

Qantas has revealed plans to revamp and expand its lounges at Brisbane Airport. The multi-million dollar project will include the construction of a new "lounge precinct" as part of…

Qantas will add more than 140 international flights between December 2015 and February 2016, to cater for strong demand during the upcoming Australian summer holiday season. In…

Qantas is preparing to significantly expand its operations in Japan, with the launch of two new routes to Tokyo. On Friday evening, Qantas flight QF25 will depart Sydney Airport for…

Air Canada will launch a direct service between Vancouver and Brisbane next year, using its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Commencing on 17 June 2016, the route will initially operate…