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‘Hip’ hotel opens in the heart of Caloundra, aiming to be Sunshine Coast’s first energy net-zero hotel

One of Caloundra’s most centrally located hotels – Motel Caloundra – has opened after a complete reimagining of the former Caloundra City Centre Motel. Stripped to its bare bones, innovative hotel developers and designers Andrew and Lucy Pink, in partnership with Maeva Hospitality’s Scott Armstrong, have created a haven of style and tranquility opposite The Events Centre and the site of the proposed Sunshine Coast Regional Gallery. The new regional gallery is an integral component of the creation of a community and creative arts hub as part of the Caloundra Centre Master Plan. 

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Global News

Is Travel & Tourism ready for mandatory emissions reporting?

The Travel & Tourism sector entered 2023 like a marathon runner hitting the last six miles of a race. It fought its way through almost two years of the COVID-19 pandemic — only to be overwhelmed, as the disease waned, by an unprecedented surge in travel by people tired of quarantines and lockdowns. With many in the sector still struggling to fill their workforces to handle this significant uptake of travel, big and small companies alike now face their next challenge — the accelerating transition from voluntary to mandatory sustainability reporting. Are they ready for it?

Travel & Tourism
People

Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans appoints Nate Ferguson as Director of Marketing

Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans is pleased to announce the appointment of Nate Ferguson as the property’s new director of marketing. For more than a decade, Ferguson has played integral roles at Four Seasons hotels and resorts across the country, working with award-winning teams in Baltimore, St. Louis, Jackson Hole, Vail, and at One Dalton Street, Boston. His wealth of experience within the Four Seasons brand is invaluable to his new role as director of marketing at Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans, where he will drive revenue for Louisiana’s only AAA Five Diamond hotel as they continue to take luxury in the Crescent City to a whole new level.

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Naviva, A Four Seasons Resort appoints new Resort Manager

Naviva®, A Four Seasons Resort, Punta Mita, welcomes Eduardo Sampere as the new resort manager, now at the helm of the brand’s first adult-only tented resort in the Americas, with 15 luxury tents nestled amid 48 forested acres overlooking the Pacific. With two decades in the hospitality industry and a drive to deliver exceptional guest experiences, Eduardo brings a unique blend of expertise and vision to his new role as resort manager. A lifelong lover of the great outdoors who is captivated by wildlife, Eduardo is thrilled to join Naviva, where he can effortlessly marry his two greatest passions – nature and hospitality.

Eduardo Sampere
Properties

Italian Riviera-Inspired Dh250 Million ‘Samana Portofino’ project launched in Dubai Production City

Samana Developers, one of the fastest growing real estate companies according to Dubai Land Department data of Dubai developers, today launched a Dh250 million ‘Samana Portofino’ residential project in Dubai Production City, a popular freehold community alongside Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Highway and in close proximity to Dubai Sports City, Dubai Cricket Stadium, City Centre Me’aisem, Jumeirah Village Circle, and Jumeriah Village Triangle.

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Properties

Brisbane hotel offering to tap investor interest in Australia’s most sought after hotel investment market

Australian hotel owner-operator Pacific Hotels is bringing a Brisbane asset to the market amid strong demand for accommodation investment opportunities in the 2032 Olympics city. The sale campaign for The Pacific Hotel follows the recent sales of Inchcolm by Ovolo Hotel Spring Hill, Sofitel Brisbane and Quest Chermside – all of which were negotiated by CBRE Hotels.

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