Atura Hotels has appointed experienced hotelier Shannon Craig as General Manager of Atura Oran Park, adding to her current responsibilities as Area General Manager NSW, ahead of the hotel’s highly anticipated opening in October 2026.
Shannon brings more than two decades of hotel leadership experience across Australia, New Zealand and the UK with EVT. Most recently General Manager of Rydges Parramatta and Area General Manager NSW for EVT, her career has also included leadership roles across Rydges Wellington and the Rotorua region, Atura Adelaide Airport and the South Australia region, QT Canberra, Rydges Esplanade Resort Cairns and Rydges Kensington London.
Her appointment comes as Atura prepares to open its newest hotel in the heart of Oran Park, one of South Western Sydney’s fastest-evolving communities. The 184-room hotel will bring together contemporary accommodation, signature restaurant and bar, flexible conference and event spaces, and an outdoor pool and terrace, creating a new place for locals, travellers and businesses to meet, stay and connect.
As Area General Manager, Shannon is leading the property through its final pre-opening phase, overseeing the transition from development into operations, recruiting and training the hotel’s founding team, establishing service standards and systems, and building relationships across the local corporate, tourism and Camden communities.
The hotel will also open at a pivotal time for South Western Sydney, with Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport scheduled to commence operations in late 2026. Atura Oran Park is positioned approximately 20 minutes from the new airport, placing the hotel within one of Sydney’s most significant emerging business and visitor corridors.
The opening will mark a new chapter for both Atura and Oran Park, bringing the brand’s people-first, design-led approach to Sydney’s southwest. Reflecting Atura’s focus on being a neighbourhood staple, the hotel has been conceived as a social and hospitality hub for business and leisure travellers as well as the local community.
