VENUE UPDATE
Queenstown’s high country goes luxe
A new luxury accommodation, eco and wildlife experience in New Zealand is being launched this summer, with Queenstown-based
accommodation and concierge company MajorDomo introducing an exclusive-use hosted experience at the Mahu Whenua Ridgeline
Homestead & Eco Sanctuary. It will feature rustic yet stylish accommodation sleeping up to 12 guests and an array of private guided and
hosted experiences at Mahu Whenua – over 550 square kilometres of high country. Guided onsite experiences will include horse trekking,
overnight stays at shepherds’ cottages around the station, heli-skiing, mountain biking, 4wd adventures, farm tours, picnics alongside
pristine alpine rivers, backcountry touring and wellness experiences such as yoga.
News in brief
SwissBelhotel
opens in
Brisbane
Swiss-Belhotel
Brisbane has
opened at South
Brisbane. The new build full service
134-room hotel offers a large corporate
lounge, two meeting rooms, an indoor
heated swimming pool, in-house
gymnasium and secure on-site parking
for 40 cars.
Mantra
expands in
Hawaii
Mantra Group has
expanded into
Hawaii with the
1100 room Mantrabranded Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu.
Ala Moana Hotel is located beside
the world’s largest open-air shopping
mall, Ala Moana Shopping Centre, and
features nine-dedicated spaces for
meetings and events.
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Atura Hotels
takes off at
Adelaide
Airport
Adelaide Airport
precinct will see a
new 165-room Atura
Hotel with an expected opening of late
2018. The hotel will feature a restaurant
and bar, a business centre, flexible function
and meeting spaces plus a port-cochere,
while a walkway will directly link the hotel
with the airport's Level 2 domestic and
international check-in area.