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IHG and Pro-Invest Build Brisbane CBD Presence With Two Premium Hotel Conversions
The huge momentum behind the popular Hotel Indigo and voco brands continues, as IHG Hotels & Resorts and Pro-invest Group build on their partnership with the signing of two high-profile conversion hotels in the Brisbane CBD.
voco Brisbane City Centre and Hotel Indigo Brisbane City Centre will become the latest additions to the River City's hotel scene, as Mercure Brisbane and ibis Brisbane rebadge under IHG's world-class upscale brands following a repositioning and extensive refurbishment.
voco Brisbane City Centre, which will overlook the Brisbane River and some of the city's best cultural institutions, promises to bring the brand's vibrant, reliably fun vision to life. Each of the hotel's 194 guestrooms will enjoy a full refurbishment to elevate them to premium voco standards, while the hotel's bar will get a complete makeover that will deliver a new era of hospitality and help it show off its sweeping river views when it opens later in 2021.
Then, opening in 2022, the riverside location of Hotel Indigo Brisbane City Centre will play into the essence of the hotel's neighbourhood story, as the hidden gems that surround the property will be weaved into the guestrooms, restaurants, meeting facilities, design and service offering. Designer Joseph Pang will be charged with revitalising the interiors of the 212-room hotel while the hotel's restaurant, bar and café will be completely reimagined.
The opening of these fantastic hotels signals strong growth in the Brisbane market for both Pro-invest and IHG Hotels & Resorts, sitting alongside Pro-invest's Holiday Inn Express Brisbane Central, which opened in 2017, and Hotel X, which IHG and Pointcorp opened in the Fortitude Valley precinct in February 2021.
Find Boutique Hotels & Book Your Stay | Hotel Indigo (ihg.com)
voco™ Hotels | Book Upscale Lifestyle Hotels Worldwide | Official Site (ihg.com)
voco® Gold Coast: Your Best Hotel On The Gold Coast! (vocohotels.com)
Hotels in Brisbane Queensland | Brisbane Fortitude Valley (ihg.com)
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Spring and upcoming plans
The Unlimited Collection by Oakwood Opens the First Chapter of its Story on Cultural Heritage and Architectural Identity
Oakwood® has announced the opening of two properties under its newly launched brand, The Unlimited Collection by Oakwood. After the recent signing of the management agreement for three iconic properties in Singapore owned by 8M Real Estate, namely Wanderlust, KēSa House and Ann Siang House, Oakwood debuted the new collection from 1 March 2021. All three heritage landmarks will retain their unique identity and architectural charm while delivering exceptional guest experiences in line with Oakwood's expertise in hospitality management and service initiatives, supported by its global distribution.
The Unlimited Collection by Oakwood embodies the myths and legends of every destination it operates in. Each landmark is a beacon of local discoveries and immersive community engagements. In response to evolving needs of discerning travellers, the newly created brand celebrates the uniqueness of each property, allowing for an inimitable collection of style – from intimate charm and contemporary icons to historic grandeur. Independent travellers, who seek to enrich life through new explorations, will delight in Oakwood's style of sophisticated residential comfort while dotting each journey with unique stories to tell.
Strategically located in Singapore's key cultural conservation precincts, Wanderlust and KēSa House pulsate with the rhythm of Little India and Chinatown. Each property's transition to The Unlimited Collection by Oakwood is marked by the launch of new experiences that reflect Singapore's unique multi-racial, multi-cultural identity.
For more information, please visit The Unlimited Collection by Oakwood.
Spring and More
Blacklane has started its novel chauffeur hailing in 21 cities across 10 countries. New York launched first on 1st March 2021.
The global chauffeur service already offers scheduled rides in 50 countries. Blacklane's new on-demand rides maintain the same premium quality, health and safety standards, fixed competitive fares, and sustainability as its pre-booked trips.
After New York, Blacklane's chauffeur-hailing service started and launched in London and Dubai. And with Berlin this was followed by Paris. The other seven U.S. cities went live on March 9th and all 21 cities had launched by March 26th. The full city list is:
- France: Paris
- Germany: Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, and Munich
- Ireland: Dublin
- Italy: Bologna and Milan
- Portugal: Lisbon
- Singapore
- Switzerland: Zurich
- UAE: Dubai
- U.K.: London, with electric vehicles using the company's recent Havn investment. The fleet operates the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE and Teslas.
- USA: Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, and Washington D.C.
As with its scheduled rides, Blacklane partners with only the best local chauffeur companies. It continues its proven all-inclusive fares based only on distance. Guests do not pay extra for higher demand, traffic or tolls, providing the same cost certainty for all types of trips.
About Blacklane (blacklane.com)
https://www.blacklane.com/en/city-to-city-pricing/