Bob East

Recent weeks have seen a flurry of deals and acquisitions from the French multinational and industry juggernaut Accor. May alone saw the USD 105 million purchase of Chilean hotel group,…

Mantra Group, the Australian hotel company, has entered into an agreement to acquire the Art Series Hotel Group. The deal with the Deague Group is worth approximately AU$52.5 million…

Mantra Group, the Australia-based hotel company, has announced plans to continue its expansion in 2015-16 financial year, with the addition of more properties and a focus on attracting…

Australia's Mantra Group has secured another management contract in Bali, as it continues its expansion in Southeast Asia. The company, which launched its first property in Bali in 2013,…

Mantra Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Outrigger Hotels & Resorts Australia. The deal, which is worth AU$29.5 million (US$22.7m), will see Mantra take ownership of four…

Mantra Group is set to manage an 844-room complex in Melbourne. The Australian hotelier has been appointed to operate the Bell City development, which is currently managed by Rydges.…

Mantra Group has unveiled two new properties in Brisbane. The Australian company has signed agreements to develop a new 164-room hotel in the city's Observatory Tower, as well as…

Mantra Group is launching its first luxury Peppers hotel in the Australian capital, Canberra. Set to open next month, following the rebranding of the existing Diamant Hotel in the…

Australia's Mantra Group has followed up its recent debut in Indonesia with the signing of the first luxury Peppers hotel in Bali. The company has signed a management agreement that…

Mantra Group is continuing to expand in Australia with plans for two new properties in Queensland. The hotelier, which currently operates more than 115 properties, will rebrand a…

Mantra Group has signed a new Peppers property in the centre of Melbourne. The company will manage the new five-star hotel located at the M Docklands development, which is being…

Following the recent launch of its first hotel in Bali, Australia's Mantra Group has now unveiled the latest phase of its Asian expansion, with the signing of its first BreakFree…

Australia's Mantra Group has fully-opened its first hotel in Asia, the Mantra Nusa Dua Bali. The company announced today that following a soft-opening earlier this year, it has now…

Mantra Group has announced plans to open three new hotels across three Australian states. In New South Wales, Mantra has added the 45-room Pavilion Hotel Wagga Wagga (formerly the All…

Australian hotel group Mantra is set to launch its first hotel in Asia. Opening in December, the Mantra Nusa Dua in Bali will offer 172 rooms and suites, an indoor-outdoor swimming pool,…

Peppers has expanded its portfolio in New Zealand with the addition of The Carrington Resort - a major golf complex in the Northland region of the country, four hours' drive north of…

Mantra Group has announced the expansion of its Peppers Retreats & Lodges brand in Australia, with the addition of Rundells Alpine Lodge in Victoria's Mount Hotham ski fields.  To be…

Several international accommodation industry leaders have been lined up to speak at the ANZPHIC 2012 event, which is taking place in Sydney from 25-27 June. Eric Danziger, President…

Peppers Retreats & Resorts has expanded its portfolio in New Zealand with the addition of a new property in the Abel Tasman National Park. To be known as Peppers Awaroa Lodge, the…