Possible new Intercontinentals in Sydney and Melbourne

[drron]

Report in todays Australia that the Salter Group who own a fair number of hotels are planning to convert the CP Coogee and CP Melbourne to ICs.
They own a fair collection of upmarket properties including the Spicers Group.

Here are the chain hotels it owns.

Portfolio

salterbrothers.com.au

 

[sudoer]

Lots of low end Accor. What would they reflag an Ibis/Mercure as in IHG brands? Holiday Inn Express?

 

[drron]

I don't think so. The article did refer to refurbs of the Voco Gold Coast and a Hyatt Regency with no change of brands.

 

[markis10]

Lots of low end Accor. What would they reflag an Ibis/Mercure as in IHG brands? Holiday Inn Express?

Doubt it, would not meet brand standard, most HIX locally are new builds from proinvest. The Salter properties in that sector are largely refugees from Travelodge Rev 2.0, not to be confused with the cookie cutter Travelodge Rev 1.0 from SPHC days like you find at Tulla, Geelong, Darwin, Camperdown & Port Moresby

 

[markis10]

I don't think so. The article did refer to refurbs of the Voco Gold Coast and a Hyatt Regency with no change of brands.

Both were rebrands no so long ago, with the Hyatt formerly country comfort while the Voco was the old Watermark

 

[The-Aviator]

Lots of low end Accor. What would they reflag an Ibis/Mercure as in IHG brands? Holiday Inn Express?

Perhaps an opportunity to debut the Garner brand in Aus?