Hyatt has entered into agreements with Destination Gold Coast Consortium for an Andaz resort in the Gold Coast. Destination Gold Coast Consortium is a joint venture between parent company, The Star Entertainment Group, and its two partners, Far East Consortium and Chow Tai Fook Enterprises.

Reservations have opened today for The Star Grand, the signature five-star hotel within The Star Brisbane. Guests can now book stays from 29 August 2024 at the 340 brand new property, which is part of the $3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf precinct in the Queensland capital.

Hard Rock International has stated it expressed no interest in Star Entertainment Group Limited following reports yesterday the US company was considering a bid for the struggling Australian firm. The speculation was fuelled when Star said it had been approached by a consortium of investors which included Hard Rock Hotels & Resorts (Pacific).

The Star Entertainment Group has named Janelle Campbell as its new Chief Executive Officer of The Star Sydney, pending all necessary regulatory approvals.

Plans for a new 110-metre tall, six-star hotel at The Star Sydney have progressed after the NSW Government opened the door for the development application (DA) and approvals process for the project.

The Star Entertainment Group is fast-tracking the development of a fourth tower at The Star Gold Coast which will house a new five-star hotel brand.

Plans for the re-entry of Marriott International’s ultra-luxury hotel brand, The Ritz-Carlton, to Sydney have been revived with the NSW Government understood to have approved a modified development proposal.

Star Entertainment Group’s hopes of winning approval for the $529 Ritz-Carlton luxury hotel and residential tower in Pyrmont, Sydney have been scuttled by the NSW Independent Planning Commission. Today [Wednesday 20 November, 2019], the IPC sided with the state Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s decision to reject the 237-metre-tall structure after months of debate.

The Star Entertainment Group will potentially reduce the height of its proposed ultra luxury hotel and residence project in Sydney’s Pyrmont by 24 metres to alleviate concerns of overshadowing.

The Lord Mayor of Sydney has questioned the credibility of the state’s planning system this week as the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) began hearing the case for and against by numerous parties for the proposed development of The Ritz-Carlton Sydney.

Marriott International has formally put forward its case for the development of The Ritz-Carlton Sydney, with an executive from the group saying the NSW capital’s current offering in the luxury space is “weak”.

The Star Entertainment Group is weighing up its options on the future of the proposed six-star Ritz-Carlton hotel after the current plan was rejected last week, fundamentally due to the project’s over towering height.