Marriott International has appointed Krister Svensson as General Manager at W Melbourne & Multi Property Vice President, Luxury Hotels Australia.

Melbourne has joined the destination network of Marriott International’s luxury lifestyle hotel brand, W Hotels.

W Hotels & Resorts’ second property in Australia has revised its opening date as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In May, the W Melbourne revealed its highly-anticipated launch was planned for December 2020, however, the Victorian capital’s ongoing lockdown has required the hotel to push back its debut to early 2021.

Rumours of the planned W Sydney – known as The Ribbon Hotel Development – have been circulating for a number of years, but now appear more certain with the property being listed on the W Hotels Worldwide global website directory.