Qatar Airways will recommence services to Adelaide on 16 August 2020, making the airline the only international carrier currently servicing five major cities in Australia.

Qatar Airways has extended its newest route to Australia – Doha to Brisbane – beyond the end of June 2020 until late October.

Singapore Airlines has scheduled its first passenger flights to Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne since March following the closure of borders into Australia and Singapore due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Restauranteur Jonathan Barthellmess has announced his latest venture, the Tokyo-inspired Yoko Dining, which is slated to open in November in Brisbane’s Howard Smith Wharves precinct. It’s anticipated to translate the energetic experience of Tokyo’s izakayas, music bars and pop-infused counter culture into a raucous split-level bistro on the river.

Qantas will launch flagged new non-stop services from Brisbane to San Francisco and from Brisbane to Chicago on 9 February and 20 April respectively. The announcement follows final approval for Qantas’ joint business arrangement with American Airlines which was approved by the US Department of Transportation last week.

The US Government has rubber stamped the proposed joint business agreement between Qantas and American Airlines, paving the way for the start of the flagged new non-stop flight routes across the Pacific between Brisbane and both Chicago and San Francisco. The decision follows draft approval from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) last month.

Qantas will launch its new Brisbane-Chicago and Brisbane-San Francisco routes by the end of April 2020, the Australian carrier has confirmed today [Monday 17 June, 2019].

Singapore Airlines has celebrated 35 years of service to Brisbane by announcing it will covert its four daily flights to/from Singapore to be an entirely Airbus A350-900 aircraft operation, from Wednesday 1 May 2019.

Guests who stay at The Fantauzzo might expect the royal treatment with Art Series Hotels appointing Shaun Fields as General Manager of its brand-new $100 million Brisbane property.

Emporium Hotel South Bank has unveiled an opulent Frangipani Suite, billed as the pièce de résistance in its range of premier room offerings. Starting from $2,800 per night, the breathtaking 150-square-metre retreat exudes extravagance and is available for booking now.

Following its acquisition of Emporium Hotel in January, award-winning Ovolo Hotel Group is continuing to stamp its mark on Queensland’s capital, this month revealing a major multi-million-dollar evolution of the iconic property which will see it become the flagship Queensland hotel for the group.

The Calile Hotel has officially opened its doors in Brisbane as Australia’s first urban resort. With an award-wining restaurant, cocktail bar, day spa and fashion boutiques within the hotel, guests have the world on their doorstep. Located in the heart of the James Street precinct, the 175-room new build hotel is managed by TFE Hotels under the TFE Hotels Collection brand.