Monarto Safari Park, Australia
Monarto Safari Resort, located within Monarto Safari Park in South Australia, is positioned inside the largest open-air safari outside Africa, offering views of free-roaming giraffes, rhinos and lions.
The resort includes 78 guestrooms and suites, two swimming pools, a day spa, and dining facilities. It also features event spaces including a 150-person conference room, a 10-person boardroom, and a poolside lawn accommodating up to 120 guests.
Dusit Hotel AG Park, Chengdu, China
Dusit Hotel AG Park, Chengdu has opened within Tianfu Agricultural Expo Park, 30 minutes from the city centre and airport, and 20 minutes from Xinjin high-speed rail station.
The hotel offers 250 guestrooms and villas set around landscaped gardens. Facilities include an all-day dining restaurant, a Chinese restaurant with private dining rooms, a specialty restaurant, lobby lounge, indoor pool, gym, children’s club, mahjong rooms, and a conference hall with three meeting rooms.
Located within a 2.7km² park dedicated to agricultural innovation and tourism, the property also offers cultural experiences such as visits to the Sichuan Opera and the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.
Crowne Plaza Lucknow, India
IHG Hotels & Resorts has opened Crowne Plaza Lucknow, its 50th operational hotel in India. It features 110 rooms, an all-day dining restaurant, bar, club lounge, gym, outdoor pool, as well as 3,700m² of meeting and event space.
Located along Lucknow-Sultanpur Road, the hotel offers access to Shahid Path, the city’s IT hub and the cricket stadium.
voco Quang Binh Resort – By IHG, Vietnam
voco Quang Binh Resort – By IHG is now open in Dong Hoi, the capital of Quang Binh province in Vietnam. The resort serves as a gateway to Quang Binh’s attractions such as Son Doong Cave, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Nhat Le and Da Nhay beaches, and local cultural sites.
The all-suite-and-villa resort features 68 suites and beachfront villas sized between 43m² and 300m². Upon arrival, guests receive a signature local welcome treat, Cu Đơ, a traditional peanut and caramel candy.
Wellness facilities include a spa, hydrotherapy pool, sauna, and salon. The hotel also offers indoor and outdoor pools, a gym, pool bar, and a restaurant offering local and international dishes.
Penny Fowler, chair of the Tourism Australia Board, praised Harrison’s leadership, noting that under her tenure, Australia welcomed more than eight million visitors last year for the first time in five years.
