Tourists and business travellers will soon be spoilt for choice when it comes to luxury hotels in Perth, with a rush of new developments providing new options at five stars and above.
BGC has unveiled details of its second major hotel project in Perth, which will add a further 224 rooms to the city's growing hotel development pipeline.
Transport infrastructure, hotel and conference capacity, and red tape in the approvals process for new tours have been identified as the biggest barriers to attracting an additional 9 million visit
SPECIAL REPORT: Perth hotels have varied their marketing message to attract more of the leisure market, but new developments will present additional challenges.
Recent events in the business and political sphere highlight again the importance of having a good succession plan, a process that many leaders do not embrace or understand.
Strong growth in BGC's contracting and development arms mean the diversified group is set to become even larger following the passing of founder Len Buckeridge, if it stays intact.
Western Australian magnate Len Buckeridge has died of a heart attack at his home at the age of 77 – leaving one of the nation's biggest construction and building materials businesses in the hands of his children.
South Korean contractor Samsung C&T has announced it will take over the work previously contracted out to failed construction company Forge Group at Roy Hill.
New hotel developments in Perth and Fremantle will add up to 2,500 rooms during the next five years, with this number potentially growing to more than 4,000 if several proposed projects go ahead.
Owners of older office buildings in central Perth are struggling to find tenants, with the latest Office Market Report showing a widening gap between premium buildings and the rest of the market.
International resorts giant Westin will gain a foothold in Perth's hotel market, with BGC Development unveiling a $500 million development plan for the old Perth Fire Station site on Hay Street.
The state government's hopes of ending a $1 billion dispute with building magnate Len Buckeridge over the James Point port project appear to have been dashed, with the developer's lawyer revealing
After a record-breaking 2012, the past 12 months have been pretty quiet for new office construction in Perth, with little significant space to be added until 2015.
It might be playing with fire to own a pair of asbestos gloves these days, but Colin Barnett should borrow a pair before finalising a red-hot deal to sell the Kwinana Bulk Terminal to building mate
Wangara-based Ranger Drilling has been awarded its largest ever contract in the form of an $18 million grade control drilling contract at Hancock Prospecting's $10 billion Roy Hill project.
BGC Contracting, Decmil Australia and Rapid Crushing & Screening Contractors have inked separate deals with Pilbara iron ore miners Atlas Iron and BC Iron.
Four local building companies have won the first batch of contracts to be awarded by the state government under its $265 million ‘Year 7' building program.
After 12 years of regulatory and legal battles, building magnate Len Buckeridge is getting ready to proceed with a private port at Cockburn Sound, with potential benefits for many industries.
CONTINUED high occupancy rates and room rates in the Perth hotel sector have ensured a positive trading performance for Fraser Suites Perth, the city's first major new hotel in six years.
RETAIL giants Wesfarmers and Woolworths continue to employ more people in Western Australia than any other private sector employers, with the introduction of Sunday trading boosting part-time and c
WE may live in a disposable society, but Western Australia's builders are increasingly being asked to build homes that will meet their owner's needs for longer, allowing them to more easily live in
Five Western Australia-based homebuilders have been ranked among the nation's top 20, with Summit Homes and Pindan making their debut in the top echelon of housing construction.
