ALH’S ESPLANADE HOTEL CLOSES FOR $11M TRANSFORMATION

The Esplanade Hotel in Brighton, South Australia, operated by the country’s biggest publican, Australian Leisure and Hospitality, has recently begun a major renovation. ALH operates 350 venues Australia-wide, and has closed the Esplanade, known as the Espy, for what is

ALH ALIGNS GROWING HOTEL PORTFOLIO UNDER NIGHTELIER COLLECTIVE

Australian Leisure and Hospitality (ALH) has unveiled Nightelier Collective, a newly established parent brand designed to unify and represent its growing range of accommodation properties. The collective will align the two existing brands of Nightelier and Nightcap Hotels. Nightelier, the

ALH’S HISTORIC PALACE HOTEL REOPENS AFTER $7.5M MAKEOVER

The famous Palace Hotel of inner Melbourne has reopened, following a major renovation by Endeavour Group’s pub arm, Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH). The group says this significant investment in the Camberwell pub, established in 1888, is a testament to

ETTAMOGAH HOTEL AND IP BEING SOLD

One of the most distinctive pubs in Australia, the original wonky-walled Ettamogah Hotel outside of Albury, is for sale together with its madcap Maynard cartoons glorifying bush life. The Ettamogah Hotel was built and opened in 1987, in Table Top,

ALH’S NEW PLAN FOR FOREST HOTEL

ALH has submitted revised plans for a 146-room hotel adjoining its Forest Hotel at Frenchs Forest, providing a new option in budget accommodation for the Northern Beaches. Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) has been aiming to redevelop the Frenchs Forest

PUBS UP BOTTLES DOWN: ENDEAVOUR FULL YEAR RESULTS

Endeavour has pointed to a ‘renaissance’ in people going to pubs to explain its decline in trading, as it posts its worst financial results since listing on the ASX. The company (ASX:EDV), spun out of Woolworths in 2021, holds a

ALH EYES MASSIVE TOWER AT THE MORRISON

ALH is forging ahead with ambitious capitalisation plans, having submitted application to add a 30-storey hotel and residential tower above the historic Morrison Hotel. Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) is the hospitality arm of listed Endeavour Group, which holds the

ALH’S IMPERIAL HOTEL TO PERMANENTLY CLOSE

Australian Leisure and Hospitality’s Imperial Hotel, in south-east Queensland, will permanently close this September in favour of a railway upgrade, ahead of the 2032 Olympic games. Located in Beenleigh, 35 kilometres south of Brisbane, the two-level Imperial resides on a

ALH FACES CHARGES FOR MINORS IN GAMING AREAS

Australian Leisure and Hospitality has been fined – without conviction – by the Victorian regulator, for multiple breaches of gaming regulations, after several instances of minors in gaming rooms. Appearing in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria this week, ALH was

ALH KEEP MILLENNIALS IN MIND WITH TWO REFRESHED PUBS

Pub giant Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) has revamped two of its east coast pubs to better cater to a wider millennial crowd. Cherry Hill Hotel, located in Victoria’s Doncaster East, received a $1.7 million revamp. This included a timeless