by Tarek | Feb 21, 2019 | 2019
The Port Douglas Marina development could start as early as this year according to Crystalbrook Collection’s CEO and Ghassan Aboud, the investor behind the project. Speaking in Cairns today, Crystalbrook Collection CEO Mark Davie and Mr Aboud said they are...
by Tarek | Feb 19, 2019 | 2019
Syrian billionaire Ghassan Aboud had never heard of Newcastle when his Australian-based chief executive suggested buying the council’s administration building and turning it into a luxury hotel. Mr Aboud, who is paying the council about $15.5 million for the...
by Tarek | Jan 29, 2019 | 2019
There hasn’t been a new five-star hotel in Cairns for 20 years. Now there are going to be three within 18 months. All thanks to a Dubai-based Syrian billionaire who holidayed in tropical North Queensland in 2016 and became so enchanted he invested a slice of his...
by Tarek | Jan 29, 2019 | 2019
THE PLACE Gleaming white, except for the 1000-square metre pool area, which is turquoise by day and sapphire by night, the brand-new, 311-room Riley in Cairns is an imposing presence, both physically and as a likely game-changer. The Crystalbrook Collection property,...
