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Islander Hotel Trading

2 stories · First covered Mar 18, 2026 · Latest Mar 19
Related: Hilton Worldwide Holdings 2 Hilton Honors 2 Palazzo Versace Gold Coast 2 JW Marriott 1 LXR Hotels & Resorts 1 Langham 1 Gold Coast hotel market 1 Soft brand model 1 2032 Brisbane Olympics 1 Gold Coast luxury hotel market 1 Luxury hospitality labor costs 1 Soft-brand luxury collection model 1
Owns Palazzo Versace Gold Coast
Islander Hotel Trading Coverage
Hilton's LXR Gold Coast Play Is Gorgeous Brand Theater... Now Show Me the Tuesday Night Plan
Brands
Mar 19

Hilton's LXR Gold Coast Play Is Gorgeous Brand Theater... Now Show Me the Tuesday Night Plan

Hilton is converting the former Palazzo Versace on Australia's Gold Coast into an LXR property, and the renderings are predictably stunning. The question I keep asking... and nobody at headquarters keeps answering... is what happens when the luxury promise meets a three-person overnight team and a building that wasn't designed for this brand.

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Elena Voss 4 min read · Mar 19
Hilton's Bringing LXR to Australia and the Real Question Is Who's Paying for That Promise
Operations Primary
Mar 18

Hilton's Bringing LXR to Australia and the Real Question Is Who's Paying for That Promise

Hilton just signed a former Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast as its first LXR property in Australia, banking on a 2027 relaunch and the 2032 Olympics. The brand promise sounds gorgeous... the owner math is where it gets interesting.

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Elena Voss 3 min read · Mar 18