The latest from La Vie as we set the pace across Asia Pacific

La Vie Hotels & Resorts is closing out 2026 with two more global-brand hotels in regional Australia. It will operate a Holiday Inn in Tamworth, New South Wales, and a Holiday Inn & Suites in Rockhampton, Queensland, following signings announced by IHG Hotels & Resorts. Together the two hotels will add 190 rooms.

In Tamworth, the existing 60-room Best Western Sanctuary Inn will become Holiday Inn Tamworth, with its guestrooms, reception and restaurant refurbished by 2027 and 30 more rooms to be built by 2029. In Rockhampton, the new-build Holiday Inn & Suites will have 100 rooms, including 40 one and two-bedroom suites for longer stays, in a mixed-use precinct with 350sqm of conference and events space, a 100-seat function room and an outdoor pool. It will take La Vie to 174 rooms in the city, alongside the 74-room Mercure Rockhampton.

The signings cap a year of strong momentum, including The Westin Gold Coast and Le Méridien Lindeman Island Resort & Spa with Marriott, entry into the Philippines in February, Mercure Rockhampton in January, the opening of Holiday Inn Townsville in July and Cairns Harbourside Hotel the same month.

Jerry Xu, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, said: “We are selective about who we partner with because the right brand, in the right city, backed by the right owner, is what delivers the best result. Tamworth and Rockhampton pass that test. Both are growing regional cities with strong events calendars and real demand for quality rooms.”