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“The Chief Executive Officer of L J Hooker Hotel & Tourism, Graeme Hennessy, and General Manager of Project Finance, Robert Minards, have extensive combined experience and expertise in the Australian and overseas property and property finance markets.  This includes hospitality and investment sales and marketing, commercial and residential development and finance, and residential subdivisions. (Please refer to Appendix A for profiles of Graeme Hennessy and Robert Minards).

 

 

They are supported by operational staff who contribute diversified skill sets in the areas of hotel sales and management, hotel broking, and commercial sales and development, and language fluency in Mandarin, Cantonese, and Vietnamese.

 The organisation has a national capacity, with a local focus, and has the added bonus of the support and strong brand recognition of the L J Hooker network of over 720 offices.  In addition, it has a network of national and international affiliates.

  • Our team has the proven capability to


    Source hotel sellers and purchasers both off-market, via its extensive database and through a diverse range of associations and contacts
  • Arrange project and joint venture financing from both domestic and offshore funding sources in respect of hotel and development sites
  • Add value through its hotel management skills and valuation feasibilities

  • Add value to development opportunities through planning sales strategies and negotiating pre-sales levels

  •  Implement customised professional reporting programs. 

    With a combination of experience and expertise in the hotel and tourism markets, all members of staff are committed to delivering superior results through a complete understanding of all issues related to each matter.”

      

    Achievements

     

    The scope of our expertise and experience in the hotel and tourism market sectors is demonstrated in the following examples

     

     

     

    Hotel and tourism sales and management

     

    • Golden Gate Hotel, Sydney

       

    • Malcoota Hotel, Victoria

       

    • Sydney Park Inn, Sydney

       

    • 13 “Tooths” Hotels

       

    • Telford Hotels Group, various sites throughout Australia

       

    • Ashmore Tavern, Gold Coast, Queensland

       

    • Sentosa Island, Singapore

       

    • Ocean Blue Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland

       

    • Sanctuary Cove, Queensland

       

    • Big Banana, Coffs Harbour, NSW

       

    • Notre Dame, Mulgoa, NSW

       

     

     

    More information on hotel and tourism sales is included in Appendix B.

     

     

    Why L J Hooker Hotel and Tourism?

     

    The strong brand recognition that L J Hooker enjoys is complemented by a team that is highly experienced in the hotel and tourism market sectors.

     

     

     

    We are constantly building upon our experience and expertise and also keeping abreast of all rules and regulations affecting the hotel industry and to take a proactive approach to their possible impact on performance. 

     

     

     

    Appendix B contains information on, and is an endorsement of, our lengthy and successful involvement with the hotel and tourism markets.

     

     

     

    Company data

     

    Personnel

     

    Our key operational staff are partners of the business and take full responsibility for all appointments.

     

     

     

    Profiles on Graeme Hennessy and Robert Minards are detailed in Appendix A.

     

     

     

    They are supported by the following operational staff members

     

     

     

    Robert Parrott who has 25 years experience in hotel management on behalf of clients and has introduced initiatives that have been credited with contributing to clients’ improved profitability

     

     

     

    Andrew Quan has many years experience in sales and leasing in the Sydney CBD on behalf of his Asian client network

     

     

     

    Steve Fox is involved with the hotel broking industry and theme parks following his involvement with the establishment and operational management of Old Sydney Town.

     

     

     

    The strength of our team enables L J Hooker Hotel and Tourism to offer clients a complete portfolio of services.

     

     

     

    Clients

     

    L J Hooker Hotel & Tourism and L J Hooker Auction and Sales have a strong business relationship with their clients that has been built up over several years of delivering professional service and positive results.  These clients include

     

     

     

    • ANZ Bank                                            * Commonwealth Bank
    • Westpac Banking Corporation           * St George Banking Corp
    • Bank West                                          * ING

       

    • Suncorp                                              * Mirvac

       

    • Meriton                                   * AXA (previously National Mutual)

       

    • NSW Department of Planning   * NSW Department of  Housing

       

    • Roads and Traffic Authority                * ACT Government


    Some of the notable Sales:

    Participation in the Sanctuary Cove Ultimate Auction $90M

    Ocean Blue Resort, Surfer’s Paradise $35.5M
    Bella Vista Resort, Indonesia $130M
    ANA Hotel Site, Surfer’s Paradise $6.9M
    Swifts, Darling Point $10.8M
    Boomerang, Elizabeth Bay $6.6M
    14 Hotels for Tooth & Company, including Newport Arms, Dee Why Hotel $23M
    Ashmore Tavern, Gold Coast, Queensland $5.586M
    Disposal of Austotel Portfolio Leasehold Hotels $8M
    Club Tropical, Port Douglas $5.8M
    Launceston Holiday Village, Launceston $2.4M
    Golden Gate Hotel Sydney $70M
    Malcoota Hotekl Victoria - $2M
    Sydney Park Inn, Sydney - $4M
    Sentosa Island, Singapore - $86M
    Big Banana, Coffs Harbour NSW $5m
    Notre Dame, Mulgoa, NSW - $7M

    Other sales such as :

     

    HOTEL and TOURISM SALES include 

    Ashmore (Gold Coast) The Ashmore Tavern                                    
    Auburn, Ambassador Hotel
    Austinmere, Headlands Hotel                                                 Ballina, Ballina Hotel
    Balmain, Cat & Fiddle Hotel                                                   Bathurst, Argyll Motor
    Broke, Castlerock Vineyard                                                   Brookvale, The Brookvale Hotel
    Coolac, Coolac Hotel
                                                                         Cronulla, The Cronulla Hotel
    Eastwood, The Eastwood Hotel                                             Enmore, Empire Hotel
    Killara, The Greengate Hotel                                                  Kings Cross, 40 Darlinghurst Road
    Launceston, Launceston Holiday Village                                Leura, Leura Resort Hotel
    Marsfield, Curzon Hall        
    Mona Vale, Mona Vale Hotel
    Mt Hutton, Bushwacker Tavern                                             Newcastle, Top of the Town Motor Inn
    Ocean Shores, Ocean Village Tavern                                   Paddington, Olympic Hotel
    Parramatta, Club Paradise Hotel      
    Port Douglas, Club Tropical
    Potts Point, Kendall Hotel  
    St Leonards, Havana Joes Tavern
    Surry Hills, Hard Rock Café                                                   Surry Hills, Hopetoun Hotel
    Sydney, Golden Gate Hotel                                                   Sydney, Macquarie Hotel
    Sydney, Metropolitan Hotel                                                    Sydney, Sydney Park Inn
    Sydney, Tudor Inn Hotel                                                         Townsville, Ambassador Hotel
    Wallacia, Wallacia Hotel (leasehold)                                      Watsons Bay, Watsons Bay Hotel
    Wiseman’s Ferry Country Retreat                                          Wollongong, North Wollongong Hotel
    Woollahra, Woollahra Hotel