TOURISM UPDATE: THUR 05 NOV 2009: ELICC and Premier Hotel Cascades nearing completion
Construction of the East London International Convention Centre (ELICC) and adjacent Premier Hotel Cascades is on track and is due for completion in early 2010.
The first phase of the 260-room Premier Hotel Cascades will, however, open in December for the summer holiday season.
“The development is set to bring not only conference and incentive travel to East London but to also significantly upgrade Orient Beach and the Esplanade as a leisure destination,” says Samuel Nassimov, MD of Premier Hotels and Resorts.
“East London and the Sunshine Coast in general tend to be somewhat overlooked as a conference and leisure destination and we aim to change that.”
The hotel will have a Camelot Spa, gym, swimming pool, up-market restaurant and all rooms will offer sea-views and have free Wi-Fi Internet connections and 24-hour room service. There are also 260 underground parking bays.
Nassimov said a new low-rise leisure, dining and shopping area would also be developed in front of the hotel facing the beach.
To be managed by the Premier Hotels group, the ELICC will include a 650-seater auditorium, an exhibition floor and a major hall capable of seating 850 ballroom style and 2 200 cinema-style as well as boardrooms, restaurants and kitchens.
