Article: Burswood gambles on hotel.

May 14, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX)

Burswood casino in Western Australia will develop a $A50m Holiday Inn in a joint venture with InterContinental Hotels. The joint venture with the UK-based company will also see the Burswood Hotel re-branded as an InterContinental Hotel in August 2003. General manager of Burswood Hotel, James Allen, said the three-star Holiday Inn would provide lower-priced accommodation for casino patrons. The move comes as Asian tourist numbers plunge in the wake of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak, and Burswood warns it may have to downgrade projected ...

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