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New life for ultra-luxury Australian retreat that was left for dead
Emirates invests $50 million to refurbish Wolgan Valley resort and partner with Marriott's Ritz-Carlton, aiming to restore 150 jobs and reopen mid-2026 after a three-year closure.
- On Wednesday, Emirates announced at a Sydney Opera House event that Emirates Wolgan Valley will reopen as a Ritz-Carlton Lodge following a $50 million renovation, with work already underway.
- A landslide in late 2022 destroyed Wolgan Road, cutting access and prompting an indefinite closure by mid-2023 amid funding disputes and conflicting engineering reports.
- Access to the resort will be via the regraded Donkey Steps with a parking station and resort four-wheel drives, while helicopter charters remain an alternative as council and National Emergency Management Authority funding support road restoration.
- Local leaders said the reopening brings relief and hope that government support will follow to help the Wolgan community recover, as the shutdown cost millions yearly and Emirates and its partner expect to recreate 150 jobs.
- Emirates' long‑term spending shows a $150 million investment since 2006 and leadership in carbon-neutral luxury eco-tourism, reflecting confidence in Wolgan Valley to boost Australia's premium nature‑based tourism sector.
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Emirates and Marriott International have signed an agreement to open Emirates Wolgan Valley, a Ritz-Carlton Lodge – a 40-key all-inclusive luxury lodge set to be situated on a 7,000-acre conservancy in Australia’s Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage area. Emirates Wolgan Valley, a Ritz-Carlton Lodge is expected to mark the first Ritz-Carlton Lodge in the world and a major milestone for New South Wales’s (NSW) regional tourism. An expression of…
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