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Announcements & Articles 2026
Townsville's 134-room Mainstay Suites offers a short term accommodation option for employers while the city struggles with a housing shortage.
Fully furnished apartments like Townsville's Mainstay Suites offer a solution for employers needing short stay accommodation for their workers.
Massive worker shortage looms for Townsville without more short-stay housing.
Article 2 – 5 January 2026
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Herald Sun
“More short-stay options to accommodate the thousands of additional workers”
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Cairns Post
“Occupancy rates surge from 53 per cent to 85 per cent this year – an indicator of demand.”
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NT News
“We can be that solution to providing the accommodation”
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Daily Telegraph
“Fully furnished apartments offer a solution for employers needing short stay accommodation”
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The Courier Mail
“Having the right accommodation is quite crucial”
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Geelong Advertiser
“It keeps your houses more affordable for the locals”
Announcements & Articles 2025
extended STAY australasia™ Partners with Choice Hotels Asia-Pac to Launch MainStay Suites™ in Australia – Rebranding Aligned Corporate Residences™ and Corporate Living Accommodation™ for Enhanced Extended-Stay Experiences.
Article 1 – 15 October 2025
Trent Conroy (CHAP), Trent Fraser (CHAP), Paul Constantinou AM (ESA), and Damian Gallace (ESA)
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Choice Hotels Asia-Pac
“Debuts MainStay Suites™ in Australia with Addition of 581 Rooms”
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Australian Financial Review
“US hospitality giant Choice Hotels is bringing its long stay chain, MainStay Suites, to Australia”
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Commercial Real Estate
“Taking the brand outside North America to plug the gap in the accommodation market”
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Hotel Management
“Extended Stay Australasia to bring upper midscale brand MainStay Suites to Australia”
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The Aussie Corporate
“By bringing a globally recognised brand to this space, the partnership aims to raise standards”
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PR Newswire
“Offering apartment-style comfort with hotel-level convenience”
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Travel Weekly
“Expertise and strong reputation Extended STAY Australasia has established in the segment”
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Choice Hotels Asia-Pac
“Powered by Extended Stay Australasia, an Experienced Leader in the Region”
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Hospitality Net
“Solidifying its position as one of the largest direct franchise players in the Australian market”
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Serviced Apartment News
“Launch its MainStay Suites brand in Australia with seven properties in the pipeline”
