The Riley, The Tropi-Chic Hotel at the Doorstep of the Great Barrier Reef
All Images credit the Crystalbrook Collection
When we think of a chic beachfront resort overlooking a sparkling azure ocean with and those enviable toned and tanned bodies lazing about a sexy pool scene, the first location that would come to mind would be Miami, Santorini, or perhaps Ibiza. Well, this scene could not be further away from South Beach and is in fact in the northeastern most region of Australia and at the Riley, Crystalbrook Collection Resort Cairns.
Cairns is located in Australia’s tropical north and is the doorway to the country’s most prized possession, the Great Barrier Reef. Here is the jumping point for exploring the reef for an underwater safari to see the kaleidoscope of colorful corals, and brilliantly colored fish.
CMW takes a deep dive into the Great Barrier Reef and checks out the improving offer in Cairns
As New Zealand and Australia opened up a travel bubble in October, maybe there is some Antipodean light emerging at the end of the dark corona tunnel.
In normal times, Cairns & Great Barrier Reef presents meeting planners with a combination of sustainable, first-class facilities and operators amid an amazing natural world.
The area has twin World Heritage-listed icons, the Great Barrier Reef and Wet Tropics Rainforest – natural delegate boosters for any event. The international airport is located 10 minutes from the centre of Cairns and in a normal year it handles up to five million travellers. In August the A$55m T2 Domestic Terminal upgrade was completed.