
IT'S a holiday made in heaven for those with love in their hearts and even more cash in their wallets.
Brisbane's chic Emporium Hotel is offering what it calls "the ultimate indulgence package" – a day and night of luxury and pampering, plus the opportunity to have a piece of jewellery styled by acclaimed designer Margot McKinney.
All for a cool $12,000.
The Emporium Hotel is one of several five-star hotels, resorts and lodges in Queensland defying doom and gloom in the tourism sector by pitching ever more extravagant offers at the top end of the market.
"From the moment the hotel was built – with its interior decor, with its architecture, with the small number of rooms and higher-than-average level of staffing – we've really tried to pitch ourselves at the top", hotel general manager Peter Savoff said.
"We've always refused to compromise the standards and services … Read the rest