The Australia-based Mantra Group is continuing its domestic expansion plans following the announcement of opening a new hotel in Brisbane and a new hotel and spa in Townsville, Queensland with further additions to its Australian network through 2014.

In Townsville, a hotel management agreement was formally signed on the new 185-bedroom hotel set to open in 2016 as part of a restaurant and leisure precinct planned for the city’s central business district.

The four-star Mantra Townsville, will offer a pool, fitness centre and spa in addition to extensive conferencing facilities for up to 500 people.

Further additions to the Mantra network include apartment hotels in Brisbane and Melbourne which are expected to be formally announced by April 2014.

The new hotels complement other recent announcements of future additions to the network which include Peppers Dunmore Brisbane set to open in 2015 and Peppers Docklands Melbourne in 2016.