In a statement, Jones said: “This will be one of the most iconic tourism experiences in Australia. While it may be a first for Australia, underwater hotels already operate in Dubai, the Maldives and Tanzania. In June the Queensland government backed plans for a three-level pontoon and underwater hotel near Lady Musgrave Island on the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef. This may be Australia’s first underwater hotel development, but it will not be its last. Queensland’s tourism industry development minister, Kate Jones, stated that the redevelopment team had ensured the reef was protected. The project included replanting 4,000 pieces of coral, taken from old moorings, onto the existing reef walls. The submerged rooms are part of Reefworld Pontoon, a $10m structure built to replace tourism operator Cruise Whitsunday’s original pontoon on Hardy Reef, which was damaged during the cyclone. Alila Hotels & Resorts is a collection of boutique luxury hotels and beach resorts across the world, including sustainable Alila Villas in Bali, Goa, Oman. Photograph: Russell Millard/Russell Millard Photography Visitors staring at fish in a Reefsuites suite.
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