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EVT has formally launched EVT Connect Hospitality after completing its acquisition of Pro-invest Hotels, establishing the company as the second largest hotel operator across Australia and New Zealand.
The acquisition adds 15 hotels and 3200 rooms to EVT’s third-party management portfolio, supporting the company’s hotel growth strategy across its owned brands, independent collection and new EVT Connect Hospitality offering.
EVT chief executive Jane Hastings says the launch marks an important step in strengthening the group’s hotel operations.
“The official launch of EVT Connect Hospitality, seeded by the successful completion of the Pro-invest Hotels acquisition, marks another significant milestone in our hotel’s growth strategy, a priority for our group. We welcome the Pro-invest Hotels team to EVT and have confidence in a bright future for this growth pillar under the leadership of Mathew Duff, EVT director of commercial and connect hospitality.”
Mathew Duff says EVT Connect Hospitality is designed to enhance third-party brand performance while providing flexibility for asset owners.
“EVT Connect Hospitality has been designed to power third-party brand performance in our markets. An asset owner can now choose to franchise a third-party hotel brand and boost performance by leveraging EVT’s local and extensive expertise to ensure long-term success for our partners. We aim to set a new benchmark for third-party management in Australasia. We are pleased to have appointed Troy Cuthbertson, a well-respected EVT hotel operator with more than 30 years’ experience in the industry, as our general manager of operations.”
EVT says the platform will be supported by investment across IT, sustainability initiatives, workforce development and culinary expertise to deliver above-market results and provide asset owners with expanded value and flexibility. Pro-invest Group will continue to oversee asset management for the 15 hotels owned by its investment funds.
EVT’s position as the second largest hotel operator in Australia and New Zealand was confirmed in CBRE’s 2025 Top 10 Hotel Owners & Operators Research Report.
