Renowned attractions company Hammons Holdings has been selected as preferred operator to run and manage the snow attractions at Australia’s first indoor snow resort.
Respected hospitality operator Trippas White Group has been chosen to run the food and beverage offerings.
Winter Sports World will open in Penrith in 2028.
The Weekender can reveal Winter Sports World Managing Director Peter Magnisalis will announce the selections during a presentation at the NSW Major Projects Conference at the International Convention Centre later today.
Currently the largest private tourism construction project in Australia, Winter Sports World will put Penrith on the global map and accelerate tourism for western Sydney and New South Wales like never before.
“To ensure that happens, we need to place this project in the best hands in the world,” Magnisalis said.
“After a global search, we have discovered the best tourism attractions and food and beverage operators in the world right here in NSW, and I am confident that Hammons Holdings and Trippas White Group will help drive the success we expect this project to achieve.’’
Hammons Holdings CEO David Hammon said: “Winter Sports World is an exciting one-of-a-kind drawcard for tourism in Western Sydney, the Blue Mountains and more widely, Australia, and will be pivotal to growing the local and NSW tourism economy over the coming decades.”
Trippas White Group CEO Kevin Zajax said: “Our experience managing some of Australia’s most iconic venues has equipped us to deliver unparalleled experiences that cater to locals, domestic and international visitors.”
Dubbed “the giant Esky”, the $500M+ Winter Sports World project will inject an additional $222 million annually into the local economy, contributing $2.5 billion in economic growth over the next decade.
Winter Sports World was granted State Significant Development Application approval on January 11, 2024.
It is now undergoing a phase of detailed design and engineering development to prepare for construction, which is on track to begin in 2025.
Winter Sports World is expected to open in 2028.
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