Six dated, itemised examples from 2027-01-19 to 2027-01-25: 6 nights and 7 days for two adults sharing one room, which is 14 person-days. Prices are as observed in October 2026, cover ground costs only, and are not multiplied out to other party sizes or trip lengths.
Dated planning illustration for two adults sharing one room or unit, 19–25 January 2027: seven days and six nights, flights excluded. Hotel prices are public room-table observations from 2 October 2026, not checkout quotes. Breakfast allowances, transport, drinks and activities are MTC gross estimates, not supplier quotes. Not bookable, not a quote and not an annual default.
All three CBD rooms are room only, so all 14 breakfasts are budgeted. Every total carries a separately shown provisional hotel-tax reserve with the subtotal before it. Two hotels may hold a refundable deposit, which is not counted as spending. Ordered by price alone, not quality.
ibis Styles Brisbane Elizabeth Street · Example A
Total for two adults
1,866.73 USD
Includes a PROVISIONAL hotel-tax reserve of 55.10 USD. Subtotal before the reserve: 1,811.63 USD. The tax is mandatory, not optional, but this is a calculated reserve — not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum; replace it with the actual charges and never pay any part twice. All three rooms are room only in the Brisbane CBD, not the Gold Coast. Card surcharges on Visa, Mastercard, Amex and eftpos are banned from 1 October 2026, so none is added; other networks and weekend charges are separate. Qualified illustration, not a checkout quote: hotel prices are dated public room-table observations in whole US dollars; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are ordered by observed hotel price alone, not quality. At 40 Elizabeth Street in the CBD. The hotel's optional breakfast is not used. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance.
133.34 USD per person per ground day
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Hotel, six nights — observed room price before the excluded tax
1 × 551 USD (stay) = 551 USD ≈ 551.00 USD
Source-backed: ibis Styles Brisbane Elizabeth Street — Standard Queen Room; room only. 551.00 USD as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026, shown in whole US dollars; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.
Provisional hotel-tax reserve (mandatory tax, calculated)
1 × 55.1 USD (stay) = 55.1 USD ≈ 55.10 USD
Source-backed: Provisional Brisbane hotel-tax reserve. The room table labels a 10% tax as excluded; it is modelled once as a 10% GST reserve on the displayed room price, not as a second 10% on top. Whether the supplier already includes it was not checked at checkout: this is a calculated reserve, not an observed total or a guaranteed maximum. The tax is mandatory, not optional; replace the reserve with the actual charge and remove it if already collected. Unlisted extras are unknown, not zero.
Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)
14 × 25 AUD (person-breakfast) = 350 AUD ≈ 243.27 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 25 AUD per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.
Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)
14 × 24.99 AUD (person-lunch) = 349.86 AUD ≈ 243.17 USD
Source-backed: Indian Mehek, Brisbane CBD — official menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken biryani 24.99 AUD per adult. Dinner A: butter chicken 28.99 plus steamed rice 4.50, ordered separately = 33.49 AUD. Dinner B adds two samosas 13.99 and gulab jamun 6.99 = 54.47 AUD — a starter, main and dessert plus rice from the regular menu, not a set menu or a banquet for four. Displayed consumer prices are used without adding GST again; the menu does not reconcile GST or other charges. Weekend and public-holiday surcharges were not verified and are unknown, not zero; the dates include a Sunday. Lunch is not offered on Saturdays in the published hours, so treat these as price examples, not a seven-day itinerary. Reconfirm January prices and meal times.
Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)
14 × 33.49 AUD (person-dinner) = 468.86 AUD ≈ 325.88 USD
Source-backed: Indian Mehek, Brisbane CBD — official menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken biryani 24.99 AUD per adult. Dinner A: butter chicken 28.99 plus steamed rice 4.50, ordered separately = 33.49 AUD. Dinner B adds two samosas 13.99 and gulab jamun 6.99 = 54.47 AUD — a starter, main and dessert plus rice from the regular menu, not a set menu or a banquet for four. Displayed consumer prices are used without adding GST again; the menu does not reconcile GST or other charges. Weekend and public-holiday surcharges were not verified and are unknown, not zero; the dates include a Sunday. Lunch is not offered on Saturdays in the published hours, so treat these as price examples, not a seven-day itinerary. Reconfirm January prices and meal times.
Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you
7 × 15 AUD (party-day) = 105 AUD ≈ 72.98 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.
Airport car allowance, each way
2 × 70 AUD (direction) = 140 AUD ≈ 97.31 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for one car for two adults between Brisbane Airport (BNE) and the hotel, each way; not a fare, and no transfer time is promised.
Local ride allowance for the two of you
12 × 20 AUD (ride) = 240 AUD ≈ 166.81 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget, not a quoted fare, for rides around the CBD, South Bank and nearby precincts.
Optional city activities allowance per adult
2 × 80 AUD (adult) = 160 AUD ≈ 111.21 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. The Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, islands, theme parks and casino gambling are excluded.
Hotel: ibis Styles Brisbane Elizabeth Street — Standard Queen Room; room only. Cancellation and payment: Non-refundable; pay online; fixed dates.
ibis Styles Brisbane Elizabeth Street · Example B
Total for two adults
2,070.88 USD
Includes a PROVISIONAL hotel-tax reserve of 55.10 USD. Subtotal before the reserve: 2,015.78 USD. The tax is mandatory, not optional, but this is a calculated reserve — not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum; replace it with the actual charges and never pay any part twice. All three rooms are room only in the Brisbane CBD, not the Gold Coast. Card surcharges on Visa, Mastercard, Amex and eftpos are banned from 1 October 2026, so none is added; other networks and weekend charges are separate. Qualified illustration, not a checkout quote: hotel prices are dated public room-table observations in whole US dollars; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are ordered by observed hotel price alone, not quality. At 40 Elizabeth Street in the CBD. The hotel's optional breakfast is not used. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance.
147.92 USD per person per ground day
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Hotel, six nights — observed room price before the excluded tax
1 × 551 USD (stay) = 551 USD ≈ 551.00 USD
Source-backed: ibis Styles Brisbane Elizabeth Street — Standard Queen Room; room only. 551.00 USD as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026, shown in whole US dollars; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.
Provisional hotel-tax reserve (mandatory tax, calculated)
1 × 55.1 USD (stay) = 55.1 USD ≈ 55.10 USD
Source-backed: Provisional Brisbane hotel-tax reserve. The room table labels a 10% tax as excluded; it is modelled once as a 10% GST reserve on the displayed room price, not as a second 10% on top. Whether the supplier already includes it was not checked at checkout: this is a calculated reserve, not an observed total or a guaranteed maximum. The tax is mandatory, not optional; replace the reserve with the actual charge and remove it if already collected. Unlisted extras are unknown, not zero.
Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)
14 × 25 AUD (person-breakfast) = 350 AUD ≈ 243.27 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 25 AUD per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.
Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)
14 × 24.99 AUD (person-lunch) = 349.86 AUD ≈ 243.17 USD
Source-backed: Indian Mehek, Brisbane CBD — official menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken biryani 24.99 AUD per adult. Dinner A: butter chicken 28.99 plus steamed rice 4.50, ordered separately = 33.49 AUD. Dinner B adds two samosas 13.99 and gulab jamun 6.99 = 54.47 AUD — a starter, main and dessert plus rice from the regular menu, not a set menu or a banquet for four. Displayed consumer prices are used without adding GST again; the menu does not reconcile GST or other charges. Weekend and public-holiday surcharges were not verified and are unknown, not zero; the dates include a Sunday. Lunch is not offered on Saturdays in the published hours, so treat these as price examples, not a seven-day itinerary. Reconfirm January prices and meal times.
Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)
14 × 54.47 AUD (person-dinner) = 762.58 AUD ≈ 530.03 USD
Source-backed: Indian Mehek, Brisbane CBD — official menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken biryani 24.99 AUD per adult. Dinner A: butter chicken 28.99 plus steamed rice 4.50, ordered separately = 33.49 AUD. Dinner B adds two samosas 13.99 and gulab jamun 6.99 = 54.47 AUD — a starter, main and dessert plus rice from the regular menu, not a set menu or a banquet for four. Displayed consumer prices are used without adding GST again; the menu does not reconcile GST or other charges. Weekend and public-holiday surcharges were not verified and are unknown, not zero; the dates include a Sunday. Lunch is not offered on Saturdays in the published hours, so treat these as price examples, not a seven-day itinerary. Reconfirm January prices and meal times.
Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you
7 × 15 AUD (party-day) = 105 AUD ≈ 72.98 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.
Airport car allowance, each way
2 × 70 AUD (direction) = 140 AUD ≈ 97.31 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for one car for two adults between Brisbane Airport (BNE) and the hotel, each way; not a fare, and no transfer time is promised.
Local ride allowance for the two of you
12 × 20 AUD (ride) = 240 AUD ≈ 166.81 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget, not a quoted fare, for rides around the CBD, South Bank and nearby precincts.
Optional city activities allowance per adult
2 × 80 AUD (adult) = 160 AUD ≈ 111.21 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. The Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, islands, theme parks and casino gambling are excluded.
Hotel: ibis Styles Brisbane Elizabeth Street — Standard Queen Room; room only. Cancellation and payment: Non-refundable; pay online; fixed dates.
Royal On The Park · Example A
Total for two adults
2,116.43 USD
Includes a PROVISIONAL hotel-tax reserve of 77.80 USD. Subtotal before the reserve: 2,038.63 USD. The tax is mandatory, not optional, but this is a calculated reserve — not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum; replace it with the actual charges and never pay any part twice. All three rooms are room only in the Brisbane CBD, not the Gold Coast. Card surcharges on Visa, Mastercard, Amex and eftpos are banned from 1 October 2026, so none is added; other networks and weekend charges are separate. Qualified illustration, not a checkout quote: hotel prices are dated public room-table observations in whole US dollars; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are ordered by observed hotel price alone, not quality. At 152 Alice Street. The hotel's terms describe a room-rate pre-authorisation plus a refundable bond of up to 100 AUD a night (up to 600 AUD for six nights), with a cash or EFTPOS alternative: money held, not spent, and not counted in this total — but plan the cash flow. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance.
151.17 USD per person per ground day
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Hotel, six nights — observed room price before the excluded tax
1 × 778 USD (stay) = 778 USD ≈ 778.00 USD
Source-backed: Royal On The Park — Deluxe City View King; room only. 778.00 USD as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026, shown in whole US dollars; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.
Provisional hotel-tax reserve (mandatory tax, calculated)
1 × 77.8 USD (stay) = 77.8 USD ≈ 77.80 USD
Source-backed: Provisional Brisbane hotel-tax reserve. The room table labels a 10% tax as excluded; it is modelled once as a 10% GST reserve on the displayed room price, not as a second 10% on top. Whether the supplier already includes it was not checked at checkout: this is a calculated reserve, not an observed total or a guaranteed maximum. The tax is mandatory, not optional; replace the reserve with the actual charge and remove it if already collected. Unlisted extras are unknown, not zero.
Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)
14 × 25 AUD (person-breakfast) = 350 AUD ≈ 243.27 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 25 AUD per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.
Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)
14 × 24.99 AUD (person-lunch) = 349.86 AUD ≈ 243.17 USD
Source-backed: Indian Mehek, Brisbane CBD — official menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken biryani 24.99 AUD per adult. Dinner A: butter chicken 28.99 plus steamed rice 4.50, ordered separately = 33.49 AUD. Dinner B adds two samosas 13.99 and gulab jamun 6.99 = 54.47 AUD — a starter, main and dessert plus rice from the regular menu, not a set menu or a banquet for four. Displayed consumer prices are used without adding GST again; the menu does not reconcile GST or other charges. Weekend and public-holiday surcharges were not verified and are unknown, not zero; the dates include a Sunday. Lunch is not offered on Saturdays in the published hours, so treat these as price examples, not a seven-day itinerary. Reconfirm January prices and meal times.
Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)
14 × 33.49 AUD (person-dinner) = 468.86 AUD ≈ 325.88 USD
Source-backed: Indian Mehek, Brisbane CBD — official menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken biryani 24.99 AUD per adult. Dinner A: butter chicken 28.99 plus steamed rice 4.50, ordered separately = 33.49 AUD. Dinner B adds two samosas 13.99 and gulab jamun 6.99 = 54.47 AUD — a starter, main and dessert plus rice from the regular menu, not a set menu or a banquet for four. Displayed consumer prices are used without adding GST again; the menu does not reconcile GST or other charges. Weekend and public-holiday surcharges were not verified and are unknown, not zero; the dates include a Sunday. Lunch is not offered on Saturdays in the published hours, so treat these as price examples, not a seven-day itinerary. Reconfirm January prices and meal times.
Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you
7 × 15 AUD (party-day) = 105 AUD ≈ 72.98 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.
Airport car allowance, each way
2 × 70 AUD (direction) = 140 AUD ≈ 97.31 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for one car for two adults between Brisbane Airport (BNE) and the hotel, each way; not a fare, and no transfer time is promised.
Local ride allowance for the two of you
12 × 20 AUD (ride) = 240 AUD ≈ 166.81 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget, not a quoted fare, for rides around the CBD, South Bank and nearby precincts.
Optional city activities allowance per adult
2 × 80 AUD (adult) = 160 AUD ≈ 111.21 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. The Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, islands, theme parks and casino gambling are excluded.
Hotel: Royal On The Park — Deluxe City View King; room only. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 18 January 2027; pay the property before arrival.
Royal On The Park · Example B
Total for two adults
2,320.58 USD
Includes a PROVISIONAL hotel-tax reserve of 77.80 USD. Subtotal before the reserve: 2,242.78 USD. The tax is mandatory, not optional, but this is a calculated reserve — not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum; replace it with the actual charges and never pay any part twice. All three rooms are room only in the Brisbane CBD, not the Gold Coast. Card surcharges on Visa, Mastercard, Amex and eftpos are banned from 1 October 2026, so none is added; other networks and weekend charges are separate. Qualified illustration, not a checkout quote: hotel prices are dated public room-table observations in whole US dollars; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are ordered by observed hotel price alone, not quality. At 152 Alice Street. The hotel's terms describe a room-rate pre-authorisation plus a refundable bond of up to 100 AUD a night (up to 600 AUD for six nights), with a cash or EFTPOS alternative: money held, not spent, and not counted in this total — but plan the cash flow. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance.
165.76 USD per person per ground day
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Hotel, six nights — observed room price before the excluded tax
1 × 778 USD (stay) = 778 USD ≈ 778.00 USD
Source-backed: Royal On The Park — Deluxe City View King; room only. 778.00 USD as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026, shown in whole US dollars; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.
Provisional hotel-tax reserve (mandatory tax, calculated)
1 × 77.8 USD (stay) = 77.8 USD ≈ 77.80 USD
Source-backed: Provisional Brisbane hotel-tax reserve. The room table labels a 10% tax as excluded; it is modelled once as a 10% GST reserve on the displayed room price, not as a second 10% on top. Whether the supplier already includes it was not checked at checkout: this is a calculated reserve, not an observed total or a guaranteed maximum. The tax is mandatory, not optional; replace the reserve with the actual charge and remove it if already collected. Unlisted extras are unknown, not zero.
Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)
14 × 25 AUD (person-breakfast) = 350 AUD ≈ 243.27 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 25 AUD per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.
Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)
14 × 24.99 AUD (person-lunch) = 349.86 AUD ≈ 243.17 USD
Source-backed: Indian Mehek, Brisbane CBD — official menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken biryani 24.99 AUD per adult. Dinner A: butter chicken 28.99 plus steamed rice 4.50, ordered separately = 33.49 AUD. Dinner B adds two samosas 13.99 and gulab jamun 6.99 = 54.47 AUD — a starter, main and dessert plus rice from the regular menu, not a set menu or a banquet for four. Displayed consumer prices are used without adding GST again; the menu does not reconcile GST or other charges. Weekend and public-holiday surcharges were not verified and are unknown, not zero; the dates include a Sunday. Lunch is not offered on Saturdays in the published hours, so treat these as price examples, not a seven-day itinerary. Reconfirm January prices and meal times.
Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)
14 × 54.47 AUD (person-dinner) = 762.58 AUD ≈ 530.03 USD
Source-backed: Indian Mehek, Brisbane CBD — official menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken biryani 24.99 AUD per adult. Dinner A: butter chicken 28.99 plus steamed rice 4.50, ordered separately = 33.49 AUD. Dinner B adds two samosas 13.99 and gulab jamun 6.99 = 54.47 AUD — a starter, main and dessert plus rice from the regular menu, not a set menu or a banquet for four. Displayed consumer prices are used without adding GST again; the menu does not reconcile GST or other charges. Weekend and public-holiday surcharges were not verified and are unknown, not zero; the dates include a Sunday. Lunch is not offered on Saturdays in the published hours, so treat these as price examples, not a seven-day itinerary. Reconfirm January prices and meal times.
Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you
7 × 15 AUD (party-day) = 105 AUD ≈ 72.98 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.
Airport car allowance, each way
2 × 70 AUD (direction) = 140 AUD ≈ 97.31 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for one car for two adults between Brisbane Airport (BNE) and the hotel, each way; not a fare, and no transfer time is promised.
Local ride allowance for the two of you
12 × 20 AUD (ride) = 240 AUD ≈ 166.81 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget, not a quoted fare, for rides around the CBD, South Bank and nearby precincts.
Optional city activities allowance per adult
2 × 80 AUD (adult) = 160 AUD ≈ 111.21 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. The Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, islands, theme parks and casino gambling are excluded.
Hotel: Royal On The Park — Deluxe City View King; room only. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 18 January 2027; pay the property before arrival.
The Star Grand Brisbane · Example A
Total for two adults
2,530.03 USD
Includes a PROVISIONAL hotel-tax reserve of 115.40 USD. Subtotal before the reserve: 2,414.63 USD. The tax is mandatory, not optional, but this is a calculated reserve — not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum; replace it with the actual charges and never pay any part twice. All three rooms are room only in the Brisbane CBD, not the Gold Coast. Card surcharges on Visa, Mastercard, Amex and eftpos are banned from 1 October 2026, so none is added; other networks and weekend charges are separate. Qualified illustration, not a checkout quote: hotel prices are dated public room-table observations in whole US dollars; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are ordered by observed hotel price alone, not quality. At 33 William Street. A distributor listing says a cash deposit of 200 AUD a night (up to 1,200 AUD) may apply — a refundable deposit, not spending and not a guaranteed fee; confirm the accepted method. The casino is not part of this budget. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance.
180.72 USD per person per ground day
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Hotel, six nights — observed room price before the excluded tax
1 × 1,154 USD (stay) = 1,154 USD ≈ 1,154.00 USD
Source-backed: The Star Grand Brisbane — City Twin; room only. 1,154.00 USD as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026, shown in whole US dollars; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.
Provisional hotel-tax reserve (mandatory tax, calculated)
1 × 115.4 USD (stay) = 115.4 USD ≈ 115.40 USD
Source-backed: Provisional Brisbane hotel-tax reserve. The room table labels a 10% tax as excluded; it is modelled once as a 10% GST reserve on the displayed room price, not as a second 10% on top. Whether the supplier already includes it was not checked at checkout: this is a calculated reserve, not an observed total or a guaranteed maximum. The tax is mandatory, not optional; replace the reserve with the actual charge and remove it if already collected. Unlisted extras are unknown, not zero.
Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)
14 × 25 AUD (person-breakfast) = 350 AUD ≈ 243.27 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 25 AUD per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.
Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)
14 × 24.99 AUD (person-lunch) = 349.86 AUD ≈ 243.17 USD
Source-backed: Indian Mehek, Brisbane CBD — official menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken biryani 24.99 AUD per adult. Dinner A: butter chicken 28.99 plus steamed rice 4.50, ordered separately = 33.49 AUD. Dinner B adds two samosas 13.99 and gulab jamun 6.99 = 54.47 AUD — a starter, main and dessert plus rice from the regular menu, not a set menu or a banquet for four. Displayed consumer prices are used without adding GST again; the menu does not reconcile GST or other charges. Weekend and public-holiday surcharges were not verified and are unknown, not zero; the dates include a Sunday. Lunch is not offered on Saturdays in the published hours, so treat these as price examples, not a seven-day itinerary. Reconfirm January prices and meal times.
Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)
14 × 33.49 AUD (person-dinner) = 468.86 AUD ≈ 325.88 USD
Source-backed: Indian Mehek, Brisbane CBD — official menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken biryani 24.99 AUD per adult. Dinner A: butter chicken 28.99 plus steamed rice 4.50, ordered separately = 33.49 AUD. Dinner B adds two samosas 13.99 and gulab jamun 6.99 = 54.47 AUD — a starter, main and dessert plus rice from the regular menu, not a set menu or a banquet for four. Displayed consumer prices are used without adding GST again; the menu does not reconcile GST or other charges. Weekend and public-holiday surcharges were not verified and are unknown, not zero; the dates include a Sunday. Lunch is not offered on Saturdays in the published hours, so treat these as price examples, not a seven-day itinerary. Reconfirm January prices and meal times.
Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you
7 × 15 AUD (party-day) = 105 AUD ≈ 72.98 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.
Airport car allowance, each way
2 × 70 AUD (direction) = 140 AUD ≈ 97.31 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for one car for two adults between Brisbane Airport (BNE) and the hotel, each way; not a fare, and no transfer time is promised.
Local ride allowance for the two of you
12 × 20 AUD (ride) = 240 AUD ≈ 166.81 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget, not a quoted fare, for rides around the CBD, South Bank and nearby precincts.
Optional city activities allowance per adult
2 × 80 AUD (adult) = 160 AUD ≈ 111.21 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. The Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, islands, theme parks and casino gambling are excluded.
Hotel: The Star Grand Brisbane — City Twin; room only. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 18 January 2027; pay the property before arrival.
The Star Grand Brisbane · Example B
Total for two adults
2,734.18 USD
Includes a PROVISIONAL hotel-tax reserve of 115.40 USD. Subtotal before the reserve: 2,618.78 USD. The tax is mandatory, not optional, but this is a calculated reserve — not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum; replace it with the actual charges and never pay any part twice. All three rooms are room only in the Brisbane CBD, not the Gold Coast. Card surcharges on Visa, Mastercard, Amex and eftpos are banned from 1 October 2026, so none is added; other networks and weekend charges are separate. Qualified illustration, not a checkout quote: hotel prices are dated public room-table observations in whole US dollars; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are ordered by observed hotel price alone, not quality. At 33 William Street. A distributor listing says a cash deposit of 200 AUD a night (up to 1,200 AUD) may apply — a refundable deposit, not spending and not a guaranteed fee; confirm the accepted method. The casino is not part of this budget. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance.
195.30 USD per person per ground day
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Hotel, six nights — observed room price before the excluded tax
1 × 1,154 USD (stay) = 1,154 USD ≈ 1,154.00 USD
Source-backed: The Star Grand Brisbane — City Twin; room only. 1,154.00 USD as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026, shown in whole US dollars; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.
Provisional hotel-tax reserve (mandatory tax, calculated)
1 × 115.4 USD (stay) = 115.4 USD ≈ 115.40 USD
Source-backed: Provisional Brisbane hotel-tax reserve. The room table labels a 10% tax as excluded; it is modelled once as a 10% GST reserve on the displayed room price, not as a second 10% on top. Whether the supplier already includes it was not checked at checkout: this is a calculated reserve, not an observed total or a guaranteed maximum. The tax is mandatory, not optional; replace the reserve with the actual charge and remove it if already collected. Unlisted extras are unknown, not zero.
Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)
14 × 25 AUD (person-breakfast) = 350 AUD ≈ 243.27 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 25 AUD per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.
Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)
14 × 24.99 AUD (person-lunch) = 349.86 AUD ≈ 243.17 USD
Source-backed: Indian Mehek, Brisbane CBD — official menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken biryani 24.99 AUD per adult. Dinner A: butter chicken 28.99 plus steamed rice 4.50, ordered separately = 33.49 AUD. Dinner B adds two samosas 13.99 and gulab jamun 6.99 = 54.47 AUD — a starter, main and dessert plus rice from the regular menu, not a set menu or a banquet for four. Displayed consumer prices are used without adding GST again; the menu does not reconcile GST or other charges. Weekend and public-holiday surcharges were not verified and are unknown, not zero; the dates include a Sunday. Lunch is not offered on Saturdays in the published hours, so treat these as price examples, not a seven-day itinerary. Reconfirm January prices and meal times.
Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)
14 × 54.47 AUD (person-dinner) = 762.58 AUD ≈ 530.03 USD
Source-backed: Indian Mehek, Brisbane CBD — official menu, undated, reviewed 2 October 2026. Lunch: chicken biryani 24.99 AUD per adult. Dinner A: butter chicken 28.99 plus steamed rice 4.50, ordered separately = 33.49 AUD. Dinner B adds two samosas 13.99 and gulab jamun 6.99 = 54.47 AUD — a starter, main and dessert plus rice from the regular menu, not a set menu or a banquet for four. Displayed consumer prices are used without adding GST again; the menu does not reconcile GST or other charges. Weekend and public-holiday surcharges were not verified and are unknown, not zero; the dates include a Sunday. Lunch is not offered on Saturdays in the published hours, so treat these as price examples, not a seven-day itinerary. Reconfirm January prices and meal times.
Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you
7 × 15 AUD (party-day) = 105 AUD ≈ 72.98 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.
Airport car allowance, each way
2 × 70 AUD (direction) = 140 AUD ≈ 97.31 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for one car for two adults between Brisbane Airport (BNE) and the hotel, each way; not a fare, and no transfer time is promised.
Local ride allowance for the two of you
12 × 20 AUD (ride) = 240 AUD ≈ 166.81 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget, not a quoted fare, for rides around the CBD, South Bank and nearby precincts.
Optional city activities allowance per adult
2 × 80 AUD (adult) = 160 AUD ≈ 111.21 USD
MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. The Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, islands, theme parks and casino gambling are excluded.
Hotel: The Star Grand Brisbane — City Twin; room only. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 18 January 2027; pay the property before arrival.
Reference exchange rates dated 2026-10-01: 1 USD = 1.43875 AUD. Your card rate at payment may differ.
Rate source as recorded in the research: ECB reference, 1 October 2026: EUR 1 = USD 1.1298 = AUD 1.6255; full cross ratio. Hotel prices were shown in USD. Not a card or retail rate
Use BNE and price the airport journey separately. The published Translink 50-cent fare does not include Airtrain. The cost model therefore keeps a separate airport allowance rather than assuming a 50-cent airport train. Theme parks and coastal excursions are excluded.
Covers the Brisbane CBD, South Bank and the central riverfront. The Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, island resorts and theme parks are excluded. Prices are dated snapshots for 19–25 January 2027, not year-round ranges or calculator defaults; exact checkout totals were not verified.
