New amalgamated industry body official within months
Confirmed: Votes are in & your new industry body Accommodation Australia will be officially created on July 1, 2023
The Fair Work Commission has confirmed new peak accommodation hotels body, Accommodation Australia, will be officially created on July 1, 2023.
Accommodation Australia is the result of the amalgamation of Tourism Accommodation Australia and the Accommodation Association.
The first President of Accommodation Australia will be Leanne Harwood and the inaugural CEO Michael Johnson.
The final major hurdle for the amalgamation was the Accommodation Association of Australia’s members vote.
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On February 15 the Australian Electoral Commission announced an overwhelming 96 percent of AA members had voted in favour of the amalgamation.
“The vote was a strong endorsement and clear sign members from both organisations are ready to move into the future together as one,” Mr Johnson said.
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