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News
NZ staff retention top of mind for desperate tourism businesses
Almost three quarters of NZ tourism businesses want further wage support from government, according to a new survey by Tourism…
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Thousands petition for JobKeeper retention as ATIC unveils 5-point plan
Prior to Queensland’s re-opening, the national cost of the restrictions was more than 700 jobs a day with a cumulative…
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How New Zealand could keep eliminating coronavirus at its border for months to come, even as the global pandemic worsens
The dilemma New Zealand now faces is whether to continue to enjoy Level 1 freedoms within closed borders or to…
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Developments
First mega-hotel in 20 years plans to bring bling back to Port Douglas
Construction on Port Douglas's newest hotel in 20 years will begin in Q1, 2021.
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More deaths in Victoria, as NSW COVID cluster triggers reactions in Queensland and South Australia
The NSW government is on tenterhooks, as it waits to see the extent of the outbreak and the spread of…
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Little accom development that could: New Little National Sydney hotel to open
Little National Sydney hotel is one of three Little National Hotels, with the Newcastle hotel expected to start construction in…
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Tip of the ICE-berg: are drug gangs using short stay accom?
Recent reports of WA Police seizing $10 million of methylamphetamine in a short-stay accommodation unit in Manning has the industry…
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Industry
Melbourne’s hotel quarantine bungle is disappointing but not surprising. It was overseen by a flawed security industry
To put it plainly, the Victorian government used an industry with a long history of non-compliance with minimum standards for…
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News
Help! First disappointment of many for AU export tourism
This week's bad International Visitor Survey (IVS) results are likely the first in a long set of dreadful quarterly results…
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News
Guests demand contactless tech and more cleaning
More than 70% of hotels said they were considering or are already using contactless payment and digital messaging services, and…
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