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News
Empty city hotels welcome forced quarantine
All international arrivals are now considered an “unacceptable risk” to public health and face two-week quarantine in city hotels.
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News
Airbnb steps in to house first responders in COVID crisis
On Friday, Airbnb announced a new global initiative where hosts can provide housing to 100,000 COVID-19 Responders. Could traditional accom…
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Hotel quarantine for returning Aussies and ‘hibernation’ assistance for businesses
All Australians arriving from overseas will be quarantined in hotels or other facilities under strict supervision for a fortnight, under…
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Industry
“Heartbreaking”: Industry staring into the abyss
Some 90,000 hospitality workers were stood down this week as Australia’s coronavirus restrictions forced the closure of restaurants, bars, clubs,…
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Industry
Hospitality award changed as accom fights to save jobs
Two industry bodies have won vital changes to Australia’s hospitality award rules aimed at saving jobs during the coronavirus lockdown.
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Industry
Hotels to become hospitals under radical new response to COVID-19
Hotels will be turned into isolation centres and possibly hospital wards as the nation moves towards lockdown.
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Industry
Stimulus big, but is it enough?
The government has committed a mammoth $66 billion to helping Australia ride the coronavirus downturn, but industry chiefs remain unconvinced…
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Industry
Accom facing “extinction” as Australians told to cancel holidays
Tight new restrictions on domestic travel were announced by prime minister Scott Morrison on Sunday, putting an end to the…
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Industry
Apartment dwellers fearful of isolation Airbnbs
Apartment residents say their buildings could be turned into coronavirus hotspots as short-stay hosts increasingly promote self-isolation packages to guests.
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Industry
“Your packages sit in government coffers while our tourism businesses are dying”
The Australian Tourism Export Council has made an impassioned plea to the government for immediate funding to stop hospitality businesses…
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