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Management
Resort snapped up in $1.6 billion plan to create “Australia’s tourism mecca”
One of the nation's best-loved resorts has sold for $32 million to British investors vowing to restore the ruined shell…
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Industry
Accom wrap: Airbnb goes public, Schwartz backs accom body, hotels talk big issues, Wyndham’s wonder wall
Airbnb is to become a publicly traded company next year, fuelling speculation about whether the home share giant will be…
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Industry
Marriott gives Expedia sole rights to wholesale rates in industry game changer
Marriott International has signed a deal with Expedia Group giving the online travel agency exclusive distribution rights for its wholesale…
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Industry
Ditch 180-day cap, short stay chief urges NSW
Stayz wants key elements of NSW’s short-stay plan dumped, joining other industry leaders in warning curbs could damage the state’s…
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Management
Berths, boutiques and brands: See the developments shaping accom news
Homegrown hoteliers Lancemore have announced a new boutique inner city Melbourne property set to open early next year.
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Industry
“Step up” TripAdvisor tells rivals as it details fraud battle
TripAdvisor stopped more than a million fake reviews reaching the site last year and is urging Google and Facebook to…
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Industry
Hyde brings LA glamour to Perth
Pool parties and giant cocktails are on the menu of Perth’s hottest new hotel venue.
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Developments
Airbnb under microscope as northern NSW eyes caps
Airbnb’s impact on northern NSW will be evaluated in light of planned short-stay curbs and a 2018 study which found…
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Management
Tourism Australia’s first female boss a “fantastic appointment”
Tourism Australia has officially anointed Phillipa Harrison as its new chief, three months after she took the reigns as interim…
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Industry
Travel colossus goes broke, blaming competition
Amoma.com, the third largest worldwide reservations platform, collapsed on Friday leaving travellers stranded as hotels stopped honouring reservations made through…
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