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Developments
Accom in limbo over alleged OTA abuses
Accom operators are crying out for industry help to tackle latest OTA issues, more than a year after the ACCC…
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Management
Margaret River takes on multinationals
Margaret River’s tourism providers have designed their own direct booking platform in the battle to win guests from OTAs and…
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Industry
TAA renews calls for short-stay reform – as Airbnb’s architect of Australian policy quits
The new chief executive of Tourism Accommodation Australia has branded Australia’s lack of short-stay regulation an “unfair advantage” and told…
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Industry
New properties proliferate as visitor spend hits new heights
Australia’s hotel growth is galloping ahead as new figures show we are exceeding targets for visitor spending.
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Industry
EXCLUSIVE: OTAs losing share as holiday parks fight back on direct bookings
Australian holiday parks are regaining control of their online sales distribution channels and clawing back market share from Booking.com and…
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Industry
YOTEL me more: Hubert Viriot on the brand tipped to change everything
YOTEL was a modest UK start-up when Swiss-born chief executive Hubert Viriot bought his hospitality and real estate expertise to…
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Industry
WA cuts fluff to show record growth alongside Gold Coast
Western Australia has gone from serial wooden spooner to star tourism performer nationally, recording a 22 percent rise in interstate…
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Events
Australia’s best crowned in two global awards
Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island has been voted the best hotel in Australia in the prestigious Travel + Leisure…
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Industry
Sydney hotel commands multi-million-dollar price tag as Tassie plan stalls
One of Australia’s top-ranked hotels has hit the market with price expectations of $55 million.
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Industry
Marriott undaunted by Melbourne decline
Builders have been appointed for a new AC Hotel by Marriott as the developers push forward despite Melbourne’s accom doldrums.
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