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Tourism
Is NSW about to lose its tourism supremacy?
The head of Australia’s largest hotel group predicts a $35 million budget cut will see NSW lose its spot as…
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Industry
Booking.com and Marriott under threat on resort fees
Hotels throughout the Caribbean will be urged to “reassess their use” of Booking.com if the OTA fails to change its…
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Industry
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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Industry
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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Developments
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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Developments
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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