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Tasmania eyes short-stay controls as $20m Cradle Mountain plan lodged
Booking platforms must share data with building control officers each quarter under proposed new short stay legislation tabled in Tasmania’s…
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Michelin forks out on US bookings site
The world’s most famous culinary star guide, Michelin, is looking to take a piece of the online travel pie through…
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Hotel apologises for effigy of couple’s dead son
A UK travel company has refunded a couple for their holiday after staff at a Jamaican resort left an effigy…
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Tourism Australia director slated by Airbnb over “conflicts of interest”
Airbnb is urging Tourism Australia to take action against one of its board directors over his sustained public criticism of…
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Industry
Hotel investors spend big on Victoria’s heritage properties
A small country retreat in the Victorian spa town of Hepburn Springs has been bought by a hotel group with…
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Case Study
Outdoor ‘hotel’ blurring the accom lines
Boutique hotels are leading accom’s surge in cool and different - but one industry newcomer is taking the concept to…
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Trivago admission paves way for multi-million-dollar fine
Hotel comparison site Trivago is facing a multi-million-dollar penalty after admitting misleading conduct in its prosecution by the Australian Competition…
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Cruisers funnelling resources into major sustainability gains, say chiefs
Australia and New Zealand’s three leading cruise organisations have created a guide showing off their green credentials and highlighting their…
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Hotel hack exposes private data of half a billion guests
A vast data breach has exposed the private data, including passport and credit card numbers, of half a million guests…
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Industry
Short lets, tourism and trendiness making Hobart unaffordable
Hobart is Australia's least affordable capital for tenants, with the gap widening between incomes and rents, a new report has…
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