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Industry
Supermodel grounded in tropical tourism wellness drive
Wellness is the hook for a new Tropical North Queensland marketing push which features supermodel Samantha Harris inviting stressed city…
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Tourism chief in controversial bid for eco-development contract
A company part-owned by the chair of Queensland Tourism has been shortlisted for a lucrative deal to build eco-accommodation in…
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Tourism
Full-throttle: How accom is championing its sporting ties
The Gold Coast has been named the first Australian city to host SportAccord, a major world sport and business summit.
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Marketing
OTAs using “brutal” new tactics to drive down room rates
Expedia and Booking.com are forcing price discounts on Australian accommodation operators in an aggressive new push condemned by industry leaders…
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Britain’s rock star chef to launch in Australian hotels?
Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White, dubbed "Britain's first rock star chef" and "the man who made cooking sexy", will target…
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Industry
Time to take a shine to solar?
2018 saw solar panels installed in record numbers across the sunniest continent on earth and at a rate more than…
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Legends crowned and millions pledged in tourism’s night of nights
Australia’s best tourism businesses were honoured at the glittering Qantas Australian Tourism Awards held in Tasmania’s Cataract Gorge last week.
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Tourism
Airbnb moves to clean up exploitation
Airbnb has announced a partnership with hospitality workers’ union United Voice to promote cleaning companies championing fair pay and conditions.
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Contentious luxury wilderness camp rejected by stressed councillors
A Tasmanian council has blocked a contentious tourism development in world heritage-listed wilderness.
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Multi-million-dollar deals ramp up hotels boom
AXA International has acquired four hotels in Sydney and Canberra for $330.4 million this week, in a major deal for…
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