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Industry
Bad reviews no disaster, says research
Holidaymakers brush aside negative accommodation reviews in favour of positive ones, but both affect bookings more than satisfaction guarantees, new…
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Tourists warned to stay away from contaminated holiday haven
Toxic contamination has been found in the waters of a NSW tourism hotspot renowned for its pristine environment - just…
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Nostalgia the new wave in Aussie tourism
While Aussies may be travelling further and more often than at any time in history, it’s our childhood holidays that…
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Workers seriously injured in latest Jewel setback
Work has stopped once again on Yuhu’s troubled Jewel development on the Gold Coast, with three men rushed to hospital…
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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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Management
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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