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Management
The impact of new town planning laws on tourist accommodation
Having grown up as a boy in Melbourne before coming to the Gold Coast, where I have been in our…
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Events
AccorHotels signs on as official accommodation partner for the 2016 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair
AccorHotels has announced that it will once again partner with the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), continuing its support of…
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News
Great Barrier Reef named top global destination despite coral bleaching
A once-in-a-lifetime destination, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the No. 1 best place to visit in the world,…
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Human Resources
Training your team for upselling by room type and by rate option
After several years of solid RevPAR growth, most hotels are now seeing the increases slow. Of course each market is…
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Appointments
Crown Group appoints Wayne Taranto to lead hotel division
An Australian property developer has appointed a well-known hospitality manager to lead its luxury hotel brand. After recently announcing its…
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Tourism
Chinese tourism investment boom in Australia reaches ‘cruising altitude’
Chinese investors in the Australian hotel property sector have been prolific over the past three years, and based on recent…
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Marketing
Finding value in travel transactions the number one challenge for travel managers
Travel payment provider AirPlus International has suggested that travel managers are under increasing pressure to find value in travel transactions,…
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Management
Gallery Vie, a year on…
It is just over a year since the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) on April 24, 2015 handed down…
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Management
Give or take 50!
Not so long ago I had a discussion with a client regarding an impending contract for sale he was about…
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Marketing
The US vs. Europe: how are hoteliers embracing hotel technology?
Property management system, internet booking engine, a channel manager, central reservation system, and revenue management system – all perfect examples…
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