Grantlee Kieza OAM

Grantlee Kieza OAM has won three Queensland Media Awards, two Australian Sports Commission Awards and has been a finalist for the Walkley and News Awards and for the Harry Gordon Award for Australian sports journalist of the year. In 2019 he received the Medal of the Order of Australia for his writing. You can find more of his work in our AccomNews & Resort News print magazines. He has written 22 acclaimed books, including bestsellers Hudson Fysh, The Kelly Hunters, Lawson, Banks, Macquarie, Banjo, Mrs Kelly, Monash, Sons of the Southern Cross and Bert Hinkler.

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Grantlee Kieza OAMWednesday, February 3, 2021
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Agoda under fire again

A year after online booking giant Agoda was accused of allegedly running ‘bait and switch’-style promotions in Australia, it continues…
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Grantlee Kieza OAMWednesday, February 3, 2021
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Caravan industry calls for tax incentives

Mr Clay said a tax incentive program was a long-term method of encouraging people to travel within Australia.
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Grantlee Kieza OAMWednesday, February 3, 2021
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TVs make hotel rooms so much smarter…

A 2018 survey in The International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, found that “hotels should primarily use guests’ homes as…
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Grantlee Kieza OAMSunday, January 31, 2021
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COVID cost Cairns $8 million a day!

Fears for the tropical north come as Australia's tourism industry is forecast to lose almost $7billion and place 320,000 jobs…
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Grantlee Kieza OAMWednesday, January 27, 2021
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End of the road for JobKeeper

Comments flow in following announcement that Australia “won’t have much of a tourism industry left” without renewed support when JobKeeper…
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Grantlee Kieza OAMMonday, January 18, 2021
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No smooth sailing with OTAs

Two hundred and fifty years after Captain Cook battled Queensland headwinds on his ship Endeavour, Rebecca Strang’s Cook’s Endeavour Motor-Inn…
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Refurbishment

Grantlee Kieza OAMThursday, January 14, 2021
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COVID furnishes an opportunity for change

It has been a quiet time for Australian hotels throughout the COVID-19 crisis, but many have been busier than ever…
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Grantlee Kieza OAMSunday, December 20, 2020
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How to hold off surging tide of Airbnb

After its stunning invasion of the stock market this month, San Francisco-based Airbnb is now the most valuable travel company…
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Industry

Grantlee Kieza OAMMonday, December 14, 2020
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Fighting town wants end to OTA low blows

BENDIGO is the only city in the world named after a prizefighter, and motel owners in the beautiful Victorian rural…
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Grantlee Kieza OAMMonday, December 7, 2020
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Former policeman won’t cop OTA bullying

Brad Atkins is a straight-talking former policeman and publican who won’t cop bullying from Online Travel Agents.
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