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Op-Ed
When two hotels (or even more) are better than one
Exclusive Op-Ed: Multi‑hotel developments are gaining momentum in Australia, with lower operating costs and stronger market cut‑through making them increasingly…
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Op-Ed: Hotel investors head for the burbs in search of better ROI
Op-Ed: JLL’s Ross Beardsell says that prior to 2000s, the prospect of developing upscale hotels in suburban locations such as…
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Industry voices
Game, set and match – sports tourism aces Australian hotel occupancies
Exclusive Op-Ed: JLL’s Ross Beardsell argues that hoteliers will need to be on the ball to sustain the momentum in…
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How will Australian and New Zealand hotels perform in 2026?
Exclusive: Ross Beardsell unpacks the results, regional contrasts, and key takeaways from JLL’s latest survey — offering an inside look…
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Hotel News
Op Ed: There’s serious life left in the lifestyle hotel growth story
JLL's Ross Beardsell writes, no longer are ‘business hotels’ strictly about business, and a chic new aesthetic is sweeping the…
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Industry voices
Exclusive: Reinvigorate iconic hotel brands or create new? That is the question.
JLL’s Ross Beardsell examines whether the one-size-fits-all model is redundant for brands today
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Op-Ed: Hotels will need to be agile to cater for the new era in corporate travel
Exclusive: JLL’s Ross Beardsell argues that new trends in corporate travel will require hoteliers to reassess whether they are meeting…
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Transforming underutilised hotel spaces into revenue streams
Exclusive Op-Ed: With the focus on profits for hotel managers and owners, JLL’s Ross Beardsell says it might be time…
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Op-Ed: Australian hotel performance set to return to ‘near normal’ trading conditions
Exclusive: A massive Chinese incentive group, a series of bumper sporting events, the rise of ‘premium leisure’ travel and lower…
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Time to fall back in love again with mid-market hotels
Exclusive Op-Ed: From overlooked to overbooked: JLL’s Ross Beardsell on transforming the mid-market
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