Appointments

Oaks Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Mr Paolo Gambino as the new general manager of its Northern Territory property, Oaks Elan Darwin, effective immediately. 

A lucky young person from regional NSW is about to have his or her dreams of a career in hospitality come true thanks to a $20,000 partnership from AHA NSW and the Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School (BMIHMS).

The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) today announced it has committed to support up to 10,000 internships across the Australian hotels and hospitality industry through the Commonwealth's Youth Jobs PaTH (Prepare-Trial-Hire) program.

AccorHotels is pleased to announce the following new appointments in Australia and New Zealand.

Highly regarded hotel executive Georgina Williams has recently joined Best Western Australasia as brand development manager, with responsibility for growing the group’s profile and presence in Australia and New Zealand. Accomnews spoke exclusively with Ms Williams about what it looks like to grow a membership base, and what this means for hotels.

Bringing with her a wealth of domestic and international experience within the hotel industry, Crown Hotels are proud to announce Trudy Cook as hotel manager of Crown Towers Perth. Trudy will be responsible for all aspects of the hotel’s offering including Crown Spa, The Enclave and Crystal Club. 

Hotels are often sympathetic to their surrounds, offering amenities and experiences that are appropriate to their location – but how important is a hotel’s connection to place and history, particularly given Australia’s rich and complex past?

Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific has appointed Liz Collinson in the executive role of senior vice president legal and compliance, based at the company’s Gold Coast corporate office.

Brisbane Airport Hotels Group has recently made four new appointments to its senior team. The group runs the Novotel Brisbane Airport and will be opening the ibis Brisbane Airport and Pullman Brisbane Airport later this year.

The former general manager of Star Ratings and BIG4 alumnus spoke with accomnews about her brand-new role at Choice Hotels Asia-Pac, one of Australia’s largest hotel franchise groups. “Coming from BIG4, I believe that I have a foundation of knowledge on why people buy into a franchise as well as an understanding of what makes a franchise model successful,” she …