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Heidi Kunkel, Hilton Hotels’ vice president of operations for Australasia, has had a busy week.

Simon Birmingham has been retained as federal tourism minister in the new Morrison government, prompting leading industry bodies to issue a resounding "welcome back".

Across the hotel industry we are hearing many stories of businesses concerned about where their future workforce will come from.

AIrbnb has hired the founding head of Virgin America to expand its $43.7 billion empire.

Airbnb is urging Tourism Australia to take action against one of its board directors over his sustained public criticism of the short-let platform.

The new Victorian government must hit the ground running when it comes to tourism, a leading industry body has warned.

While much of Australia viewed last week’s government leadership debacle with horror, the accommodation industry has welcomed the reshuffle.

A raft of new appointments is making waves at home and across the pond.

“We have a great opportunity to differentiate and to do things differently with our hotels and resorts,” says Graham Perry. “Something I have always relished in my career is doing things differently”.

Irate Port Douglas accom owners frustrated by OTA commissions have set up their own tourism collective to create a more powerful voice to challenge the booking giants.