News In Brief

Editor Rosie Clarke takes you through the newly designed, furnished and recently opened Four Points property to experience parts of the luxury winter getaway you could win with a single click below.

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.

Have you ever taken a nap in one of your guest beds? Have you wrapped yourself in the bedding to get a first-hand sense of your guest’s sleep experience? If your answer is no, then you should make it a priority…

Software as a Service (SaaS) - Multi Tenant PMS models are the way forward whether you like it or not. Vendors and hoteliers can gain from true economies of scale that a multi-tenant system (all customers sharing one large environment) can bring. 

Fixing the administrative difficulties employers face when paying superannuation will improve compliance, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry said today.

Hotel marketing teams need to improve their support of group sales.

The World Youth Student and Educational (WYSE) Travel Confederation has announced Hostelling International (HI) as a new partner of its global study of youth and student travel, New Horizons.

The Fair Work Commission has today rejected a union claim that would have discouraged the hiring of new part-time and casual employees and jeopardised the employment prospects of young Australians, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry said today.

AccorHotels has announced a new partnership with renowned Hong Kong based property developers, theGolden Horse Group, unveiling bold plans to open a new-build hotel under the luxury Swissôtel brand in 2019. 

accomnews has been told that Choice Hotels is currently working through a new one-percent fee with its franchisees that may relate to a new marketing programme.