News In Brief

As guests employ luxury hotel-like design features in their own homes, some hotels are also adopting a boutique, home-style approach to hotel design for a market seeking character and comfort. Accomnews spoke exclusively with award-winning hotel and interior design company, Dreamtime Australia Design, about how hotels are steering away from the stereotypical hotel room look.

Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA), welcomed the funding initiatives to support metro and regional tourism, announced in on June 20's NSW Budget.

Mont Plonk is a complete alpine-themed takeover of Melbourne Public’s terrace from June 21 – July 16, promising an authentic après-ski experienc in the middle of Melbourne.

Booking.com has recently announced its top 25 food destinations around the world, with Melbourne and Sydney both featuring as favourites.

To discover more about virtual technology and the ways hotels can, and are, using it to improve their business results, SiteMinder’s Dean Elphick spoke to Marc Charette of Work Pics.

AccorHotels Group and IDeaS Revenue Solutions have announced a partnership that will enable the AccorHotels Group’s properties to rely on IDeaS’ revenue optimisation expertise.

Quest Apartment Hotels is on track for opening on July 3 with its second property in the City of Newcastle – Quest Newcastle West.

TripAdvisor has announced the launch of Storyboard, a new photo tool that aims to make it easy for managers to blend together their best photos and top reviews into a promotional preview of their accommodation that engages potential guests. 

Mantra Group’s North Queensland Region took to the pitch on Saturday June 17 to raise $13,000 for the Luke Batty Foundation, the group’s official charity partner, at their annual cricket day fundraiser.  

With a number of awards to be presented to Australian hotels and resorts over the coming months, AccomNews spoke exclusively with Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA) about the importance of awards to a hotel’s reputation, as well as to their development and success.