Industry

Its two tyres and large tipped-over-cylinder design mean it has zero turning radius. As co-founder Jeffrey Schnapp boasts: "It can do little ballerina pirouettes."

“Australia is consistently recognised as being home to clean and green produce, a beautiful environment, and an unsurpassed quality of life," says our tourism minister.

"This stinks - and that’s an understatement," Airbnb said in a statement, adding it would fully refund cancelled reservations and was also creating a $10 million fund to compensate affected travellers.

What does attribute-based shopping mean for accommodation?

Google, Facebook and Amazon are far bigger threats to the accommodation industry than Airbnb,  a group of industry leaders has claimed.

Sofitel Melbourne On Collins has been named Australia’s best hotel in Luxury Travel Magazine’s reader-voted awards for 2018.

A leading industry body has slated the NSW government's new cap on Sydney short-term lets, saying it will cost regional jobs and compromise guest safety.

Buy a $49.99 ticket now and meet with marketing experts from Google, Airbnb, HiRUM, Snapshot, TrustYou and CartStack at a dynamic new Gold Coast forum on June 14.

The situation has become a matter for competition authorities to investigate, with high-spenders in travel marketing unable or unwilling to change their tactics.

Designed by Nic Graham & Associates, the firm behind QT in Sydney, W Brisbane is all about colour.