Developments

Expedia will not follow Booking.com’s lead and charge commission on the controversial booking fees imposed by numerous international hotels, a senior figure has revealed.

Many hospitality workers have little to no savings as they battle to afford rents, mortgage repayments and bills, new data shows.

Despite strong growth recorded in parts of the country, the government’s newly-released International Visitor Survey shows slowing growth and first time visitors at their lowest levels since 2010.

Accor has launched its first Sebel apartment hotel in the Australian capital with the opening of the 144-room Sebel Canberra Civic.

In celebration of its 100th anniversary, Hilton predicts the future trends set to dominate the travel and hospitality industry in the next 100 years.

Noosa is looking to limit visitor numbers as peak-time demands threaten to choke the Sunshine Coast town.

Novotel is threatening to close down a caravan park perched on a Melbourne rooftop, taking legal action over a name the global giant claims is too similar to its own.

A Gold Coast travel agency has been fined twice this year for failing to deliver pre-paid holidays in a scam mirroring the actions of Hong Kong group Hotel Quickly.

In the war to shift share away from the OTAs and maximise direct bookings, hotel marketers have become tactical experts with their media dollars.

Two leading industry bodies have condemned a $35 million cut to Destination NSW funding imposed by the state government this week.