Developments
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Rooms by the hour reinvented at Sydney Airport
Pay-by-the-hour hotel rooms will be available at Sydney Airport from next year as the Plaza Premium Group debuts its international…
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Fair or flawed? Multinationals hit with new tax rules
A new law forcing multinational online travel agents to comply with Australian GST rules has come into effect - but…
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Queensland’s short stay apathy threatens growth and jobs, says sector
Leading accom bodies are warning Queensland government inaction over short-stay regulation could damage investor confidence and impact tourism jobs in…
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Airbnb declares war on party houses following Halloween shootings
The world’s largest short-stay platform will act to ban party houses globally in the wake of a deadly shooting at…
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Whitsundays attack fuels debate over shark controls
The debate over shark controls off the Queensland coast has been reignited following an attack on two British tourists which…
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New tags for Perth, Gold Coast in push to attract internationals
Perth and the Gold Coast will be reclassified regional cities, not major ones, as they look to cash in on…
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Frustration over adult booking prompts tourist to flood accom
A 28-year-old New Zealander has avoided jail time after he flooded his Gold Coast tourism accom in an effort to…
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EXCLUSIVE: Queensland not eyeing Airbnb regulation, says insider
A senior advisor to the Queensland government told AccomNews this week the state has no pressing plans to regulate the…
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Back the boats delivering accom half a billion dollars, urges peak body
Australia’s booming cruise industry is delivering almost half a billion dollars to accom venues annually, according to new data.
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Taxpayers to help deliver green hotel building blitz
An accom property giant is to build 15 ultra-energy-efficient hotels across Australasia with the help of $50 million in taxpayer…
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