Developments
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New hotels ramp up pressure on capital city occupancy
Melbourne’s hotel development continues apace despite warnings rampant development could drive down revenue and occupancy for operators across the city.
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Where’s the detail? Doubts remain as WA short stay plan welcomed
A report outlining WA’s plan for mandatory registration of the state’s 20,000-plus short stay properties has been welcomed by the…
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Surf legend delivers giant swell for Sunshine Coast tourism
A $100 million Kelly Slater Surfing Ranch boasting tourism accommodation, event and training facilities, public open space and an environmental…
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Airbnb turned into brothel while homeowner on holiday
A New Zealand man who leased out his family home on Airbnb for two weeks, only to find it had…
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Australian travel operator collapses within days of Thomas Cook
Thomas Cook's collapse entirely eclipsed news of an Antipodean travel agency’s demise, and the ramifications for another iconic global travel…
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Accom wrap: Airbnb goes public, Schwartz backs accom body, hotels talk big issues, Wyndham’s wonder wall
Airbnb is to become a publicly traded company next year, fuelling speculation about whether the home share giant will be…
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Resort snapped up in $1.6 billion plan to create “Australia’s tourism mecca”
One of the nation's best-loved resorts has sold for $32 million to British investors vowing to restore the ruined shell…
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Berths, boutiques and brands: See the developments shaping accom news
Homegrown hoteliers Lancemore have announced a new boutique inner city Melbourne property set to open early next year.
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Ditch 180-day cap, short stay chief urges NSW
Stayz wants key elements of NSW’s short-stay plan dumped, joining other industry leaders in warning curbs could damage the state’s…
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“Step up” TripAdvisor tells rivals as it details fraud battle
TripAdvisor stopped more than a million fake reviews reaching the site last year and is urging Google and Facebook to…
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