Developments
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Hotel colossus bins bathroom miniatures
Intercontinental Hotels Group is to ditch all small amenity bottles in favour of bulk-size bathroom products, in what could be…
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Property faces $10,000 fine for assistance dog ban
A South Australian family has complained to the Australian Human Right Commission after their children were left devastated by a…
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Australia’s casino giants under threat
Explosive allegations surfaced this week about the role of Crown Resorts in laundering money and facilitating the illegal offshore activities…
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Historic transformations making accom news
Sydney’s historic West End Hotel is to be transformed from backpacker accommodation into a 95-room Accor ibis hotel.
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Margaret River takes on multinationals
Margaret River’s tourism providers have designed their own direct booking platform in the battle to win guests from OTAs and…
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Booking.com and Marriott under threat on resort fees
Hotels throughout the Caribbean will be urged to “reassess their use” of Booking.com if the OTA fails to change its…
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Accom in limbo over alleged OTA abuses
Accom operators are crying out for industry help to tackle latest OTA issues, more than a year after the ACCC…
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TAA renews calls for short-stay reform – as Airbnb’s architect of Australian policy quits
The new chief executive of Tourism Accommodation Australia has branded Australia’s lack of short-stay regulation an “unfair advantage” and told…
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New properties proliferate as visitor spend hits new heights
Australia’s hotel growth is galloping ahead as new figures show we are exceeding targets for visitor spending.
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YOTEL me more: Hubert Viriot on the brand tipped to change everything
YOTEL was a modest UK start-up when Swiss-born chief executive Hubert Viriot bought his hospitality and real estate expertise to…
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