Developments
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Airbnb takes on OTA giants with new booking platform
Airbnb has bought the HotelTonight booking platform as it ramps up its expansion into the traditional accommodation sector.
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Staff accused of racial segregation at Accor hotel
Accor and the Australian government have launched investigations following claims staff at a Northern Territory hotel routinely assign Aboriginal guests…
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Supermodel grounded in tropical tourism wellness drive
Wellness is the hook for a new Tropical North Queensland marketing push which features supermodel Samantha Harris inviting stressed city…
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Brisbane a trailblazer for hotel and hospital concept
A $65 million development catering to the burgeoning medical tourism market has opened in Brisbane’s western suburbs.
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Accom wrap: Accor to lead world with Aussie-grown Tribe
Accor has announced plans to turn Australian prefabricated hotel brand Tribe into a global phenomenon.
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Contractors judged liable in shock apartment fire ruling
Builder Lu Simon has been ordered to pay $5.7 million in damages to apartment owners over Melbourne’s Lacrosse building fire;…
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Crown’s highest hotel concept bulldozed by planners
Plans for a $2 billion hotel and apartment skyscraper at Melbourne’s Southbank have been shelved after the Victorian government refused…
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Billion-dollar Vegas-style tourism hub for The Goldie
A $1 billion Vegas-style tourism hub will be developed on the Gold Coast, with the Queensland government this week launching…
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Britain’s rock star chef to launch in Australian hotels?
Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White, dubbed "Britain's first rock star chef" and "the man who made cooking sexy", will target…
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Tourism chief in controversial bid for eco-development contract
A company part-owned by the chair of Queensland Tourism has been shortlisted for a lucrative deal to build eco-accommodation in…
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