Developments
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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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OTAs using “brutal” new tactics to drive down room rates
Expedia and Booking.com are forcing price discounts on Australian accommodation operators in an aggressive new push condemned by industry leaders…
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Airbnb moves to clean up exploitation
Airbnb has announced a partnership with hospitality workers’ union United Voice to promote cleaning companies championing fair pay and conditions.
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Contentious luxury wilderness camp rejected by stressed councillors
A Tasmanian council has blocked a contentious tourism development in world heritage-listed wilderness.
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Multi-million-dollar deals ramp up hotels boom
AXA International has acquired four hotels in Sydney and Canberra for $330.4 million this week, in a major deal for…
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Historic party pad reveals lavish guestroom upgrades
The award-winning Mount Lofty House, part of AccorHotels’ MGallery by Sofitel brand, had revealed the completion of its latest guest…
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