Developments
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Big Pineapple’s spectacular resurrection about to bear fruit
A Sunshine Coast icon once rated Australia’s top tourism attraction will complete a transformation in May worth $45 million a…
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$200m hotel sale eclipses city’s record
In a sale which dwarfs any single transaction for 2018, the Westin Perth has been bought by Malaysian consortium YTL…
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Chinese economy putting brakes on Lunar New Year tourism
As Australia prepares for a visitor influx over Lunar New Year, travel agencies are reporting a fall in the number…
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Fix OTA tax and kill rate parity, Munro urges senate
The CEO of the Accommodation Association of Australia has told a senate hearing that laws designed to make multinational travel…
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Holiday homes targeted in tax rort clampdown
Holiday homes will be the focus of an Australian Tax Office crackdown on wrongly-claimed tax deductions.
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System broken, but proposed fix “grossly unfair” says Airbnb
Airbnb has told a Parliamentary Inquiry rules for home sharing in Western Australia are broken and need to be fixed.
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Ovolo crowned best in Australia and South Pacific
Ovolo Wooloomooloo has been voted number one hotel in Australia and the South Pacific at this year’s TripAdvisor Travellers Choice…
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Hospitality king faces $25m lawsuit for underpayment of workers
Justin Hemmes’ billion-dollar Merivale hospitality empire is facing a potential class action over claims it underpaid workers for years in…
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New tax regime to target Airbnb operators
Australians who earn money from Airbnb could soon be subject to a new income reporting regime for sharing platforms estimated…
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Accor eyes lucrative China market as Lunar New Year nears
As Australian hotels embrace the concept of catering for Chinese guests, one hotel group is going over and above to…
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