Developments
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Hotel sales hit six-year low
The value of Australian hotel deals hit a six-year low in 2018, new figures from Colliers International have revealed.
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Is “critical” visa scheme at risk under Labor?
Hospitality chiefs fear a Shorten government would scrap part of a working holiday visa program worth $360 million to Australian…
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New legal rights for casual employees
Casual employment has become an entrenched feature of the modern Australian workplace.
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Australia voted “world’s most instagrammable”
Australia has been designated the world’s most Instagrammable destination.
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The concept taking guest comfort to a new level
The word ‘sleepy’ has often been applied to the gorgeous Southern Highlands region south of Sydney, but now it’s official.
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Are we on the verge of a parity nightmare?
Booking.com appears to have rolled out its Booking.basic feature to European hotel listings, six months after it was first spotted…
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Google “catching up” after conceding mapping errors
Google Maps has agreed to work with Queenslanders to amend travel distance inaccuracies on its app.
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Marriott and Expedia’s battle over commissions could trigger industry-wide overhaul
The hotel distribution space could be in for a massive shake-up as talks over fees between Expedia and Marriott are…
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Inhuman punishment for Japanese hotel workers
A Japanese hotel has culled most of its staff for being too high maintenance.
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The history of management rights – Part 2
“Management rights has had a wonderful, if not downright colourful, history."
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