Events

A newcomer to Sydney’s luxury hotel scene with a vast lobby aquarium and staff trained as “heartists” has been awarded the state’s top accommodation honour.

Australia's premier accom business expo has smashed attendance targets, with more than 3,300 people flocking to Sydney's International Convention Centre to check out the latest industry innovations.

Two Australian accommodation houses have been voted among the world's elite in Travel+Leisure’s Top 100 Hotels awards.

Sokyo Lounge intoxicologist Behzad Nvaziri has shaken down an impressive list of finalists to win the title of Sydney’s best hotel bartender.

The Star Sydney has bagged 11 nominations in this year's Tourism Accommodation Australia NSW Awards for Excellence.

In a series of controversial comments, Ron Christie has criticised the industry that attracts more than a million people each year, contributes $3 billion to the economy and supports some 100,000 jobs.

NSW's best accommodation, restaurants, bars and service staff will be recognised in tourism’s glittering night of nights next month.

Resort News will be in attendance at Peppers Noosa Resort, July 16 when the Refresh Noosa Conference and Expo takes place.

Resort News heard from more than 100 accom managers at a marketing masterclass in the Gold Coast last week, where Airbnb unveiled its hope for managers to become hosts.  At the ‘Explore new avenues to increase your booking revenue’ event, Airbnb and Google explained how accom managers could leverage their platforms in future to gain online bookings. They spoke about guest …

Australia’s largest accommodation business expo is preparing to check in thousands of delegates at Sydney’s Darling Harbour next month.