Industry
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The city where locals are killing tourism
Barcelona hotel bookings plummeted 20 percent in August, prompting fears the Spanish city is losing its visitor appeal because of…
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Failure to stop violence in short-let rentals “an election issue”
A leading industry body says short-let rentals could become an election issue if governments fail to control them effectively.
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The problems with multiple data sources
It wasn’t long ago that all the information hotels had on a guest could fit on a single registration card.
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Sydney and Sheraton crowned best in Australasia
Sydney has been named Australasia’s leading tourism destination in the prestigious World Travel Awards.
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Pieces of island paradise sold off in tourism world first
In a word first, Great Keppel Island will be divided into small lots and sold off under a cryptocurrency scheme…
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Holiday park owner mimics Nazi guard after concentration camp jibe
A holiday park owner has been branded “stupid and offensive” after replying to a critical TripAdvisor review in the character…
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EXCLUSIVE: Dick Smith blasts accom’s “immoral” “unethical” standover men
The entrepreneur took aim at accommodation’s public enemy number one, comparing online travel agencies to the infamous Kings Cross standover…
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EXCLUSIVE: Industry disputes bombshell report on Airbnb’s “minimal impact”
The validity of new Airbnb-commissioned research claiming short lets have minimal impact on Sydney and Melbourne housing stock has been…
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Australian master of tropical modernism dies
The hotel industry is mourning the death of a giant of accommodation design.
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Dick Smith tunes in to moteliers’ plight
Billionaire entrepreneur Dick Smith has added his voice to a campaign by Australian moteliers asking overseas travel agencies to support…
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