Industry
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September in-bound/outbound figures show gap widening
The imbalance between Australians heading overseas and incoming tourists is at an all-time high. The tourism deficit – the difference…
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It’s a New Era… the Challenge of Redeveloping your Body Corporate
Most of the holiday accommodation in Australia is strata titled. It is worth understanding the big changes going on for…
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Legendary Entrepreneur Keith Williams Dies at 82
Larger-than-life entrepreneur Keith Williams (pictured), the former postman who developed the Sea World and Hamilton Island resorts, has passed away…
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Understanding the Success of Management Rights and the Tourist Industry
The global financial crisis has created enormous worries and concerns for Australian investors and Australians in general as we battle…
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A Sound Business… People Still Need to Rent
It’s almost 18 years since I became a management rights sales broker. In 1995 the market was pretty quiet. It…
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Grave Concerns for Mum & Dad Investors
Many thousands of ordinary Australian families have a major proportion of their retirement planning in a holiday apartment investment in…
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Insurance in Community Titles Schemes
The after-affects of the devastating January floods in central and south east Queensland and Cyclone Yasi in the north are…
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Want Loyalty? – Get Your Guests Positively Emotional!
Oh… what a feeling! Whether this expression comes from Irene Cara in Flashdance, Bad Boys Blue, Van Morrison, Solomon Burke,…
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New Property Agents Legislation an Important Milestone
ARAMA and its members have worked with the Queensland government to grow Queensland’s tourist accommodation industry through the creation of…
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Who Should be Responsible for the Quality of a Swimming Pool?
Many caretaking agreements contain a clause along the following lines. The caretaker must maintain and clean the swimming pool and…
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