Management
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Federal budget – what does it mean for the accommodation sector?
Federal treasurer Joe Hockey has handed down the government’s first budget, confirming a number of previously announced measures. These included…
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Why Your Business’ Individual Brand is so Important?
Last month I spoke about the fact that belonging to a well known and respected brand in today’s competitive and…
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What do hotel guests expect in a hotel room for free?
It is normal nowadays for hotel guests to expect certain things in a hotel/motel/resort guest room such as clean sheets,…
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Speak no evil
According to a UN report the Internet will have almost 3 billion users by the end of the year. I…
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Selling your small business: the tax concessions
Today I will be discussing what most of you will be wondering when contemplating selling your small business. Will I…
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Levy recovery important for all in body corporate management roles
Paying levies or contributions is a fundamental part of living in a strata scheme and a recent Queensland legal case…
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Why simply belonging to a brand is not enough any more?
Within the accommodation and hospitality industry there is a plethora of different brands. In the hotel industry alone there are…
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Lessons from America
The managing director and I recently returned from a cultural and accommodation research expedition to a very foreign land. No,…
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Do your sums before you jump
“I never made a mistake in my life; at least, never one that I couldn’t explain away afterwards.” ― from…
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Managing building defects
In a perfect world, every newly constructed building would be faultless. New owners would move in without the worries that…
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