Tourism
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Melbourne ‘burbs a hotbed of new hotel growth
Dandenong in Melbourne’s south and Epping to its north will be home to two key new hotel developments, with a…
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Meet Australia’s newest tourism accommodation chief
Michael Johnson has been named the new head of peak representative body Tourism Accommodation Australia.
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Accom wrap: Travel giant quits Australia in a week of big announcements
The 180-year-old British travel company Thomas Cook has sold its Australian travel insurance business - just 12 months after launch.
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Heart Failure: The leading cause of bad reviews
When you read a cross-section of negative comments from online reviews and guest surveys, it’s easy to recognise a common…
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Hundreds filmed and their images live-streamed in hotel spycam scandal
Spy cameras secretly filmed 1600 guests in hotel rooms across South Korea, with subscribers paying to watch the live-streamed footage.
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Accom celebrates as Expedia caves on rate parity
In a stunning about-turn, online travel agent Expedia is dropping rate parity demands and allowing its Australian partner properties to…
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Newcastle icon to become five-star hotel with rooms like “a piece of pizza”
A brutalist former council building variously nicknamed the champagne cork, the shuttlecock and the wedding cake will become Newcastle’s first…
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Fantauzzo a spectacular addition to Brisbane
The $100 million Art Series Hotel The Fantauzzo will open its doors on Tuesday at Howard Smith Wharves on the …
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CEO apologises as Senate probes massive data hack
Marriott International CEO Arne Sorenson has apologised before a US Senate panel for a vast data breach affecting up to…
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WA welcomes “historic” tourism funding boost
The WA government will commit an extra $12 million to promote the state globally, including in the key markets of…
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