Australia
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Developments
Accor to cash in on Sunshine Coast boom
A former Best Western hotel at Kawana Waters on the Sunshine Coast has been relaunched under the Mercure brand in…
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Industry
Is rescue package enough to save “haemorrhaging” tourism businesses?
While the government’s $76 million recovery package to support fire-affected tourism businesses was welcomed by the industry this week, struggling…
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Developments
Accom celebrates as Trivago found guilty
Trivago faces a multi-million-dollar fine after the Federal Court found it misled travellers over hotel pricing in breach of Australian…
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Developments
New Crown for Sydney as Tassie veteran gets facelift
Crown Group will open a luxury serviced apartment hotel in Sydney’s $13 billion Green Square development early in 2020.
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Developments
Hotel bookings plummet following promising Spring
As Australia devotes $76 million to tourism recovery across the country, hotel performance data for December shows it is desperately…
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Industry
Accom’s mistrust on rate integrity revealed in data
Accom wholesaler Hotelbeds has published new research revealing the extent of the industry’s fears over room rate integrity online.
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Developments
$76m to fight “biggest challenge in living memory”
The government has committed an "unprecedented" $76 million to tourism recovery as it moves to protect jobs, businesses and local…
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Developments
Give us your holiday homes, NSW urged
The NSW government has appealed for holiday home owners to open their properties for rent to bushfire-affected locals.
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Industry
Ardern visit “really important” as Aus faces $5b impact
A visit from the New Zealand prime minister to south-east Queensland has been hailed an important boost to Australia’s beleaguered…
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Industry
US heeds ScoMo’s pleas to water down travel warnings
America has downgraded its bushfire warning for tourists travelling Down Under after prime minister Scott Morrison lobbied US vice president…
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