guests
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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Industry
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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Industry
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.
Read More 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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Industry
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…
Read More 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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Developments
Airbnb spreads reach with targeted concentration
Airbnb is extending its model to embrace new Australian markets and partnerships.
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Housekeeping
What’s the one ‘extra’ guests won’t be without?
Breakfast? Take it or leave it. Swimming pool? A nice little extra. Aircon?
Read More St Regis brings old-school glamour to booming boutique sector
An international hotel brand offering butler service and a signature ‘Bloody Mary’ will debut in Australia in 2022.
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Industry
The $55 billion plan to triple visitor numbers
Tripling visitor spending to $55 billion by 2030 is the target of a new tourism plan from the NSW state…
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