hotel industry
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Industry
What to do when the phone stops ringing
An old GM of mine was fond of this statement. He usually came at it from the other end of…
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Industry
Unnecessary and unfair: Why Airbnb rejects NSW short stay plan
For four long years the question of how best to regulate home sharing has been debated and deliberated at great…
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Developments
Industry hitting back on housekeeper assault
They’re often alone on a floor, cleaning a vacant room, back to the door, the vacuum’s loud drone silencing all…
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Developments
Major industry figure resigns following parity win
Richard Munro, a key figure in the fight against rate parity, has resigned after eight years at the helm of…
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Developments
Hotels in hiding and airlines cutting ties over Brunei laws
Hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei’s investment company have gone dark on social media - including Brisbane’s Royal on…
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Industry
Wage hikes branded “reckless” by accommodation chief
The head of the Accommodation Association of Australia says pre-election speculation about hefty wage increases unfairly fuels worker expectations and…
Read More Are we on the verge of a parity nightmare?
Booking.com appears to have rolled out its Booking.basic feature to European hotel listings, six months after it was first spotted…
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Industry
Hold the phone: The marketing tactic accom should be dialling up
Today’s meeting planners are relying less on hotel sales teams to help find venues and more on their own online…
Read More “Absurd” move to ban hotels using Sydney Airport name
Sydney Airport is threatening legal action against hotels using its name in their titles, in a move condemned by leading…
Read More“We were so drunk”: the newlyweds who bought their honeymoon hotel
Londoners Gina Lyons, 33, and Mark Lee, 35, set off on a three-week backpacking adventure around Sri Lanka last December…
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