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Developments
AHA chief slates Airbnb over “concerning” campaign
The head of WA's Australian Hotels Association has accused Airbnb of inventing a sham community campaign, in an attack described…
Read More Labor’s election win powered by hotels jackpot
The Australian Hotels Association imposed a one-off levy on pub poker machines to help bankroll both major parties and allegedly…
Read MoreIndustry on tenterhooks over Booking.com parity drop
Industry leaders are urging Australia’s dominant online travel agent to follow Expedia’s lead and end rate parity clauses in its…
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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.
Read More 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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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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Accommodation industry survey is live: Have your say before time runs out..
The Accommodation Association of Australia conducts a comprehensive online survey of accommodation industry operators each year to help us understand…
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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 …
Read More 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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