tourism
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Developments
Accom wrap: Billionaires, record breakers and an irresistible Vibe…
Syrian billionaire Ghassan Aboud has spent $45 million to acquire the landmark Byron Bay resort developed by retail king Gerry…
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Industry
Hotel Interiors shine in Mercure Sydney Liverpool refurb
The Mercure Sydney Liverpool is part-way through a three-year refurbishment project and AccomNews caught up with hotel general manager Chris…
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Industry
Vibrant night-time economy vital to Sydney, accom tell inquiry
Australia’s leading tourism accommodation bodies say Sydney’s lock-out laws need amending if the city is to remain an international visitor…
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Airbnb entrepreneur faces ASIC probe over $3.6 million debt
A Sydney man whose management company collapsed owing $3.6 million in Airbnb rental payments has been referred to the Australian…
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Industry
“Grossly misleading”: Airbnb hits out over short-stay curb claims
Airbnb has slated a leading accommodation body for portraying Tasmania’s home share rules as a crackdown and "Australia's strongest" short…
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Industry
Four things accom can do to improve reviews
How can you ensure your hotel remains competitive in the ever expanding landscape of hotel review sites?
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Industry
A month of peaks and troughs…
If every day Australians can see the importance of tourism to the country’s economy, it is difficult to understand why…
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Developments
Room boom a threat, say capital’s hoteliers
Yet another luxury hotel has been announced for Adelaide this week, stoking fears the accom building boom will saturate the…
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Developments
Survival of woman stabbed in Queensland accom “pure fluke”
A tourist who was sexually assaulted and stabbed in the neck at a Cairns backpackers hostel is lucky to be…
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Control Airbnb, industry urges, as report says platform being “hijacked” by big players
A British newspaper claims Airbnb has been highjacked by commercial operators looking to exploit the platform’s wholesome ethos to generate…
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