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The Sofitel Brisbane has apologised for a seemingly innocuous full-page newspaper advert it ran in various magazines and newspapers over the weekend.

A new law allowing Kiwi customs officers to perform ‘digital strip searches’ has hit headlines around the world and prompted social media users to swear off visits to New Zealand.

Marriott International is further blurring the lines between homeshares and hotels with the announcement it will expand its London homesharing pilot to encompass Paris, Rome and Lisbon.

Australia’s hotel industry may be thriving alongside Airbnb, but smaller regional operators say the picture is very different. 

A former chicken farm could be turned into a European art and sculpture gallery akin to Tasmania’s MONA as part of a $60 million Gold Coast hinterland development plan.

A report highlighting the health of Australia’s innovative hotel sector is proof the short-let industry is having no negative impact, according to Airbnb.

Two multi-million-dollar Australian resort developments were announced this week, but that’s where the similarity ends.

According to a recent study, Booking.com and Expedia return $16 for every dollar spent on marketing. This looks great on paper, but the reality is that over the last decade OTAs’ return on marketing investment decreased by 15 percent.

Cairns may soon become the latest international tourism hot spot to accommodate its tourists in personal sleeping pods.

Move over Airbnb, the most innovative players in Australian accommodation are hotels.