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Industry
Confessions of an interior architect: when refurbs just shouldn’t happen…
As an interior architect who has won international recognition for my design and completed many refurbishments of resorts and hotels,…
Read More World famous hotel brand returns to Sydney
Some 18 years after it disappeared from Australia’s accommodation landscape, iconic hotel brand the Ritz-Carlton is coming back to Sydney.
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Developments
World-first Airbnb scheme aims to isolate rogue landlords
From next month, British short-let hosts will be able to apply for national accreditation as the industry attempts to stamp…
Read More Green Spine with sky-high hotel to become Australia’s tallest building
A pair of twisting towers shaped around a vertical city of green spaces, terraces and verandas will rise from Melbourne’s…
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Case Study
Lasseters strikes gold in Red Centre
The Crowne Plaza Alice Springs Lasseters sits in Australia’s Red Centre, nestled under the MacDonnell Ranges and just a few…
Read More Hard Rock speculates on Gold Coast casino
US Casino and hospitality giant Hard Rock International is eyeing the Gold Coast as its next resort destination.
Read More“They are destroying the local tourism industry”: World-renowned wine region calls for help
In one of Australia’s most iconic tourist regions, Airbnb stands accused of forcing accommodation owners out of business.
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Industry
Hotel signs slated as “gross”, “creepy” and “yuck”
Sexually suggestive signs displayed in a New Zealand hotel have been placed under management review following complaints labelling them “gross”…
Read More The world’s favourite travel brands revealed – and which Aussie makes the top ten
Analytics platform NetBase this week released its annual Social Media Industry Report 2018 Travel and Hospitality, using social analytics technology…
Read MoreThe flesh-eating virus accom is inviting in
If you thought the battles over online travel agencies and other intermediaries have been a struggle in the hospitality industry,…
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