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Billion-dollar Vegas-style tourism hub for The Goldie

A $1 billion Vegas-style tourism hub will be developed on the Gold Coast, with the Queensland government this week launching…

OTAs using “brutal” new tactics to drive down room rates

Expedia and Booking.com are forcing price discounts on Australian accommodation operators in an aggressive new push condemned by industry leaders…

Guest personalisation: What it is, and what it is not

There’s nothing that makes a stay feel less personalised than poor attempts at personalisation.

Wedding party “violated” in latest hidden camera fiasco

Members of a bridal party are demanding a refund from their accommodation after discovering a hidden camera in a living…

Motels and the hapless, the homeless and the hopeless

It is too depressing to watch parents raising children in motel rooms, not sending them to school because they cannot…

Contentious luxury wilderness camp rejected by stressed councillors

A Tasmanian council has blocked a contentious tourism development in world heritage-listed wilderness.

Driving sales: the utes accom can’t live without

The goal of any accommodation is to entice guests to return; and delivering weary travellers to their rooms in comfort…

Remote accommodation village sells for almost $12m

One of Australia’s most out of the way accom properties is to sell for almost $12 million - and turned…

Grain of the Silos joins elite of Australian dining

Tasmanian's Grain of the Silos has been named Australia’s New Restaurant of the Year by Gault&Millau

Give us a seat at tourism table, demands short-let giant

HomeAway has criticised the Australian tourism industry for failing to include a single short-let representative among the 72 people on…

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