travel
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Developments
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…
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Developments
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…
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Industry
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.
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Industry
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…
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Industry
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…
Read More Contentious luxury wilderness camp rejected by stressed councillors
A Tasmanian council has blocked a contentious tourism development in world heritage-listed wilderness.
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Industry
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…
Read More 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…
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Developments
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
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Industry
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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