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Management
Annual wage rise deferral praised by hotel sector
“As an association we remain firmly focused on ensuring that the JobKeeper Payment Scheme is extended for Australia’s hospitality industry," sector representatives advocate.
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Management
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Management
Melbourne’s second lockdown spells death for small businesses. Here are 3 things government can do to save them
To speed up the lending application process, there should also be subsidies to licensed financial advisers to prepare those applications.
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Tourism
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Industry
Help! First disappointment of many for AU export tourism
This week's bad International Visitor Survey (IVS) results are likely the first in a long set of dreadful quarterly results for the coming years. Sadly, the news exposes a desperate future for Australia's export tourism…
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Housekeeping
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Housekeeping
Small is safer, insists booking website
According to a recent survey of guests that it conducted, more than 90 percent of…
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Refurbishment
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News In Brief
Hilton Surfers Paradise’s $9m upgrade revealed
The refurbishment is the biggest makeover the hotel has seen in its eight-year history and…
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Guest Facilities
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Guest Facilities
Steaming ahead: Why saunas are hot right now
When on holiday, Aussies try to escape the frantic scramble of everyday life and reset…
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Food & Beverage
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Food & Beverage
Grounds for disgust: What lurks in your coffee machine?
The cleanliness of accom rooms can sometimes be questionable, but a photo taken by traveller…
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Marketing
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Industry
Franchisees show confidence in Choice Hotels post COVID
Trent Fraser, CEO of Choice Hotels Asia-Pac, said: “As we start to emerge from the…
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Technology
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Developments
How machine learning is making our industry better and smarter
With the advent of new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality, the pace…
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Human Resources
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Human Resources
Mental health experts encourage Australians to seek help
Since the bushfires many of us have felt unparalleled anxiety, fear, uncertainty, feelings greatly exacerbated…
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Energy & Resources
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Solar: Accom’s new super power
Creating a comfortable ambience which ensures outdoor spaces are still well enough…
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World-first energy deal to save accom owners millions
Accommodation properties will see "huge direct savings" in energy bills under a…
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Should we remove plastic straws from accommodation?
Australians love their beaches, and so do the rest of the world…
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Absolutely essential fact your body corporate needs to know
What I am writing about, no-one really knows. Even though it was…
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It’s getting hot in here so fix the air conditioning
An oh too familiar phone call received by the front desk of any accommodation…
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Spring is here, heat up your venue
Spring has long arrived. Guests expect cooler evenings but still seek al…