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Tourism Employment Plan prepares Tasmania for growth 10/23/2015

A new employment plan for Tasmania's North West and West Coast tourism industry will create the capacity to handle stronger growth in traveller numbers and reskill its workforce.

Robb promotes Australian tourism investment in Hong Kong 10/16/2015

Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb is in Hong Kong (13-16 October) promoting investment in Australia's tourism and hospitality sector.

Sydney welcomes new daily services from Qatar Airways 10/8/2015

NSW will welcome a new daily service from Doha, Qatar from 1 March 2016, providing an additional 122,500 seats into Sydney each year.

Why hiring the best person beats hiring the best resume 9/28/2015

"Well, they looked good on paper." If you've ever said that about a recruitment misjudgement you're far from alone. Resumes are designed to make candidates look good; they're ...

Second audit of Thredbo restaurant finds ongoing wage issues 9/25/2015

A Thredbo restaurant in the NSW Snowy Mountains has been caught short-changing its staff for the second time in less than a year.

5 Helpful Design Tips for Your Restaurant Fitout 9/22/2015

Australia has an unhealthy obsession with renovation and cooking TV shows, you know it's true. But before you bemoan this obsessive phenomenon, think about using it to your advantage, ...

Return of Govt tourism portfolio welcome move for the industry 9/22/2015

According to the Australian accommodation industry, the return of a specific tourism portfolio, and that it has been linked with international education is a welcome move.

Fair Work Ombudsman: 457 visa holder back-paid almost $10,000 9/22/2015

A manager at a Daintree Rainforest tourism outlet has been reimbursed almost $10,000, following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

NSW wins again: number one destination for major events 9/22/2015

NSW has again been recognised as Australia's number one State for major events with Sydney, Newcastle and Coffs Harbour, each bestowed the International Festivals and Events Association ...

Hospitality sector looks to reform to solve Hunter job crisis 9/15/2015

John Hart, Chief Executive Officer of Restaurant and Catering Australia (R&CA) officially launched the New South Wales activities of a new national campaign to grow restaurant and ...

Parliament enquiry into regulation of airbnb style sharing economy 9/15/2015

The tourism accommodation industry welcomes the announcement of a NSW Parliament inquiry into short-term holiday letting.

Sydney café allegedly underpaid 457 visa-holder $22,000 9/15/2015

The former owner-operator of a Sydney café will face the Federal Circuit Court after allegedly underpaying a 457 visa-holder employed as a pastry chef more than $22,000.

Australian tourism set to soar as dollar slumps 9/8/2015

Australians who wish to travel overseas may express dissatisfaction with the falling dollar, but for local tourism operators, hoteliers and hospitality establishments, the 25 per ...

Cruise shipping unloads $275 million on WA shores 9/8/2015

Newly released data has shown the economic value of cruise shipping nearly doubled in 2014-15, with cruise visits generating more than 1,100 jobs, and that Western Australia is ...

'The Right Chef' does wrong: caterer fined for wedding no-show 9/8/2015

The state's consumer watchdog, Consumer and Business Services, has led a successful prosecution against a caterer who took money from a bride-to-be and never showed up on the wedding ...

Why your cafe needs to take coffee seriously 9/1/2015

Australians aren't a snobby bunch; we're quite possibly the most laid-back folk around. We love a meat pie, Shane Warne is one of our most revered sporting icons, and Phar Lap, the ...

Asia trade visit forges new ties for NSW tourism, hospitality sector 8/25/2015

On the completion of his first trade mission to Asia, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres was pleased to see first-hand the demand for and interest in New South ...

Additional public holidays will 'hurt' hospitality: R&CA 8/24/2015

The decision to progress the gazettal of two additional public holidays in Victoria by the Andrews Labor Government will hurt business and cost jobs in the hospitality industry, ...

Bendigo fast-food worker paid $11 an hour 8/24/2015

A fast food shop in Bendigo paid staff as little as $11 an hour because the employer believed it was the 'going rate', a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation has found.

Sharing economy puts $8.5bn in accommodation investment & jobs at risk 8/18/2015

The accommodation industry is pointing to recent reports by Tourism Research Australia (TRA) which highlight that $8.5 billion in investment growth in tourism accommodation development ...

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