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If your hotel bathrooms make a cupboard seem positively roomy, you might think you've got a problem. And in one way you have – teensy bathrooms aren't exactly a great sales feature ...
Companies which are platforms for residential properties to be used for tourism accommodation are continuing to avoid paying their fair share of taxes in Australia.
Tax cuts and asset write-off provisions for small business announced in the Federal Budget will reduce costs and allow small businesses to grow, according to peak industry association, ...
Federal Budget funding initiatives which promote and create jobs are set to benefit the accommodation industry.
The accommodation industry has welcomed several aspects of the Federal Budget, including an increase in funding for Tourism Australia.
New training product development arrangements announced for the vocational education sector by the Australian Government this morning is a welcome step in addressing the skill needs ...
Accommodation operators have welcomed the announcement of an extension to the visa pilot scheme which permits Chinese visitors to receive three-year online multiple entry visas.
Australian casino giants are placing all bets on overseas gamblers as the industry gears up for the opening of three new mega-casinos in the next five years, in response to burgeoning ...
To a newly married couple a hotel represents romance. To a family it's adventure. To a business person it's an office. But to all these people it should also represent security.
The extension of unfair contract term protections to small business will provide hospitality operators with greater confidence when dealing with suppliers and distributors, according ...
The Accommodation Association of Australia (AAA) has made a submission to the Productivity Commission calling for fines to be applied to non-compliant tourism accommodation.
Housekeepers cleaning rooms at one of Australia's largest hotels will have their pay packets reviewed after an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman found they are being underpaid. ...
Entering the hospitality industry is more appealing than ever with the new front-of-house specialists' apprenticeship and the Cert IV chef apprenticeship being introduced in Queensland. ...
We all know the longstanding mantra in the service industry – 'The customer is always right'. Whether it's a dispute over milk past its use by date or a late delivery, those seeking ...
The Accommodation Association of Australia has welcomed the news of an election pledge from the Deputy Premier of NSW, Troy Grant MP, that will mean a significant boost to tourism ...
It's something that must have crossed many a guest's mind during their latest hotel stay. Hotel bed linen, towels and robes – their texture, fluffiness and cosiness is just about ...
Tourism is now the biggest industry in the world, accounting for a whopping 9 per cent of global GDP (per Forbes).
Hotel venues are sometimes faced with the issue of whether or not to take a booking, or cancel a booking, based on the person or organisation involved.
Accommodation takings and occupancy rates have gone up in Victoria because of an increase in overseas leisure tourists, according to the latest seasonally adjusted figures released ...
Work visas, employee contracts, drugs and alcohol policies, health and safety regulations, and even data collection laws – nobody ever said hospitality SMEs have it easy when it ...
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