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Rydges takes over Sails Port Macquarie

Rydges Hotels and Resorts have been appointed to manage Sails Resort in Port Macquarie from 1 July 2013. The new owners, Bayside Group, are significant...

Keep on holding on

How do you find the right staff—and how do you keep their skills up to date? Catri Menzies-Pike asks the experts… The hospitality sector is booming...

Reforms to 457 visas should not proceed

The accommodation industry has joined the call for reforms to 457 visas to be scrapped. Speaking on behalf of the industry, the Accommodation Association...

Fair Work Ombudsman in Cooktown next week

The Fair Work Ombudsman will visit Cooktown next week to help employers and workers learn more about their workplace rights and responsibilities. Fair...

Major concerns on 457 visa approach

Statement by Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA) Managing Director, Rodger Powell. TAA has serious concerns about the Government’s plans to restrict...

Study favours new King Island abattoir

King Island could support a new and profitable abattoir, according to a new feasibility study. Last year, JBS Australia closed its processing plant on...

Adina opens at Bondi

Toga Hotels opened its Adina Apartment Hotel Bondi Beach this week. Toga chief executive Rachel Argaman said, "This area has been the number one requested...

Campbelltown hotel plan abandoned

Frustrated by "ongoing government indecision", Rezz Hotel's co-owner Richard Hamood has abandoned plans for a hotel overlooking Thorndon Park lake in Campbelltown. The...

HodHod Halva Shekari: recall

The NSW Food Authority advises: Aust Aria is recalling a batch of halva confectionary sold in NSW in independent food stores. The recall is due to contamination...

Roaring hotel trade from Lions match

Canberra’s accommodation hotels will be at full capacity this week following the “roaring trade” from the British & Irish Lions rugby union match,...