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Foodservice 2013 bigger than ever

Foodservice Australia, the only tradeshow dedicated to the restaurant, catering and bakery sectors will be moving to Melbourne this year, and organisers...

How to exhibit seminars

Companies looking to get more out of exhibiting should be planning to attend the ‘how to exhibit’ seminars being staged this month in Melbourne. These...

Organics: more than a halo effect

Australia’s largest organic group Australian Organic welcomes findings that consumers perceive products labeled as organic to be better for them, because...

Rydges Sydney Airport Hotel to open next month

Sydney is about to get its first real airport hotel with next month's opening of the Rydges Sydney Airport. Located at the arrivals court of the international...

Occupancy rates up, holiday parks soar

The accommodation industry has had a boost with Australian Bureau of Statistics data out last week showing occupancy rates had lifted to 65.8% up slightly...

7 new locations for Choice

Choice Hotels Australasia has started the year with an aggressive acquisition strategy as it partners with seven new hotel properties across Australia. The...

Gas boom fires up hotel room takings

Gas boom tourism has taken a bow for the increase in business travellers lifting December quarter figures. The build-up and wet seasons are traditionally...

ALSA exposes repeated error on estimate costs of alcohol misuse

The Australian Institute of Criminology's (AIC) release of a study into the societal costs of alcohol misuse in Australia appears to have relied upon the...

Lollies more popular than meat pies

A new study shows chocolates and lollies have beaten the humble meat pie as Australia's snack food of choice. BIS Shrapnel's Foodservice looked at items...

Sourcing local game meat is a tough task

Enter any tourist-orientated outback pub or restaurant and you'll hopefully be offered a spot of kangaroo, crocodile, emu or even camel. It's exotic and...