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Experience not required as former nurse builds hospitality empire

A fast-growing hospitality group was recently set up in Sydney by a registered nurse with no hospitality experience.  And it is giving giants Merivale...

Nu By Yoo Hotel to overlook Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens

South Melbourne will become home to French designer Philippe Starck’s first Australian Yoo Hotel. The Nu By Yoo Hotel will be part of a $170 million...

Historic Darlinghurst pub reborn as The Strand Bistro

The Strand, a 99-year-old pub in Sydney's Darlinghurst, is set to celebrate a new era of the roaring twenties, as it transforms into a four level dining...

Singleton’s Caledonian Hotel up for Sale

JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group is thrilled to offer for sale the freehold going concern interest in the Caledonian Hotel in Singleton, NSW. The...

Regional hotels raise their rates as demand for rooms exceeds supply

Owners and operators of regional hotels are upgrading and opening new properties as the rate of travellers exploring local destinations grows.  According...

Outback Steakhouse accused of underpaying junior staff

Penrith’s Outback Steakhouse is in hot water after underpayment claims by waitstaff who say they were refused penalty rates and pay slips.  Young wait...

Townsville tradie sentenced to 18 months after pub bashing

A Townsville tradie will spend the next four months in jail after he attacked a man at a bar who tried to jump the queue.  On Tuesday, Zachary Robert...

Gold Coast Palazzo Versace Hotel set to be sold for $114M

Shakespeare Property Group, the commercial property arm of Prime Value which manages a $1 billion portfolio comprising Australian equities, cash-like instruments,...

How hard will interest rate rises hit hospitality?

As the Reserve Bank rate rise hits Australians, new research reveals that the hospitality industry will be the first to suffer, with Aussies cutting back...

FSANZ proposes food nutrition labels for alcohol drinks

Alcoholic drinks in Australia could soon come with nutrition labels under a proposal announced by the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) on Monday.  Up...