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Tough hotel quarantine restrictions for the Australian Open

From Thursday 14 January, 1200 people, including tennis players, their entourages and officials will start arriving in Melbourne ahead of the Australian...

Accor announces new hotel for Sydney

Accor, the world-leading hospitality group, and a joint venture of well-known Sydney developer Central Element and property investor Boston Global (CEBH),...

AHA calls for extension as JobKeeper comes to an end

JobKeeper comes to an end in March, however the South Australian hospitality/tourism sector is hoping it can be extended to avoid a multitude of business...

Australia’s biggest luxury hotel operator to open new hotels as occupancy rates continue to improve

Despite border closures and travel restrictions, Australia’s biggest luxury hotel operator, Marriott, is going ahead with plans to open a series of new...

Sudden lockdowns cruel hospitality industry … Brisbane the latest to suffer

With the sudden border closures that were imposed in the lead up to Christmas, many in the Australian Hospitality industry missed out on the profitable...

Ribs & Burgers under fire for alleged racist staff memo

Accusations of racism have rocked restaurant chain Ribs & Burgers, which is now investigating a memo to staff referring to the use of non-English languages...

Social distancing may not be the answer to COVID spread in restaurants

It is becoming apparent that the airflow and seating arrangements at the Smile Buffalo Thai restaurant in Melbourne’s Bayside suburb of Black Rock, may...

Crown Barangaroo opens to positive numbers

Crown’s $2 billion Barangaroo facility had its grand opening in the middle of an NSW COVID spike. Despite this, management is pleased with patronage...

Bakery fined $22k for failing to backpay 15 year old employee

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $26,460 in penalties in court against the operator of a retail bakery business in the Brisbane suburb of Mount...

Gold Coast restaurant operators fined $60k+

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $60,480 in penalties in court against the operators of the Govinda’s Surfers Paradise restaurant on the Gold Coast. The...