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PIN codes may kill off restaurant tips

PIN usage is intended to improve security but wait staff may miss out on their treasured tips CREDIT card companies may inadvertently deprive...

Baristas do it better - the professional approach to making coffee

Baristas Charles Stewart and Vanessa Robertson at Bench Espresso in Perth I USED to own a cafe; any mug can do it. I sold coffee, of course....

Eco-warrior Joost Bakker puts leftovers on the table

Joost Bakker will use food thrown out by other restaurants RESTLESS eco-warrior cum celebrity florist and restaurateur (Greenhouse, Perth)...

Push to change after-hours pay

PREMIUM pay rates for working outside traditional hours in the retail and hospitality sectors would be changed under potential reforms unveiled by the...

Beach Hotel Receives A Makeover

The newly opened Beach Hotel, formerly known at the Seaford Hotel, has recently undergone a major renovation and rebrand valued at $3 Million – establishing...

First Guest checks into Ibis Adelaide

The $65million ibis Adelaide opened its doors on Friday 18 July making it the first purpose built economy hotel in Adelaide’s CBD for two decades and...

Adelaide container bar gets third season

Laneway, Adelaide’s first permanent container bar located in the CBD at 121 Hindley Street, is set to open stage three of its reconstruction, The Third,...

Life after free wi-fi

64% of hotels now offer free wireless Internet to guests, which has become one of the, if not the, most sought after amenity for hotel guests worldwide,...

Shewry, Perry and Gilmore team up for Restaurant Australia gala dinner

Create Australia's greatest meal. That was the brief by Tourism Australia for chefs Ben Shewry (Attica), Neil Perry (Rockpool) and Peter Gilmore (Quay),...

New hotels to hit the Sydney market

NEW BEGINNINGS: Lend Lease unveils design for Sydney's International Convention Centre Hotel.   Hotel operators and investors are bracing for an influx...