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ABS Hotel Stats Abolition Hurts Investment, says industry

Australia's hotel industry has slammed news that the Australian Bureau of Statistics is scrapping the Survey of Tourist Accommodation – which tracks...

Iris looks further into gaming venues

One of Sydney’s most dynamic emerging pub groups has swooped again, picking up two new venues in the lucrative west.  Iris Group has purchased both...

New look for Heritage beer bar

The group behind Australia’s best-loved Irish venues has launched its fourth European-inspired venue with a reincarnation of a traditional beer hall...

Coles unwilling to let go of Vintage Cellars

COLES has no interest in selling its Vintage Cellars liquor chain despite reportedly receiving offers of up to $300 million from private equity buyers. Industry...

Doyle family's restaurant closes at Overseas Passenger Terminal

The Doyle family's 27-year-old restaurant at Circular Quay has become the latest casualty at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, trading for the final time...

When restaurants google customers

Are you a cheap tipper? A fussy eater who sends meals back to the kitchen? Whether you're a dining dream or nightmare (and let's be honest, the worst customers...

Do you look forward to the restaurant more than the view?

Tourism Australia’s chief marketing officer, Nick Baker says that according to feedback from world travellers, what’s on the menu is more interesting...

Snapping up waterfront hotels

Blue Sydney at Woolloomooloo in Sydney. Source: Supplied Hong Kong’s Ovolo Group, part of Hind Hotels & Properties, bought the 1888...

Confessions of a hotel room service employee

HAVE you ever snapped at a hotel worker for delivering your meal too late, failed to answer their repeated knocks on the door or forgotten to put the food...

Minimum wage to rise by $18.70 a week

The decision to raise the minimum wage to $640.90 a week directly affects more than 1.5 million employees in Australia. Photo: Bloomberg Joanna Mather Australia...