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Exchange Hotel is on the auction block

With investors now looking for bricks and mortar assets that will generate a higher yield than shares or low interest bank accounts, development sites...

Restaurants use Pokemon to lure customers

The reboot of the Pokemon franchise has transformed strategy for restaurants, bars and coffee shops. Pokémon Go players are now choosing their restaurants...

$10hr for backpacker - restaurant faces court

A Melbourne restaurant is facing the Federal Circuit Court for allegedly underpaying a visa-holder from Taiwan as little as $10 an hour. The employee,...

Restaurant refuses to reimburse underpaid worker who "ate too much"

The operators of a Queensland restaurant have been penalised a total of $21,000 after paying a young Chinese backpacker just $10 an hour. The Federal...

AHA rejects call to evict drunks from licensed venues

The Australian Hotels Association has slammed a proposal to bring in a law requiring drunk people to be kicked out of all South Australian licensed venues. It’s...

Hotels take on Expedia and Priceline

The big hotel operators have gone up against fast-growing online travel websites like Expedia and Priceline. Rather than seeing them make money out of...

Melbourne burger bar operator faces court for allegedly exploiting young, overseas workers

The operator of a Melbourne burger bar is facing the Federal Circuit Court after allegedly exploiting a number of young and overseas workers. The Fair...

Celebrity chef David Thompson to open new Thai restaurant in Melbourne

Ex-pat Australian chef David Thomson plans to open a new Thai restaurant in Melbourne. Thompson, whose Nahm Asian restaurant was recognised as Asia’s...

Australian hotel gets ranked in the world’s top

South Australian resort Southern Ocean Lodge has made it into the 2016 World’s Hotel Awards The awards, put together by US Travel + Leisuremagazine,...

Restaurant operator faces court for allegedly underpaying young workers

The operator of a Melbourne restaurant is facing the Federal Circuit Court after allegedly underpaying staff more than $26,000. The Fair Work Ombudsman...