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Low dollar attracts offshore hotel investors

by Leon Gettler A weaker than parity Australian dollar is drawing more foreign investors looking to buy hotel properties at bargain basement prices. According...

Hotels help unemployed youth find jobs

by Leon Gettler With a youth unemployment rate hovering at around 12 per cent, hotels are now stepping in with training schemes to help young people find...

AHA pre-Budget submission

by Leon Gettler The national Australian Hotels Association has prepared a pre-Budget submission. The thrust of the submission is around key issues now...

Charter Hall’s $810 million pub fund

by Leon Gettler Charter Hall has teamed up with Hostplus to create a second $135 million pub fund which has purchased three new assets in Victoria and...

Consumer protection tipping crackdown

by Leon Gettler Here’s a tip for restaurants – don’t load a tip without the customer’s consent. Failure to do that can get you in trouble, as...

Feed A Friend for Free this Saturday at 5 Boroughs Ascot

Feed A Friend for Free Date: Saturday 5th March Time: 11am – late Location: 5 Boroughs Ascot Only, 120 Racecourse Road, Ascot Bring a friend for...

Perth hotel cleaning contractor faces Court over alleged overseas worker underpayments

Young overseas workers on 417 visas were underpaid thousands of dollars for cleaning rooms at a popular Perth hotel, the Fair Work Ombudsman alleges. The...

Australians rise up in Asia’ 50 Best Awards

by Leon Gettler Australian chefs have taken out honours in the Asia’s 50 Best restaurants awards. Top of the list was Tetsuya Wakuda for his ultra-swish...

Plans to ban no-shows

by Leon Gettler The no-shows are the bane for every restaurant owner. These are the folks who book a table at a restaurant and then, without warning,...

Golden Battered Pork, Chicken and Beef by Hakka

In today's dynamic commercial kitchen environment, working conditions are more demanding than ever with one of the major challenges being the high cost...