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Lockout laws claim another victim: Kings Cross Piccadilly Hotel

by Leon Gettler The radical transformation of Kings Cross in the wake of the New South Wales government’s lockout laws will see the iconic Piccadilly...

Halls Gap motel manager underpaid and exploited: Fair Work Commission

by Leon Gettler The  Comfort Inn Country Plaza Halls Gap Hotel in the Victoria’s Grampians region has been found to exploit employees. The case in...

Pre Rinses – ‘Global Fisher’ & ‘Global Rinse Maid’

All our ‘Global Fisher’ Pre Rinses are designed for heavy duty Commercial use. They are ‘Tough’ & super ‘Robust‘. The Fisher brand has...

Nando’s restaurant signs workplace pact after short-changing young workers more than $27,000

The operator of a Nando's restaurant in Canberra has been found short-changing its young workers thousands of dollars. Thirteen casual employees aged...

Moelis & Co closes in on Redcape Hotel Group

by Leon Gettler American investment bank Moelis & Co has the Redcape Hotel Group in its sights. Following months of negotiations starting out last...

Push for mandatory food and safety ratings in NSW

by Leon Gettler Bankstown mayor Khal Asfour is pushing for food safety ratings in restaurant windows to be made compulsory in NSW. That would be a big...

Airbnb no threat to hotels, says hotel chief

by Leon Gettler Bob East, the chief executive of the Mantra Group of hotels has played down any talk of Airbnb putting hotels out of business. The focus...

Hotels take to wearable technology

by Leon Gettler Wearable technology is now coming to the hotel industry. Starwood Hotels for example has created an app that will unlock 30,000 of its...

Iconic Lower Plenty restaurant reopens after extensive refurb

Now under new management, the iconic Element Restaurant in Lower Plenty has reopened following extensive renovations over the summer holidays, with future plans...

Free Wi-Fi on the rise at Australian Hotels

A survey by industry group Tourism Accommodation Australia of 3, 4 and 5 star hotels and serviced apartments shows that 96% of the properties polled now...