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Novotel Melbourne sold

Singapore-listed Frasers Hospitality Trust has snapped up the landmark Novotel Melbourne hotel for $AUD237 million.  The Novotel has been operated by...

Fast food operator faces court for allegedly underpaying overseas workers $18,000

A fast food operator in Brisbane is facing Court for allegedly short-changing two overseas workers more than $18,000 - despite previously being put on...

Big changes ahead for hotel industry

According to AccorHotel's Asia Pacific chief executive Michael Issenberg, there are three mega trends that will reshape Australia’s hotel industry. Speaking...

Quadrant private equity looks to snap up Rockpool Consulting

Quadrant, one of Australia’s most in-demand private equity managers, is now diversifying its portfolio. The Sydney-based private equity firm seems to...

Super contributions too low

Figures from super industry group ASFA and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees have raised concerns that people won’t have enough money...

Fight over late night drinks in Cottesloe

The owners of the Cottesloe Beach Hotel have a problem. They want to keep serving drinks at the pub’s open-air Beach Club after 10pm. They say the customers...

Using bad reviews to attract customers

Got slammed on TripAdvisor? Has your café had a bad review somewhere? Don’t be disheartened. Use the chalkboard. Aldo Calderbank, who runs the Nook...

Restaurant workers paid nothing for more than a year

A former Victorian restaurant operator has been penalised more than $50,000 and criticised for his “morally moribund” and “calculated and deceitful”...

Flashy Asian bar coming to Australia

28 Hongkong Street in Singapore has attracted lots of attention since it opened in Singapore in 2011. It was voted Asia’s best bar for three years in...

Mulpha Australia snaps up Rydges Esplanade Cairns for $40 million

Another Cairns hotel has been sold. The Malaysian-backed tourism property investor and developer Mulpha Australia paid $40 million for Rydges Esplanade...