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Lantern directors 'flabbergasted' at $24m sale of El Toro Hotel

Lantern Hotel Group, which has recently emerged from corporate ructions, has sold a flagship property in Western Sydney for $24 million.  The El Toro...

Wine body rejects volumetric tax proposal

The wine industry remains divided over the future taxation system for alcohol, with the peak winemakers’ body refusing to support a system based on volume. Winemakers...

Migrant worker lured to Australia, held captive in restaurant for 16 months

A man trafficked from India under a sham 457 visa arrangement was held in conditions "akin to slavery" for 16 months, a Sydney court has heard. Dulo Ram...

Brisbane’s Institute of Culinary Excellence offers first vegan Certificate II in hospitality

THE Institute of Culinary Excellence is Australia’s first registered training organisation to offer a vegan cookery qualification. Alison Taafe, director...

Tourism Accommodation Australia takes another shot at Airbnb

Owners who use booking sites like Airbnb to rent out their homes and apartments for short-term stays, particularly those working on a commercial scale,...

Hotels warn fake deals on the rise

WA hotels are reporting a rise in the number of guests who wrongly believe they have paid for bookings after falling victim to fake travel websites offering...

Probably this headline should be 'Reality Bites', but instead we ask: Would you go to a restaurant called 'Somewhere Nice'?

If you’ve watched any commercial television in recent weeks, you’ve been unable to avoid learning that both Channel Seven and Channel Nine will soon...

Perth restaurant owner fined over ‘cockroach-riddled’ spring rolls

THE owner of a South Lake restaurant has been slapped with almost $8000 in fines and court costs after serving a customer spring rolls “riddled with...

XXXX GOLD has revealed a new mid-strength addition to the family

Beer drinkers want more choice and diversity when it comes to choosing beer and XXXX GOLD has the answer. XXXX GOLD has revealed a new beer — Australian...

Fluffy white slippers, Feng Shui furniture and room with the number eight: The bizarre lengths Australian hotels go to in order to keep their Chinese guests happy

China's love affair with travel in Australia travel is blossoming but it comes with a price for our best hotels - which includes having to rearrange furniture...