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TripAdvisor buys another home rental website

TripAdvisor has bought Vacation Home Rentals, a US-based vacation rentals website. Vacation Home Rentals features more than 14,000 properties around the...

Jamie’s Italian in Adelaide names first three recruits, with 97 more jobs to fill before late-2014 opening

FUN and a strictly casual-dress rule is all part of the job description for the new recruits at Jamie Oliver’s new Adelaide restaurant. Jamie’s...

Chinese step up investment in Australian hotel sector

Brisbane, which hosted 20.2 per cent more Chinese visitors last year, is seeking hotel investment from Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP   Although...

'Food bowl' investment ignored

John Foss knew he was on to something big when sales of his chia-based foods began taking off in the US. Problem was, his Australian bank didn't. So a...

Tourism Australia launches new food and wine campaign, ‘Restaurant Australia’

THEY tried to woo tourists with bikini babe Lara Bingle and a controversial slogan: “Where the bloody hell are you? Then they spruiked our most luxurious...

ACCC's Byron Bay ruling puts beer and wine brands on notice

The ACCC’s reprimand of Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) for misleading consumers in its beer labelling could have repercussions for many other beer...

Veteran publican hands keys to AG&E

A Sydney publican and 37-year operator of the Wiley Park Hotel is retiring after selling his venue to Australian Gaming and Entertainment (AG&E), the...

Mantra eyes IPO again

Mantra Group CEO Bob East has told delegates at the fifth annual Australasian Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition (AHICE) in Melbourne yesterday (May...

Deakin University professor Peter Miller says closing all Adelaide pubs by 3am will cut violence, save money

Closing all pubs and clubs across Adelaide by 3am will reduce violence, lawlessness and save the community money, an expert says A BLANKET 3am...

Alcohol tax reform: a minimum price is in the public interest

There are stark disparities in the typical amount of tax per standard drink in Australia. When former treasury head Ken Henry completed a review of alcohol...