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Willy Ho closes Sentosa at Crows Nest

Goodbye: Chef Willy Ho ran Sentosa for 29 years at Crows Nest.Photo: Ben Rushton In a blow to the "restaurant capital" of the North Shore, Crows Nest...

Is there such a thing as Australia's grandest hotel?

Architectural icon: Sofitel Sydney Wentworth   A few evenings ago, I was at a gala event at Sydney's Sofitel that celebrated Monaco and Alain...

Coach and Horses Hotel Randwick grows up from humble beginnings as corner store

Licensee Martin Guest with the hotel’s horse statue at the Coach and Horses Hotel in Randwick. FROM it’s humble beginings as a corner store,...

Gallagher Hotels expensive new pub asset

NSW: Pub sale, 68 Blaxland Road, Ryde, Sydney PUBLICAN Patrick Gallagher has bought the Royal Hotel in Sydney’s Top Ryde for about $18 million. CBRE...

Iris Capital on expansion path

Strategic: Iris Capital is selling the refurbished Oxford Hotel and an adjoining commercial property.   The private Iris Capital group is to use the...

Rocks icon pub celebrates 100 years

One of Sydney’s oldest pubs, The Australian Heritage Hotel in The Rocks, will celebrate its 100th birthday this November.  The Cumberland Street favourite...

Airbnb strikes fear into hotel owners everywhere

Airbnb can had you the keys to a whole city. Six letters are striking fear into the hearts of hotel owners everywhere: Airbnb. This clever company...

Craft brew exploding in the Hills as drinkers spurn mainstream beer

Steve Inglis, Phil Matthews and Khim Poudel enjoy craft beer at the Winston Hotel CRAFT beer in the Hills is booming with pub patrons snubbing mainstream...

Hotel sector set for expansion

Source: SMH - New developments: Lend Lease's revised plan for a hotel at Darling Harbour. In the coming months, the hotel sector will be tested to the...

Time to gear up hotels market as tourism picks up on dollar’s decline

THE changing nature of demand for accommodation over the next few years will play havoc with Australia’s hotel market. That includes not just the major...