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Perpetual eyeing pub play with city hotelier

FUNDS manager Perpetual is making a surprise push into the pub sector by targeting a tie-up with Sydney publican George Thomas. The group’s move into...

Record hotel occupancy rates in Sydney and Melbourne set to push room prices higher

HOTEL occupancy rates in Australia’s southeast have hit record highs in a move expected to push room prices higher. Sydney and Melbourne, in particular,...

Commission Starts The First Ever Full Review Of Modern Awards

In a conference held in all major Australian cities by video link,a Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has commenced the 4 yearly review of the Modern...

AFL signs hotel partner

THE AFL on Tuesday announced it has entered an exclusive partnership with Australia’s largest hotel group, Accor, as the official hotel partner of the...

More pubs tipped to sell as optimism returns

In a strong nod to the residential market, the owners of St Kilda's Esplanade Hotel are understood to being considering offers for the freehold of the...

One-Hit Deaths Spur Booze Outcry as Sydney Calls Last Drinks

Traffic passes the suburb of Kings Cross in Sydney   A single, unprovoked punch to the head from a stranger was enough to kill teenager Thomas Kelly...

Bentley restaurant, Sydney review

The Bentley occupies a glamorous new corner site in the Sydney CBD LENNON and McCartney. The Skipper and Gilligan. Savage and Hildebrandt. OK,...

Starwood Grows Internationally

World's leading hospitality company, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. ( HOT ) remains steadfast in its goal to expand its presence in the...

Brisbane CBD to boast five new luxury hotels in time for G20 summit

BRISBANE will have five new luxury hotels on the city skyline by the time world leaders and their entourages touch down for the G20 summit in November....

Many are called, few are chosen

Lobby at the Mandarin Hotel, Hong Kong THERE are first-class X-men, First-Class Coolrooms and First-Class Vitamins. I’ve even seen First-Class...