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Pub scanners raise privacy concerns

More than 50 pubs and clubs - including Marquee, the Ivy and the Coogee Bay Hotel - have already introduced ID scanners, many of which take photos of patrons...

Speed test for Adelaide's first mobile pub for house/private parties

Adelaide's first fully licensed bar on wheels is bringing the pub home for private parties. VW Bars, owned by Dan Melia and Nicky Stuut, has helped add...

Food wowsers' dieting dogma

Low-fat. Low-salt. Low-carb. Skinless, as in chicken breasts. "Light" coconut milk. Everything steamed. Or if it's not steamed, minimal oil (have you tried...

Hospitality to grow from ‘Flower Power’ festival

Hospitality trade is set to blossom in Canberra from Australia’s biggest celebration of spring – Floriade 2013 – themed Beautiful Innovation, the...

Restaurant & Bar Design Awards winners announced

The winners of the 2013 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards were announced last night at a ceremony held at the Farmiloe Building in Clerkenwell, London. Leading...

Ales and sails: Mark Carnegie’s sea change for Australian Pub Fund IPO

Nothing beats a beer on a boat, and the high-profile gang behind the Australian Pub Fund will be hoping investors feel the same as they add leisure assets...

Waterline Restaurant takes out top gongs in state awards

The Waterline Restaurant at Keppel Bay Marina was recognised alongside the best restaurants in Queensland on Tuesday night at a gala presentation in Brisbane...

Australians bring their beef about McDonald's to Chicago

Their arrival is the culmination of a two-year battle pitting grass-roots opposition against the giant hamburger chain. Garry Muratore has come to Chicago...

OLGR fines loose-liquored backpacker hotel

The NSW Office of Liquor & Gaming has fined Byron Bay’s Aquarius Backpackers for breaches of licensing conditions and initiatives of the local liquor...

AUD fall starting to affect travellers’ hotels costs

The average price of a hotel room around the world rose by two per cent during the first six months of 2013 compared to the same period last year, according...