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Wishing on five stars

Think of Australian prestige hotels and most travellers will come up with the Palazzo Versace on the Queensland Gold Coast, which is replete with gilt...

Peasant surprise for Spanish food lovers

Peasant, one of Brisbane's more appealing rustic restaurants (at The Barracks), is in for a shake-up. Owner Jamie Webb acknowledges the simple Spanish...

8 things hotels should get right ... but don't

When you fork out a decent amount of money to stay at a nice hotel, you expect it to be, well, nice. There are also a few things that are mandatory. You'd...

Stokehouse takes a bite of Bennelong

The controversial Bennelong restaurant site - arguably Australia's most prestigious dining location, at Sydney's Opera House - will be taken over by a...

StayWell planning to expand

Sydney-based accommodation operator StayWell Hospitality Group has added five major New Zealand hotels to its fast-growing portfolio, part of plans to...

Coles selling pub interests

Speculation is rife about the future of Coles’ hotels business, with its two New South Wales freehold pubs hitting the market this week.  Both the...

Finalists named in hunt for best Aussie cheese and dairy products

Judges for the 2014 Australian Grand Dairy Awards have tasted their way through a pool of more than 430 cheese and dairy products to select finalists in...

R&CA board appoints new national president

The Restaurant & Catering Australia (R&CA) National Board has appointed its first Victorian President to take the top job in 20 years. Newly appointed...

Hit pub drunks with stiffer fines

Drinkers would be hit with thousands of dollars in fines for being drunk and disorderly in a hotel or pub under an industry proposal aimed at deterring...

High city costs hit hotel profit

The high cost of running a hotel has eaten into profit margins for the sector despite occupancy and room revenues being on the rise, according to industry...