Hotels in full swing to welcome back guests as borders re-open

Hotels in full swing to welcome back guests as borders re-open

From the high-end luxury to humble country motels,hotel operators are in full preparation mode.

  • byCarolyn Cummins andSimon Johanson

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Open crowd caps give fans the advantage on accommodation

Open crowd caps give fans the advantage on accommodation

Tennis fans looking for last-minute accommodation are likely to find plenty of choice and perhaps a discount as the latest virus outbreak puts a cap on crowds.

  • byElizabeth Redman
Four of the most festive places to stay on a Christmas break
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Four of the most festive places to stay on a Christmas break

These festive getaways could be just what Australian families with new-found freedom need this year.

  • byMelissa Heagney
The dos and don’ts of staying with family for Christmas

The dos and don’ts of staying with family for Christmas

A ‘short and sweet’ holiday with friends and family shows good etiquette at Christmas,but there’s a lot more to consider than the length of the stay,experts say.

  • byMelissa Heagney
Rush to ritzy rentals as borders reopen across Australia

Rush to ritzy rentals as borders reopen across Australia

Cashed-up holidaymakers have raced to the short-stay rental market as Australia’s borders reopen,and they’re willing pay up to $140,000 a week.

  • byMelissa Heagney
‘No cookie-cutting’:bespoke hotels arrive in regions

‘No cookie-cutting’:bespoke hotels arrive in regions

A pandemic-inspired travel boom in Australia’s regions is opening up opportunities for bespoke hotel operators.

  • byAnnie Reid
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Hostel owner fails in bid to ban Perth residents,FIFOs and over-35s

Hostel owner fails in bid to ban Perth residents,FIFOs and over-35s

Marco Tassi said local guests were often homeless,drug addicts,or had recently been discharged from a mental health facility.

  • byHeather McNeill
Staycation surge drives Australia’s hotel accommodation rebound

Staycation surge drives Australia’s hotel accommodation rebound

The leisure tourism and staycation trend driving a rebound in Australia’s accommodation sector is supporting property values and revenue across the industry,according to the country’s largest hotel operator.

  • bySimon Johanson
Hotels smashed by pandemic,with 62 per cent decline in room revenue

Hotels smashed by pandemic,with 62 per cent decline in room revenue

The coronavirus pandemic cost Victoria’s hotels $1.7 billion in lost room revenue – the tourism sector’s single largest peacetime economic contraction,resulting in at least 12,000 jobs being lost.

  • byClay Lucas
Lendlease vows to improve US military housing after ‘slumlord’ criticism
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Lendlease vows to improve US military housing after ‘slumlord’ criticism

Around 12,000 homes will be updated including a large number of homes at an army base in Texas where the property giant is facing a class action from residents.

  • bySarah Danckert
Developers rush to beat the clock on affordable housing rule changes

Developers rush to beat the clock on affordable housing rule changes

New planning controls designed to boost affordable housing may backfire if developers pull out of the co-living market.

  • byMichael Koziol