Hospitality News & Trends

The Pallas Group has forked out $32.74 million to buy a landmark corner site on Double Bay’s Bay St and Guilfoyle Avenue, with the existing premises to be converted into its new headquarters along with retail and extra commercial space.

Flamboyant businessman John Singleton and former Qantas boss Geoff Dixon have finally offloaded Balmain’s popular The Unity Hall Hotel for $20 million, more than double its $10 million 2011 acquisition price.

One of Victoria’s best-loved tourist attractions has hit the market with multimillion-dollar price hopes.

The Star Entertainment Group and its partners have bounced back from the rejection of their planned luxury tower in Sydney, with the Queensland government announcing it will begin direct negotiations to fast-track a proposed $2 billion revamp of its Gold Coast casino holdings.

The Independent Planning Commission has rejected The Star Casino’s plans for a hotel tower in Pyrmont – a proposal which caused a storm in government after the planning department recommended rejection earlier this year.

Australia’s most stunning hospitality spaces have again been recognised at the annual Eat Drink Design Awards. Featuring pubs, restaurants, bars, hotels, cafes and other hospitality venues, the awards pay homage to the new and exciting …

Celebrity chef Jacques Reymond has sold his landmark Prahran mansion, where Melburnians dined and celebrated at his top restaurants.

When Michelle Blom saw that her local cafe was collecting bottle tops for a charity fundraiser, an idea popped into her head like a delicious bolt of caffeine.

It was once an infamous den of iniquity dealing in pleasure and pain, boasting a sordid dungeon and bondage equipment.