Hospitality News & Trends

One of Darwin’s most historic buildings on the Esplanade is up for sale.

In a shrewd behind-the-scenes play for one of Melbourne’s most coveted restaurant sites, entrepreneur Chris Lucas has secured the building currently occupied by Italian stayer Becco. He will take over the Crossley Street restaurant site, remembered by many as Pellegrini’s tavola freddo cantina, in 2021.

Sydney’s pub boom remains in full swing with the well-known Commodore Hotel at McMahons Point sold to The Good Beer Company for $18.5 million.

A Sydney buyer is licking their lips after snapping up two prime properties along Parramatta’s bustling Eat Street, including the site which houses Australia’s first Criniti’s restaurant.

Two adjoining properties along Parramatta’s bustling Eat Street — including the site which houses Australia’s first Criniti’s restaurant — have hit the market.

The edge of a freezing, snow-swept Canadian river wouldn’t normally be the best choice of venue to strip down to your bathers.

They’re some of our most iconic spots, but inner west pubs are undergoing one of their biggest changes in recent memory.

Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, whose net worth reached $10 billion this week for the first time, has embarke­d on an unprecedented spending spree — on iconic waterfront properties, a new private mansion and countless charitable ventures — that will define his legacy and leave his mark on Perth.

The ultimate Tasmanian escape — with a sauna handcrafted by a local artist and including an Estonian-made firebox — is making waves on the mainland.