Hospitality News & Trends

From a carpark to a swish CBD accommodation offering, Hobart’s ibis Styles hotel is up against six other tourism developments in Australia’s prestigious national property awards.

The $300 million-plus pub fund operated by leading business figures Geoff Dixon, John Singleton and Mark Carnegie has been all but sold down with just three city and suburban hotels in Brisbane and Sydney plus an interest in a fourth pub remaining.

Corporate and leisure travellers can expect hotel rates in Sydney and Queenstown on New Zealand’s South Island to surge at least 5% next year but accommodation rates in the once booming mining cities of Perth and Brisbane are expected to remain relatively flat.

A 128-room hotel proposed as part of another redevelopment at Adelaide Oval has sparked controversy, with cricket fans and South Australian Cricket Association members firing up over the plan. The oval’s Stadium Management Authority unveiled …

Award-winning Australian artist Vincent Fantauzzo has been picked for AccorHotels’ latest offering in its Art Series hotels.

Gracelands, a bright blue landmark on bustling Cleveland St that had previously played shelter to rock stars, a mayor, and countless backpackers, has just sold for $3.6625 million. Formerly known as Meath House, a grand …

Architecture studio Foster + Partners has submitted a planning application to the City of London for a tulip-shaped cultural attraction and viewing tower.

Remember when all you needed to operate a pub or restaurant was some tables, a couple of beer taps and some half-decent grub? Those days are most definitely over, judging by the caliber of the …

A Gisborne winery that’s been its owners’ labour of love of almost 40 years has hit the market. Bob and Barbara Nixon will hang up their secateurs and pursue their travel dreams after Gisborne Peak …