The Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School (BMIHMS) will host the 26th annual CAUTHE Conference in Sydney from 8-11 February 2016.
Marriott planned for Melbourne Docklands project
Melbourne-based developer Capital Alliance has taken a step closer to delivering its vision to create a landmark destination hotel in Docklands after signing a deal that will bring the first new-build Marriott hotel to Australia in almost 20 years.
ibis Styles Brisbane Elizabeth Street set to open by end of Q1 2016
The 368-room ibis Styles Brisbane Elizabeth Street will be the largest ibis branded hotel in Australasia and AccorHotels’ first newly built ibis Styles hotel in Australia.
Change It Up at No Vacancy 2016
Returning to Sydney on March 15 with the theme ‘Change It Up’, the No Vacancy Australia conference is where accommodation meets the web.
Skills and experience gaps challenge Australian accommodation industry
Seventy per cent of Australian tourism employers say that the skills and experience of candidates is a problem.
Melinda Madigan named General Manager – Marketing and Entertainment at The Star Sydney
Madigan has held senior leadership positions at a number of iconic entertainment brands and venues, most recently at ANZ Stadium and previously at Crown Melbourne and the Australian Turf Club.
Best Western Australasia’s longest serving CEO, Rob Anderson retires
Succeeding Anderson, Steve Richards (former GM Sales & Marketing) has been appointed to the role of Head of Commercial and Spencer Watson (former GM Regional Services and Quality Assurance Program) has been appointed to Head of Operations following approval from Best Western Australasia’s Board of Directors.
COMO Hotels and Resorts makes its debut in Australia with COMO The Treasury in Perth
Ninety five per cent of this revamped heritage site has been meticulously returned to its 19th-century origins, featuring re-installed dormer windows, roof-top copper trimmings, and a stripped back facade showing off the original surface.
Fiona Pascoe new Director of Sales for Crown Perth Hotels
Pascoe will lead Crown Perth’s Sales teams across all hotels at Crown Perth including the five-star Crown Metropol Perth, the newly refurbished Crown Promenade Perth and the six-star Crown Towers Perth which will be completed in December 2016.
In search of hotel excellence – Crown Towers Melbourne
Crown Towers General Manager, Shaun d’Cruz believes key to maintaining a high level of service quality is to set clear service expectations and standards which must then be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure all the practical elements of the business are aligned.
