Tourism
Airbnb to vet 7 million listings in overhaul of verification system
by Christian Fleetwood
Airbnb has announced a slew of changes to its verification system, but Australia’s tourism sector has said the changes do not go far enough.
Hotels
Hotel Wrap: Club Med’s new eco-conscious resort, Marriott celebrates return of Ritz-Carlton + MORE!
Seven is this week’s lucky number – seven stories for the Hotel Wrap, and seven shots of espresso to help us through Thursday.
Hotels
ATO: keeping its eyes on rentals, hosts on platforms like Airbnb overclaiming tax
by Christian Fleetwood
The government is cracking down on shifty Australian property owners overclaiming on tax, while Travel Weekly’s editor is slamming the junior reporter for pronouncing “gif” as “jif”.