Oaks Hotels wins big for ‘Happy Folks Choose Oaks’ marketing campaign
Oaks' campaign was great, but the Cadbury ad with the drum-playing gorilla remains a favourite for TW.
Tourism Minister to address industry challenges at Jobs Summit
Don Farrell will be kicking off the summit today, tackling tourism's skills shortage. He won't physically be tackling an...
Tourism Accommodation Australia & Accommodation Association discuss next steps for merger
Peak accommodation bodies TAA and AA held a pivotal meeting on Tuesday to map out further steps toward their merger proj...
TAA appoints new board member
It's a good thing travel is an interesting industry, otherwise they'd be appointing a new 'bored' member. See what we di...
SA and NSW hospitality sector call for easing of COVID restrictions
The hospo sector is looking to party at full capacity and who can blame them, it's been nearly two years since the staff...
IHG’s Leanne Harwood elected first-ever female president of the Accommodation Association
Hospo industry veteran Leanne Harwood is back in the headlines, and this time it’s about her very deserving new role.
Federal government assembles expert panel to help drive tourism industry’s recovery
The government has channelled its inner Justice League to unite five tourism experts for a good old-fashioned brainstorm...
Tourism Accommodation Australia elects new chair for NSW
The industry body has a new chair for its NSW branch … as in the two-legged human version – not the four-legged type...
HELL YEAH! Ardern says Aussies will be travelling quarantine-free to New Zealand early next year
FINALLY! Get ready for your phone to ring off the hook from your excited clients keen to get the heck out of Australia n...
The good, the bad and the ugly: tourism industry reacts to NSW Budget
The state government has announced NSW residents will get $100 worth of vouchers to spend on tourism and hospitality act...
WHM parliamentary inquiry urges government to develop ‘Have a Gap Year at Home’ campaign
Young Australians would be the targets of a new campaign to combat a shortage of backpacker workers in agriculture, acco...
Hotel Wrap: Accor to bring Fairmont brand Down Under, Ovolo South Yarra + MORE
This week’s Hotel Wrap is so big that you’ll probably need to take a break or two from reading it. Pace yourself.
AHA, AAOA and TAA to merge and create “united voice” for Australia’s accommodation industry
That's right, folks. It looks like Australia's three peak bodies for the accommodation industry are joining forces.
Australia’s overseas arrivals hit six-year low after record period
As this new ABS data proves, Australia was going great guns in terms of international visitors until COVID-19 had to com...
YOU BLOODY BEAUTY!!! Australia and NZ to host 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
After a very anxious wait overnight, Aussies and Kiwis have woken up to this fantastic bit of news!
Hotel Wrap: Outrigger’s new agent newsletter, Marriott’s RevPAR plummets + MORE
This week’s Hotel Wrap is a bit like an Allen’s Party Mix, in that it’s got everything from new properties and wel...
Hotel Wrap: Club Med to host beer yoga for agents, Sofitel’s concert for quarantined guests + MORE
Personally, we prefer wine pilates, but we'll take what we can get. Catch loads more freebies and initiatives from the h...
AFTA and Tourism Accommodation Australia respond to govt stimulus package
AFTA chief executive Jayson Westbury said the federal stimulus package will provide some relief to cash flow for travel ...