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.

Australia’s very best of the hospitality sector have been crowned. Find out who can now claim bragging rights here.

It was a night where the red was as good as the white, the dessert as grand as the main, and the petit fours shone like a diamond in the rough. Oh, and hotels won awards and stuff.

Just like the fireworks in the accompanying photo, two prominent industry bodies have gone off about the NSW government’s big funding cut to its tourism agency.

Though that’s not to say Sydney’s overseas passenger terminal will now be equipped with a steamroller to flatten cruise ships at will.

There’s a wealth of delicious news in this week’s hotel wrap, and we don’t just mean the announcement of a prominent chef partnering with a Saigon hotel. Dig in!

Here’s our weekly wrap of all the industry’s latest movers and shakers. It’s even got Travel Weekly staff doing a little jig in the office.

Say hello to the latest movers and shakers in the industry. However, that’s not to say they know their way around a dance floor or anything.

Tourism Accommodation Australia’s Victorian branch has welcomed the recently announced state budget amid a frosty reception from some staff about its new office sandwich press.

Here’s the latest movers and shakers in the travel industry. As in those who have new roles – not epic dance moves.

Such is the interest in politics of Travel Weekly staff comes this election-related read. We’re even cooking democracy snags for lunch today on the office Weber.

The David and Goliath battle between Airbnb and the hotel industry has reared its ugly head. Meanwhile we’re heating up the popcorn.