CYBER THREATS TO HOSPITALITY GROWING

The hospitality industry is experiencing an increasing stream of attacks by professional criminals, using the latest cutting-edge technologies to infiltrate systems that were really not set up to combat the intruders. A report by cyber security firm Trustwave focuses on

EXPLORING EUROVISION’S GLOBAL APPEAL

One of the most appealing forms of entertainment is music, and live music especially holds a special place in many people’s hearts. Whether you’re physically present or simply watching it on TV, the atmosphere is unlike that of any other

PIPER SNARES A DIAMOND ON THE SAPPHIRE COAST

Glenn Piper’s Epochal Hotels has taken another “purposeful step” in the vision to remaster prime coastal properties with acquisition of the Bermagui Beach Hotel. Set on a site of more than 3K sqm opposite Horseshoe Bay in the seaside town

TABCORP’S PLAN TO REVISE RETAIL WAGERING

Tabcorp is looking to its biggest changes in decades, imploring pubs and clubs to join it as it seeks to overhaul retail wagering in the wake of a shifting market.   The gaming giant has long been Australia’s dominant player

REDCAPE PASSES BEACHY BATON

Byron Bay’s ‘Top Pub’ the Beach Hotel has been sold by Moelis Hospitality to stakeholders the Didier family, in one of the largest pub sales in Australian history. The landmark pub was built in the 90s by Paul Hogan’s off-sider

LORD STANLEY’S NEW LOOK

Hakfoort Group is celebrating the new look of the historic Lord Stanley Hotel, boasting a significant extension as part of a $15 million makeover. The Hakfoort family bought the 135-year-old pub in 2022, paying around $20 million for the title

VACANT POSSESSION SALE OF FABULOUS FORBES

The historic Forbes Hotel on Sydney’s York Street is poised to go under the hammer, as a rare CBD blank canvas. Set on the corner of York and King Streets – one of city’s busiest pedestrian and traffic intersections –

SCHWARTZ GROWS INTO ALEXANDRIA

Dr Jerry Schwartz has celebrated the continued health of his Sydney Brewery operation, opening a new venue in Alexandria as the craft brewer marks its 20th anniversary. The early twenty-teens produced a frenetic, patron-shuffling public interest in craft beer. As

NEWCOMERS TAKE THE AGINCOURT HOTEL

The prominent Agincourt Hotel in Sydney's southern CBD has been sold for the first time in a quarter century, welcoming a new investment group into the Victorian landmark. Built around 1898, the pub resides on a corner of George Street,

VICTORIA PUTS OFF CARDED PLAY

Victorian venues have been given a reprieve on dramatic gaming regulation reform, with the Allan government kicking the problem down the road until after the next election. In 2023 came the sudden announcement by former premier Daniel Andrews that a