SOLOTEL TAKES ON THE WORLD

Solotel and the Kings Cross Hotel are hosting a takeover by another local nightlife institution and lost Sydney icon, World Bar, on a hot night in November. Over the course of 18 years on Bayswater Road World Bar hosted thousands

BOOZELESS DRY DOCK FINDING COMMUNITY SPIRIT

A former alcoholic reports he is doing a roaring trade in his Dry Dock Hotel, selling no alcohol whatsoever to a welcoming community. The Dry Dock in Weymouth, south-east of London, serves a variety of beverages, sans alcohol. It was

SETTLERS ARMS TO WELCOME NEWCOMER AFTER 35 YEARS

After decades living the dream, the Burns-Woods are offering up one of Australia's most historic and picturesque pubs, the Settlers Arms Inn. The classic colonial Georgian-style Inn was established in 1836 on the banks of the Macdonald River in the

GAME ON AT BRUNSWICK’S SPORTING CLUB

Melbourne’s marquis pub team has resumed the original title and engineered balanced modernity at the former Charles Weston, providing Brunswick its revised Sporting Club Hotel. Built 1896, the building is in the Arts and Crafts style, its façade embossed with

TRENDS IN FOODSERVICE BOOKINGS

Research on global trends in dining bookings has found fresh insights, including that customers utilising social media and websites has more than doubled in the past two years.  The analysis by ResDiary offers opportunity for venues to cater strategies to

GALLAGHER DEPARTS MEADOWBROOK

Patrick Gallagher and partners have found success in the sale of their large-format Meadowbrook Hotel, tempting a New South Welshman into a thriving gaming operation in the heart of Queensland’s south-east. Located roughly midway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast,

METROPOLITAN’S MASSIVE MAKEOVER

The landmark Metropolitan Hotel of inner Melbourne has reopened following a multi-million-dollar refurbishment, transforming it into a three-storey ‘mega venue’. First established 170 years’ ago, the historic pub now standing on the corner of William and Little Lonsdale Street –

2023 EGM SURVEY FINDS CHANGE AFOOT IN GAMING

New York banking giant JP Morgan has released its Annual Slot Market Survey, providing industry with professional analysis and insights into the evolving EGM sector. JP Morgan conducts the survey each year and analyses the results. The process tracks multiple

NORTHERN RIVERS BEAUTY STEPS UP

A prize of the northern rivers has hit the market, with sale of the blank canvas Argyle Hotel in the popular and under-pubbed coastal community of Maclean. The two-storey sandstone hotel first opened in the centre of the town in

ST KILDA WELCOMES A LION AND WOMBAT

A Melbourne couple has created a new pub for St Kilda, channelling the look, feel, taste and name of the classic British boozer in their unveiling of the Lion & Wombat. Aspiring public house creator Alex Back spent time managing