In tourism hot spots across Australia, homelessness is on the rise. A recent NSW Planning Department discussion paper on the rental market showed that since 2019, rents have increased by 38 per cent, and as of December 2023 in Greater Sydney vacancy rates have reduced to just 1.7 per cent. “As housing affordability in NSW […]
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The new mandatory quarantine restrictions on people entering Australia is now in effect, and many hotels in the capitals have looked to providing accommodation for the isolating. In the region of 3,000 travellers continue to arrive at Sydney airport each day, quickly loaded onto buses and not allowed to greet anyone, before being transported to
The national debate around short-term accommodation providers such as Airbnb heats up, with “comprehensive and effective regulations” proposed to protect licensed operators and jobs in Western Australia. The WA Parliamentary report into short stay accommodation has proposed laws that will level the playing field and protect local jobs in the state’s licensed accommodation businesses. Increasing
Marlow Group has completed a major renovation to its Coniston Hotel, opening new 4-star accommodation on the second level. The Coniston Hotel is a large, multi-level structure opposite the train station on a corner of Bridge Street in Coniston, a suburb of southern Wollongong just over an hour’s drive south of Sydney. It counts two
Industry bodies have “strongly endorsed” new legislation regulating short-stay accommodation providers such as Airbnb, which undermine legitimate operators around the country. Frequently playing catch-up with rapidly changing technological advancements and resulting business opportunities, jurisdictions around the world have gradually moved to strengthen the regulation of short-stay accommodation (SSA) providers and platforms. The first Australian state
The world’s largest travel website has rolled out its ‘Sponsored Placements’ system allowing Hotels to buy their way to the top of search results. TripAdvisor states it is the largest travel site in the world, with 315 million members and nearly 280 million unique monthly visitors. It was one of the first websites to feature
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Ray Reilly has built upon his golden triangle, unveiling stage two of three at the landmark Sydney Park Hotel, bringing a new suite of boutique accommodation into his harem. Irish-born Reilly bought the Sydney Park Hotel mid-2016, not long after selling his long-held Trinity Bar, citing need for a “new passion”, strengthening his presence in
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Australia’s consumer watchdog has granted hotel room providers some respite from the online duopoly ruling the sector, but feelings are mixed on whether changes went far enough. Last Friday the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced the results of a deal struck with the online accommodation booking giants Booking.com and Expedia.com. ACCC chairman Rod
As legitimate providers around the world condemn the injustice of unregulated ‘share’ accommodation, the TAA has gone further to slam cheats rorting the loopholes even further. The so-called ‘share’ economy is based in using technology to match people with a need to people willing to share their own property to satisfy that need – be
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