CORONAVIRUS-AWARENESS

The world is rapidly descending into coronavirus fever – an affliction of panic more than infection – and the very survival of many hospitality businesses may depend on their approach to the problem. Fear around Covid-19, more commonly known as

BREAKING: AHG EXPO CANCELLED

BREAKING NEWS: Following today’s recommendation by Prime Minister Scott Morrison against non-essential gatherings of 500+ people, the Australasian Hospitality and Gaming Expo (MAX AHG Expo) scheduled for 18-19 March has been officially cancelled, along with all associated events.  More information

VICTORIAN AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2019

Victoria’s hospitality royalty gathered this week to celebrate the AHA’s 2019 Awards for Excellence, witnessing impressive achievements and St Kilda’s iconic Espy proving runaway sweetheart of the night. The gala event on Tuesday at The Palladium at Crown gathered 1,250

NSW AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2019 – ALL WINNERS

New South Wales’ hospitality elite gathered last night at The Star for the AHA NSW 2019 Awards for Excellence, crowning a new galaxy of stars in a record 45 categories. This year attracted more than 600 nominees across the categories,

AHA WA NIGHT OF NIGHTS ‘19

Western Australia’s hospitality elite gathered at Crown Towers on Monday night to celebrate the 2019 AHA & Aon Hospitality Awards for Excellence at the Byron Bay Premium Lager Gala Ball. The Awards recognise the State’s leading hospitality venues and staff

2019 SHINING STARS OF THE SUNSHINE STATE

Queensland hotels’ night of nights for 2019 took place on Monday, awarding honours to the year’s top performers at the QHA Awards for Excellence. Hoteliers and guests from around the State gathered to be recognised for their contributions to Queensland’s

NATIONAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2019

The National AHA Awards for Excellence took place this afternoon in a gala event at The Star on the Gold Coast, ushering the unrivalled for 2019 in everything hospitality. Nearly 500 VIP and industry guests from across Australia gathered for

LATEST GREATEST CELEBRATED AS 2019 AWARDS BEGIN

Awards season has begun, with the country’s capital and the Festival State honouring their best and brightest in the annual Awards for Excellence. Last week 470 industry and political leaders gathered at Hotel Realm to conduct the 2019 Australian Hotels

SYDNEY’S MAYBE SAMMY TAKES GLOBAL AWARD AT TALES

Tales of the Cocktail took place this week in its traditional home of New Orleans, crowning Sydney bar Maybe Sammy with the award for Best New International Cocktail Bar. Tales of the Cocktail is an annual week-long conference for the

AB INBEV SELLS CUB TO ASAHI

The world’s biggest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI), has agreed to sell Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) to Asahi for $AU16 billion. Talks on the deal began in April, between Lazard for ABI and Rothschild for Asahi. Agreement was reached this