Industry

HOTEL BOOM SEEN IN LATEST LIST OF RICH AUSSIES

Posted on May 30th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The annual BRW List of Australia’s richest people was released on Friday, and despite the hotel industry’s wave of success and the demise of mining, results were mixed and hotelier rankings down. The soft-spoken octogenarian Len Ainsworth continued his legacy

ALH RE-SHUFFLE SEES MATHIESON JR RETURN TO FORMER ROLE

Posted on May 6th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Australia’s biggest publican is returning to a more ‘hands-on’ management structure, with Bruce Mathieson Jr resuming his role as national operations manager. The partnership between the Mathieson family and Woolworths that resulted in Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) has seen

AHA RENEWS FIGHT AGAINST ‘BLANKET’ POLICY AMID RE-ELECTIONS

Posted on April 13th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The biennial AHA NSW elections have seen a resounding vote of confidence in the current leadership team, with key executives convincingly re-elected. The Association’s council meeting yesterday had incumbent President Scott Leach pitted against country delegate Joanne Blair. [caption id="attachment_5701"

GLOBAL FIRM EXPANDS INTO BOOMING AUSTRALIAN HOTELS MARKET

Posted on March 30th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Following a bumper 2015 in hospitality real estate, global giant Cushman & Wakefield has launched a Hotel and Tourism Brokerage department in Australia. Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) is a commercial real estate services company. It is one of the largest

INDUSTRY FORUM TO TALK HOSPITALITY FUTURE PLANNING

Posted on March 11th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Drop is hosting an industry lunch next Friday, bringing Australia’s most acclaimed finance guru and a brains trust to discuss trends and pitfalls in gaming and hospitality. The lunch aims to provide guests opportunity for future planning, with access

LION TAKES FARE SWIPE AT HEALTH ORG OVER “PUBLICITY STUNT”

Posted on December 11th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Lion has hit back at the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) over the uneducated lampoon of its ‘Beer the Beautiful Truth’ campaign. Initiating the campaign in response to Galaxy Research findings that most Australian (87 per cent) don’t

NSW PUBS SHINE AT GLITTERING 2015 AWARDS NIGHT

Posted on December 2nd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A salubrious swarm of hoteliers and industry gathered last night at The Star to honour the best venues and individuals at the 2015 AHA NSW Awards for Excellence. There were stand-out winners both expected and unexpected from the line-up of

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE LAUD BEST OF THE WEST

Posted on November 18th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Western Australia’s hospitality elite assembled on Monday night to crown the year’s best and brightest, in a State that must work harder for the patron dollar. Over 1100 guests attended the Lion Gala Ball at Crown Perth, as the Australian

CRAFT BEER AWARDS TOAST TASTES OF THE FUTURE

Posted on October 26th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Craft Beer Industry Association’s awards night took place last Friday, with the big winners emanating from both east and west. The star of night was Western Australia’s rebellious family-run operation, Feral Brewing Co, which offered judges its sour brew