Industry

LITTLE PRINCE CROWNED SMALLEST PUB

Posted on August 19th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
While UK pubs continue to close at the rate of around 30 per week, one new public house is doing its tiny share for the people of Kent. Recently claiming the crown of Britain’s smallest watering hole, the Little Prince

SYDNEY HOTELS INSPIRATION FOR AWARD-WINNING DESIGN

Posted on June 29th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A Wollongong licensed venue has taken out top honours at recent Master Builders Association awards for bringing Sydney pubs and bars to the city. Michael Wilkins, CEO of Collegians Rugby League Football Club (CRLFC), briefed specialist builder New England Construction

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