Pub Relations

NZ TRAVEL BUBBLE: SHOT IN THE ARM FOR HOSPO

Posted on February 1st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Australia is welcoming back visitors from across the Tasman, offering some hope for hospitality businesses around the country crippled by the downturn in tourism. The so-called ‘Green Zone’ flights between Australia and New Zealand took off yesterday, finally allowing our

PATRON CONFIDENCE RETURNING

Posted on January 27th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
A broad national survey this month brings welcome news to hospitality businesses, finding a major increase in patron confidence about returning to venues. Two thirds of Australians (67pc) reported they think about the consequences of COVID-19 if they go to

AVC REPORTS STRONG RETURN TO TRADE AMID HALF-PRICE PROMO

Posted on January 25th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co has been putting its best half-foot forward, offering everything at half-price at its Sydney pubs during January as it strives for recovery. Eight Sydney bars are fronting a fresh start for ‘21 with ‘Sydney’s Happiest Hour’ offering

STAR POWER FOR THE BATLOW HOTEL

Posted on December 4th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Hollywood celebrity Matthew McConaughey is fronting a new initiative honouring local legends, amongst them Matthew and Linda Rudd, owners of the Batlow Hotel. The Wild Turkey “With Thanks” program is celebrating the protection and preservation of wilderness for future generations.

CROYDON PUB GUARD ACCUSED OF TEEN KNOCKOUT

Posted on November 27th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
A Melbourne pub is in the spotlight in video showing a security guard holding a teenager in a choke hold before carrying his limp body outside. The footage, taken by patrons at the Dorset Gardens Hotel in Croydon on Saturday

SOLOTEL TIDING FESTIVE WISHES

Posted on November 9th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
One of Australia’s leading hospitality groups is leading a big push to get Australians back out and back into venues for the festive season, with a campaign that pits going to the pub with cringeworthy Christmas snaps. The Solotel campaign

HOSPITALITY DOCTOR’S GUIDE TO POST-PANDEMIC SUCCESS

Posted on August 24th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Australian hospitality stalwart and honorary doctor Max Hitchins has published a guide for publicans in post-pandemic times, boasting wisdom from strategists around the globe.  Max Hitchins has been a face of Australian pubs for many decades, commonly called both the

OPPORTUNITY RISING IN REGIONAL POST-PANDEMIC

Posted on August 17th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Signs continue that well-positioned ‘non-metro’ hospitality stands to benefit from the increased need for interstate and intrastate travel, as Australia looks to years of forced isolation in the wake of the pandemic. Both domestic and international travel have steadily trended

THE CAPTAIN SLUGGED FOR NO COOK

Posted on August 5th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Paddington’s pioneering Captain Cook Hotel has come under fire by some seemingly spoiling for a fight, falsely accused of bowing to the movement challenging Australia’s formative years through the tweaking of its common name. The old pub was taken on