Pub Relations

MULTICHANNEL OPTIMISING FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE

Posted on November 25th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The summer period and warmer days ahead present another opportunity for pubs, but without optimising and integrating revenue channels the venue might be losing business to one that does, says POS provider Lightspeed. “While it's safe to assume pubs might

SONNEL EMBRACES INCLUSIVITY THROUGH SPORT

Posted on November 13th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The newly rebranded Sonnel Hospitality is breaking new ground in Sydney’s sports and hospitality scene with an initiative amplifying inclusivity through a focus on women’s sports and events. ‘Her Sport, Her Bar’ (HSHB) aims to make sports bars welcoming, inclusive

KING WILLIAM RISES FROM THE DIGITAL ASHES

Posted on November 8th, 2024 by Jane Louise
The King William Hotel, formerly the Ambassadors Hotel, has been in the Adelaide CBD for over one hundred years, but technical issues with Google have meant that until last month the pub did not exist online. Owner Darren Brown, who

NIMBYS TUT-TUT AT TOTTI’S

Posted on November 6th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Having witnessed their historic local the 3 Weeds blossom again, residents of Rozelle are now complaining about the success and popularity of the Merivale-reinvented pub on the insular peninsula. Long known as the Rose Shamrock & Thistle Hotel, the beloved

SENIOR WOMAN EVICTED OVER TATTOOS

Posted on October 28th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
A woman in her 60s with a medical condition is the latest to hit the news for being denied service at a pub, for having tattoos unsympathetically interpreted as problematic. 63-year-old Kerrie Ashby has alopecia (medical hair loss) and opted to

THE GOBLIN DRESSES UP

Posted on October 23rd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Past, regular and future patrons of the intrepid Wobbly Goblin have been put on notice, with the Stockton pub posting a strict new dress code that many struggle to comprehend. Located in the English precinct of Stockton-on-Tees, over the weekend

PUB GRUB ON A BUDGET: AUSSIES RAISE A GLASS BUT NOT SPENDING

Posted on October 14th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
An Antenna survey conducted in June this year for Tyro’s Eat Pay Love Report showed that while the cost of living has skyrocketed, Australians still love visiting their local pubs. The survey questioned over 1,000 Australians on their preferences for

GOVT DRIVING BOOM IN TOURISM ECONOMY

Posted on October 9th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW government has massively ramped up its expectations for the state’s ‘visitor’ economy, ushering millions more airline seats, thousands of hotel rooms and a focus on experience-led tourism. This review of the NSW Visitor Economy Strategy will further cement

HOTEL STRUGGLES AMID POKER MACHINE BAN

Posted on September 4th, 2024 by Jane Louise
Yackandandah Hotel publican Peter Cook has worked in hospitality for decades, but has never experienced such a difficult time for pubs as now. The pub, in the Indigo Shire in the northeast of Victoria, has served its community for over