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 bar industry, now in its 13th year. Tales Spirited Awards is one of the formal […]
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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 week following ABI’s decision to shelve its $US10bn IPO in Hong Kong. In a statement
Pioneering publican Steve Burns has been honoured by Southern Queensland Country Tourism with title of Best Outback Pub for his transformation of the remote Nindigully. Found 500 kilometres west and a little south of Brisbane, the Nindigully Pub, built 1864, was long little more than a tin roof on the Carnarvon Highway, seating just 20
Following the success of last year’s program, the Gaming Technologies Association (GTA) has announced the Seminars program for the 2019 Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE). Seminars are free for hospitality professionals visiting the AGE, aiming to augment the Expo’s display of the latest hospitality and gaming exhibitors, with complementary thought-provoking topics and information to help business
AHA National CEO Stephen Ferguson has agreed to stay on in the role another five years, continuing negotiation at a Federal level affecting the hotel industry nationally. Ferguson joined the Australian Hotels Association in 2014, coming from a role as CEO of the Brisbane Racing Club. Just months out from a Federal election he has
The De Bortoli Pub of the Year has been announced for 2018, with Richmond’s National Hotel – aka The Nash – taking the honours. 3AW’s hospitality critic Tony Leonard reviewed The Nash in June, and on Friday announced it had tipped out the other three finalists to take the prize and commemorative plaque for this
The best of the best in Victorian hospitality for 2018 were crowned this week at the AHA Victoria’s Awards for Excellence. A contingent of 1130 guests and nominees gathered in The Palladium at Crown Casino on Tuesday night to witness and celebrate the winners of the 40 award categories. The Awards are in their third
The elite of New South Wales hospitality gathered last night at Sydney’s The Star to witness the annual crowning of the State’s best of the best, filtering out winners for 40 categories in the AHA NSW Awards for Excellence. Around 1200 guests joined political leaders including NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Opposition Leader Michael Daley
Ahead of its annual Awards for Excellence, the AHA NSW has announced two new life members – long-serving AHA NSW executive member Rolly De With, and stalwart Balmain publican Maureen Thornett. In conjunction with his time representing the AHA in Newcastle, De With owns and operates the booming town’s Junction Hotel. Closer to AHA HQ,
The Australasian Gaming Expo has been recognised as one of the premier events on the calendar with the Gaming Technologies Association named as a finalist in the EEAA 2018 Awards for Excellence. The Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) is the peak industry Association within the exhibition and event sectors, representing venues, organisers and
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