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 in Margate, Kent is just six by eleven feet (6.0 m²) and holds just six […]
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 (NewCon) to take inspiration from hotels and small bars across Sydney for the big-budget renovation
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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 as the richest man in the hospitality industries to make the list, buoyed by the
Research is predicting 2016 to be another chart-topping year in hotel sales, and agents are gearing up in preparation. More than $3 billion in pub and hotel assets transacted in 2015*, and expectations for that to continue have seen the expansion of dedicated agents to cater to the demand. One of the world’s largest agencies
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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 some shake-up in line with the supermarket giant’s proclaimed major restructure, following appointment of new
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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. Leach was re-elected for his fifth consecutive term, along with long-serving deputy Lyn Humphries as Senior Vice-President.
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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 such firms in the world, with around 250 offices in over 60 countries, employing over
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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 to leaders in money and business. Keynote speaker will be Ross Greenwood – Business and
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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 know what goes into beer, and most (73 per cent) would like to know more,
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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 nominees, amid a year of exemplary efforts and best-ever business practises. The indomitable Merivale took
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