Hospitality specialist Quantaco has released a report benchmarking industry performance for Q3 and offering insights for Australian pubs. Quantaco is an advisory firm that’s sole focus is on hospitality, employing a curated combination of industry-specific technology and people. This report covers January to March 2023 and is part of a larger annual assessment. Noting limited […]
The Minns government has made good on the next step in its promised gaming reforms, announcing that all pubs and clubs must remove all external gambling signage within three months or face stiff penalties. Following release of the Crime Commission report in 2022, the former Premier committed to making a cashless gaming card mandatory to
More than 1,200 hospitality professionals and guests gathered this week at Crown Palladium to celebrate this year’s champions at the 2023 AHA Victoria State Awards for Excellence. The annual awards are a celebration of the accomplishments of Victoria’s pubs and hotels. Paddy O’Sullivan, CEO of AHA Vic, says they recognise “outstanding hospitality service and delivery”
2022 saw the emergence of a new initiative to boost support for hospitality businesses, with the launch of the New South Wales Government’s new service, “Hospitality Concierge”. The new service follows the introduction of liquor licensing, planning and regulatory changes introduced under the state government’s ‘24-Hour Economy’ reforms. Recent months show that many in the
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A roaring pubformance of finalists has resulted in Wicked Things winning the Australian Hotels Association NSW’s Rockin’ the Puburbs live music competition for 2023. After three years quiet, the Association revived the ultimate pub band competition in NSW late 2022, announcing a grand final would take place at the iconic Selina’s Entertainment Centre, in the
The face and CEO of ClubsNSW, Josh Landis, has been stood down by the board in a sudden reaction to a comment the Association boss made on the Premier’s possible motives for pushing gaming reform. The chain of events began on Monday, when ClubsNSW announced its new gaming code of practice, as its solution in
The crème of the country’s hotels were crowned this week at the prestigious Australian Hotels Association National Awards for Excellence. A record 730 VIPs and industry guests gathered for the extravaganza, held for the first time at Sydney’s Campbell’s Cove, to see 249 nominees vie for 45 award categories. The major prize of Overall Hotel
The National chapter of the Australian Hotels Association says it is time to party again “cocktail style” as the 2022 Awards for Excellence revs up. A showcase of Australia’s hottest pubs and hotels will take place Monday, 28 November at Campbells Cove on Sydney Harbour, offering guests first-class views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and
After several years juggling restriction conditions, the best of WA gathered uninhibited this week to celebrate the winners of the 2022 AHA-Aon Hospitality Awards for Excellence. A record 1,200-strong crowd attended Crown Perth to acknowledge the offerings found across Perth and wider Western Australia, as the state embraces its rebuild. “This is the first time
For the first time in three years, the AHA NSW Awards for Excellence made a triumphant return on Monday night, celebrating the state’s best across a record 46 categories. Pandemic-delayed since 2019, the no-expense-spared event ushed in 1,500 hospitality industry, community and political leaders to The Cutaway, at Barangaroo. Judged by an independent panel, the
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