PATRON TRENDS FOR 2022
A new study of more than 1,000 venues has identified the top hospitality consumer trends likely to continue this year. The survey of pubs, clubs and restaurants across Australia and New Zealand by ResDiary can provide some insight on how
ENGLAND’S OLDEST PUB GOES OUT OF BUSINESS
A striking example in the many thousands of UK pubs that have closed since the onset of the pandemic, after a thousand years one of the oldest pubs in Britain has sunk into administration. Ye Olde Fighting Cocks (YOFC) in
NATIONAL STARS REVEALED AT AWARDS NIGHT
Embodying the spirit of hospitality, the National AHA Awards for Excellence took place tonight in Hobart. Over 500 VIPs and industry guests gathered at Princes Wharf No.1 for the biggest hospitality event in the state in years – the Australian
KING FIGHTS OFF UNMASKED CONVOY
King O’Malley’s Irish pub has been beset with both bad and good reviews after a stoush with mask-refusing protestors brought about its closure over the weekend. For the past week, a motley crew of protesters known as the Convoy to
FLOODED TOWN KEPT AFLOAT BY PINK PUB
Residents of the storied town of Oodnadatta have been relying on the famous Pink Roadhouse pub for survival, as flood waters cut the town off from supplies and help is sparse. Oodnadatta is a remote outback town nearly 900 kilometres
SALE TAKES OFF ON ICONIC APOLLO BAY
Pearl of the Victorian coastal, the Apollo Bay Hotel, has been put to market for the first time in over 30 years. Located on a generous 2,368sqm site on the world-renowned Great Ocean Road, the Hotel has been recipient of
LANSDOWNE TO TURN OUT THE LIGHTS
Sydney’s iconic, hard-rocking Lansdowne Hotel has announced its pending retirement from live music, in favour of budget accommodation. The striking three-level pub is on City Road, close to the corner of Broadway and opposite Victoria Park, which skirts Sydney University.
AFTER HALF A CENTURY, BINALONG’S TIME TO MARKET
For the first time in many a year, the Binalong Hotel in the NSW southern tablelands has come to market. A quintessential country pub, it was established in 1922, a sturdy two-storey red brick structure residing on a 5,590sqm block
UNIVERSAL CATCHES BAT & BALL
Universal Hotels has won its first bout for 2022, taking home the Bat and Ball Hotel of Surry Hills. Originally known as the Duke of Cleveland, the pub was built in 1929 on the corner of busy Cleveland and South
PUBS AND INDUSTRY VOICES UNITE FOR CUT IN DRAUGHT BEER EXCISE
Industry associations are joining pubs and clubs in calling for relief from the ratcheting tax on draught beer, as businesses attempt to recover from the impacts of COVID. A campaign fronted by the National Australian Hotels Association, along with Clubs
