HOSPITALITY LEADING THE WAY IN FEMALE AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
The global travel and tourism sector is increasingly providing women and young people employment opportunities, according to new research published by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). Initiated by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tourism and together with the Sustainable
LIGHTS OUT AGAIN AT THE CASTLE
After triumphantly ending five years in the dark in late 2023, the historic Edinburgh Castle has closed again in the hands of receivers. Ending much anticipation in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, the Castle reopened in December under new operators
TOTTENHAM ON THE BLOCK
The handsome Tottenham Hotel in ‘The Soul of the Centre’ is being sold, offering an entry level going concern opportunity. A classic two-storey corner pub with full wrap-around veranda, construction on the hotel was completed in 1931. It resides on
BANK COVENANT REPORTING – THE NEED TO KNOW
The finance landscape in the pub industry is under pressure, as businesses continue to find their feet following the pandemic and the fallout from high interest rates takes its toll. Most instances of loans issued to a pub will involve
IRIS PUTTING THE PUB INTO IBIS
Publican-developer Iris Capital has won approval on appeal for its plans to reimagine the Ibis Budget Hotel in Wentworthville into an expanded pub hotel facility. Located on a busy corner of the Great Western Highway, close to the Cumberland Highway,
ALH COMES TO RURAL AID
Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) has partnered with leading agriculture charity Rural Aid to raise money for Aussie farmers doing it tough. The “Parma for a Farmer” initiative will see $1 from each chicken parmigiana sold throughout February donated toward
POWER FAMILY BUILDING BEEFY REPUTATION
The bitter-backed Power family is looking to capitalise on its success at the Norman Hotel with trademark of its famous boast of being the “worst vegetarian restaurant”. Named in honour of Queensland Governor Sir Henry Norman, who served from 1888
BARRY BACKS IT UP AT CORINDI BEACH
Kelly & Co Hotels has divested the “opportunity-laden” Corindi Beach Hotel on the NSW Coffs Coast to honed local Harry Barry. Originally known as the Amble Inn, the large-format pub sits on an enormous 16,120sqm site and includes public bar,
AVC HAS A BALL IN SUNBURY
AVC has advanced its position in the Sunbury locality, unveiling its multi-million-dollar renovation of the Ball Court Hotel, designed with the entire community in mind. The group bought the pub in Sunbury, around 40 kilometres north-west of the Melbourne CBD,
KEGS BEING STOLEN ACROSS MELBOURNE
Detectives in Victoria are investigating the theft of more 200 empty kegs from outside pubs in suburbs of inner-Melbourne. Opportunistic thieves have been swiping the empties throughout the past five months, and possibly longer. Each keg unit is valued at
