Industry body ASTRA supports new STR regime but Stayz queries process
The introduction of a new code of conduct for the short term rental industry in NSW has been welcomed by industry body ASTRA, which represents property owners and managers, as a major step forward. ASTRA More ...
Fee for all coming to an end with Airbnb’s host commission switch?
Pricing is set to get a shakeup in Australia's short term rental (STR) industry from November 1 when Airbnb scraps guest service charges and moves to a 15 per cent host commission only model - More ...
New short term rental laws in NSW include guest and host bans
The NSW Government says unruly guests and bad hosts will be banned from the short term rental (STR) industry for five years under a new mandatory Code of Conduct it announced yesterday. It's part of More ...
Opportunity in adversity – tropical QLD embraces domestic future
Nowhere in Australia had a greater proportion of international tourists than far north Queensland pre-COVID. The iconic tourism hubs of Cairns and Port Douglas were packed with big spending Chinese, Japanese, European and American tourists More ...
Qantas targets $15 billion in cost savings over next three years
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce expects the airline group to cut $15 billion from its operating costs over the next three years, mostly through reduced flying with just $1 billion coming from cost cutting. So far More ...
Australian short term rental booking growth leads the world
Leading short term property management platform Guesty reports that sector bookings in Australia grew faster than any other country during September. "In September, we saw a 5% increase in reservation volume worldwide compared to August," More ...
TravelCard no longer viable, ‘hibernates’ due to lack of demand
Australian insurance provider TravelCard - launched at lavish and expensive event just two years ago - has announced it is going into hibernation with the business no longer viable due to a lack of demand More ...
Scurrah out, Hrdlicka in: Virgin to become ‘hybrid’ carrier with LCC leanings
Jayne Hrdlicka will become CEO of the Virgin Australia Group after the incumbent Paul Scurrah confirmed he would be leaving the business when new owner Bain Capital takes control in early November. Today's Australian Stock More ...
Urban blight to continue as regional hotel markets outperform cities says STR
Australia's urban hotel markets will remain in the doldrums until at least early 2021, according to industry datya company STR, which says the recent pattern of regional properties faring much better than their city counterparts More ...
Star power drives new $7 million domestic campaign from Tourism Australia
Celebrity couple, comedian Hamish Blake and writer wife Zoe Foster-Blake, have been chosen to front a $7 million Australian domestic tourism campaign launched today. “Our Holiday Here This Year campaign is all about galvanizing Australians More ...
Cruise agents need certainty to plan future and move on from “horrible experience”
One of Australia's top cruise agents, Clean Cruising, says 95% of its revenue has gone since COVID and implored Australian governments to stop dithering and make a call on when cruising can resume so More ...
Crowne Plaza makes a splash in Sydney as brand grows across Australia
Travel badly needs some good news and IHG rolled out the big guns for today's opening of the Crowne Plaza Sydney Darling Harbour. Everyone was there to see NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian cut the ribbon: More ...