News: Hospitality
Health Minister says parents are responsible for getting children active
Federal Health and Sport Minister Peter Dutton has suggested that it is a parental responsibility to get children active and reduce youth obesity. In an interview with Brisbane...
Jan 31, 2014
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Taronga Zoo's 'Zoofari' redevelopment to present new wildlife experience
The $2.1 million redevelopment of Taronga Western Plains Zoo's Zoofari Lodge is well underway and is expected to be ready by April 2014. Commenting on the development, which...
Jan 30, 2014
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Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre poised for eventful 2014
The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) is preparing for a momentous year, the undoubted highlight of which is the hosting the G20 World Leaders Summit in November....
Jan 22, 2014
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Alcohol brands defend sports sponsorships
Alcohol makers including Diageo, Lion and Carlton and United Breweries (CUB) have defended their involvement in sports sponsorship after calls for tighter restrictions on...
Jan 18, 2014
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BIG4 Holiday Parks expands footprint with new park in Cooper Pedy
Australia's largest holiday park provider, BIG4 Holiday Parks, has welcomed a new location to its 180-strong network of parks with the addition of the Stuart Range Outback...
Jan 15, 2014
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The Hobbit movies boost New Zealand tourism
The New Zealand tourism industry is bouncing back, with 2013 recording the biggest annual increase in visitor arrivals since 2004. More than 2.7 million people visited the...
Jan 11, 2014
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Zeavola resort's clean sweap of beaches leaves Phi Phi green and pristine
Koh Phi Phi's pioneering luxury dive resort Zeavola recently furthered its environmental efforts, leading a team of conservationists and nature-lovers in a garbage sweep of the...
Jan 9, 2014
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Barmy Army boosts Sydney tourism
While the England cricket team was unsuccessful on the field during the recent Ashes tour, their fans where undeterred with some 11,000 English fans and members of the 'Barmy...
Jan 7, 2014
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AFL names Gatorade as its official sports drink
PepsiCo-owned sports drink brand Gatorade has reached a three-year agreement with the AFL to become the official sports drink of the Australian football competition. Under the...
Jan 6, 2014
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Plans unveiled for Malaysia's Twentieth Century Fox World theme park
Genting Malaysia, the world's largest integrated resorts operator, and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products have unveiled details of the world's first Twentieth Century Fox...
Jan 3, 2014
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NSW leads as Australia's most popular destination
NSW leads Australian states in the number of visitors, visitor nights and visitor expenditure, according to International and National Visitor Surveys to year end September...
Jan 2, 2014
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Ocean Park celebrates record-setting 7.7 Million annual guest attendance
Hong Kong attraction Ocean Park has announced record-setting results for the 2012/13 fiscal year, having attracted 7.7 million guests in the fiscal year that ended on 30th June...
Dec 31, 2013
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The Star's Sky Terrace now open on Sundays
Due to popular demand, Sky Terrace Bar, Sydney's newest rooftop bar which opened in November this year, will now open every Sunday evening from 5pm to 10pm. Sydney's newest...
Dec 29, 2013
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Melbourne Star Observation Wheel reopens
Nearly five years after closing, the Melbourne Star Observation Wheel has reopened in the city's Docklands. The 120-metre wheel offers 360 degree views of Melbourne's CBD, Port...
Dec 24, 2013
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Clive Palmer opens Dinosaur attraction on the Sunshine Coast
Billionaire and MP Clive Palmer has opened his dinosaur park attraction, dubbed 'Palmersaurus', at the Palmer Coolum Resort in Queensland. The 1.3 hectare attraction includes...
Dec 22, 2013
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Star Trac named approved vendor with InterContinental Hotel Group
Star Trac, exclusively distributed by Blue Fitness across Australia and New Zealand, has been named as an approved vendor for all InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) brands, and...
Dec 18, 2013
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Port Stephens holiday park sells for $11 million, set for redevelopment with new attractions
The One Mile Beach Holiday Park at Port Stephens is to be sold to the Ingenia Communities Group for $11 million, with new owners having plans for a $3 million refurbishment of...
Dec 17, 2013
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New Sydney water-based event venue gets development approval
Leading events and hospitality firm the Dockside Group has received development consent to build an event venue on an anchored floating pontoon in the heart of Darling Harbour....
Dec 12, 2013
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Strike bowls over Sydney's Macquarie Centre
Strike Bowling has opened its latest venue in the entertainment precinct at the Macquarie Centre in Sydneys North Ryde. The 12th Strike venue in Australia, the attraction...
Dec 11, 2013
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New Zealand holiday parks confident ahead of peak season
Business confidence among New Zealand holiday park owners is relatively high in the run-up to the peak Christmas-New Year season, according to the latest Holiday Parks Business...
Dec 11, 2013
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Perth's Astor Theatre launches news small room venue
Perth's The Astor Theatre is now booking shows for its new room The Astor Lounge, a new small-venue live music space in the theatre building. Having undergone renovations to...
Nov 21, 2013
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Thredbo's Rockpool Lodge wins Australia's best ski chalet at World Ski Awards
The inaugural World Ski Awards, held in Austria last Saturday night, awarded Thredbo's luxury Rockpool Lodge the prestigious title of Best Ski Chalet in Australia. The five star...
Nov 21, 2013
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Riversdale Group sign exclusive Tropfest F&B deal
The Riversdale Group has agreed an exclusive multi-year deal on food and beverage sponsorship rights with Tropfest Australia the world's largest short film festival. Explaining...
Nov 9, 2013
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Blue Mountains tourism welcomes NSW government grant to attract post fire visitation
A Blue Mountains tourism authority has welcomed an emergency NSW Government grant as it attempts to lure back visitors scared off by its bushfire crisis. The NSW Government has...
Nov 6, 2013
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