Hotels
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Tourism
Controversial 250-bed ‘pod hotel’ approved in Fremantle
The $8 million tourism development cut its height to appease state planners, but that may not be enough for the angry neighbours abutting it.
- by Claire Ottaviano
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Knock-down king Whelan the Wrecker is here. Again
The knock-down kings, who demolished thousands of properties over a 99-year history, is back on the tools.
- by Nicole Lindsay
Promised Queen’s Wharf hotels still years away as Star finances fade
As it seeks more financial support, gambling giant Star Entertainment has confirmed The Dorsett and Rosewood hotels are running four years behind schedule.
- by Sean Parnell
Opinion
Tripologist
Want the cheapest rate for a hotel room? Do what I do
Can Expedia or Booking.com get you a better hotel deal than booking directly with the hotel? They’d like you to think so.
- by Michael Gebicki
New five-star hotel plan warns Brisbane will be short on luxury stays
A new tower planned for South Brisbane would have a rooftop deck and restaurant, and help deliver the 3000-plus luxury hotel rooms the city will need by 2033.
- by Sean Parnell
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Tourism
‘Brunch and wellness’ to drive major shake-up of NSW tourism strategy
The government’s ambitious goal of increasing visitor spending to $91 billion relies on building 40,000 new hotel rooms and adding millions of airline seats by 2035.
- by Michael Koziol
Taylor Swift outplays AFL and NRL grand finals to fill hotel rooms
Neither the AFL nor NRL grand final will surpass the pulling power of Taylor Swift and her legion of followers earlier this year.
- by Simon Johanson
Controversial 250-bed ‘pod hotel’ in heart of Fremantle has final call delayed
Panicked surrounding residents of heritage-listed homes flocked to the meeting to claim the plan was “a monstrous nightmare” and represented “schoolies on tap”.
- by Emma Young
Big money gets behind the bar in Melbourne’s pub scene
The former owners of St Kilda landmark The Espy are selling their pub on the other side of town, the Hotel Fitzroy, just as property giant Charter Hall swoops on the Great Britain Hotel.
- by Nicole Lindsay
Strong win from supermarkets for elite sports doctor
High-profile sports doctor Peter Brukner has made a tidy profit, selling a Bellarine Peninsula supermarket to a first-time Chinese investor.
- by Nicole Lindsay
Opinion
Sri Lanka
Two Aussies took over a hotel in paradise. They lasted eight months
I’ve often dreamed of running a little hotel somewhere beautiful, but Dasha Ross’ story has put me off the idea for life.
- by Lee Tulloch
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