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David Mansfield elected Chair of Accommodation Australia

Hotel Management

Respected hotel industry leader David Mansfield has been appointed as the new Chair of the National Board of peak accommodation body, Accommodation Australia (AA). Accommodation Australia has been around less than a year and it has already made a huge impact,” said Mansfield. “I

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IHG Hotels & Resorts Names eTip as a Digital Tipping Provider

Lodging

SAN FRANCISCO—eTip has been named an approved digital tipping provider of IHG Hotels & Resorts. This partnership enables associates across IHG’s network of more than 6,000 franchises, managed properties, restaurants, and bars to access eTip’s contactless tipping technology.

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Exclusive: EVT takes Rydges to Fiji with new-build beachfront resort

Hotel Management

EVT Hotels and Resorts is set to bring the Rydges brand to Fiji with the signing of a 258-room new-build resort. EVT Director of Hotels and Resorts, Norman Arundel, shared the news exclusively with delegates from the stage at the inaugural AHICE South East Asia on Thursday.

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Maverick Hotels and Restaurants Adds Two Properties to Managed Portfolio

Lodging

BOSTON, Massachusetts—Maverick Hotels and Restaurants announced that it has added The York Beach Surf Club and The Sea Latch Inn, both located in York Beach, Maine, to its portfolio of properties managed. The York Beach Surf Club is York’s newly renovated full-service oceanfront resort and hotel.

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Jerry Schwartz adds $25 million Leura Gardens Resort to burgeoning Blue Mountains network

Hotel Management

Schwartz Family Company has acquired Leura Gardens Resort in New South Wales’ Blue Mountains region for AU$25 million from the Elanor Hotel Accommodation Fund. Leura Gardens Resort’s 3.5-star star accommodation will complement the 4.5-star The recently refurbished resort includes a 92-room hotel set on 4.5

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Intrepid Travel branches into lodge accommodation with $5m Daintree Ecolodge acquisition

Hotel Management

Global travel business Intrepid Travel is expanding into the lodge accommodation segment with the purchase of Daintree Ecolodge in Tropical North Queensland from Morris Group for AU$5 million. This acquisition marks the next chapter in the Intrepid story, as we expand into the accommodation sector,” Thornton said. “We

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AHICE 2024: Accor signs deal to manage Woolstore 1888 amid boutique boom

Hotel Management

Heritage Sydney hotel, Woolstore 1888, is set to operate under Accor’s Handwritten Collection from May 2024 under a management agreement with new owners Shakespeare Property Group. The centralised operations and support team operated by Accor provides strong efficiencies for our hotels managed by the Group.”