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Lifestyle accommodation venture launches elevated hostel offering

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A new lifestyle accommodation venture known as The Leisure Accommodation Collective (LA Co), has launched its first property in Melbourne, following its takeover of The Village hostel portfolio in 2022. The post Lifestyle accommodation venture launches elevated hostel offering appeared first on Hotel Management.

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Revival in hotel construction Australia-wide, Accommodation Australia reports

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We’ve had 206 hotels open across Australia in the last three years,” said Accommodation Australia CEO Michael Johnson. “In Hotel operators across the country – but particularly in our gateway cities – are seeing occupancies re-building to pre-pandemic levels. “We The extra rooms have come on just at the right time,” he said.

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Government steps in to drive return of tourism to Far North Queensland following Cyclone Jasper

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A AU$5 million recovery package aimed at driving visitation to Cairns and Far North Queensland in the wake of the devastating Tropical Cyclone Jasper and recent flooding has been welcomed by peak industry body Accommodation Australia.

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Exclusive: hoteliers reveal impact of Taylor tourism as Swiftsteria takes hold

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Accor Pacific Chief Operating Officer PME, Adrian Williams, told HM there has been an unprecedented level of interest in Accor hotels and its loyalty programme ALL – Accor Live Limitless since the concerts were first announced – and not just in these two cities. “The

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Grand Prix revs up occupancy and room rates across Marriott’s Melbourne hotels

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Marriott International, the preferred accommodation partner for the event, has reported high-level bookings over the next two weeks, with their eleven Melbourne hotels at 100% occupancy on April 1 – an incredible feat for its newly opened hotels, Le Méridien Melbourne and The Ritz-Carlton Melbourne.

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Exclusive: strong start for WA’s first Courtyard by Marriott hotel as healthcare precinct drives occupancies

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In the hotel’s first week, even without a heavy marketing campaign, occupancy was circa 60% with one night over the weekend hitting 80% occupancy due to compression on the CBD, thanks to the hotel’s close proximity, Hunt shared. We’re the largest operator now in the Pacific Islands.

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Bumper weekend for Sydney hotels as Swift, SailGP and Blink 182 draw influx of visitors

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Sydney hotels enjoyed a record-breaking weekend, with many reporting occupancy levels of between 90% and 100%, thanks to major events across the city, including four sold-out Taylor Swift concerts. Accommodation Australia CEO Michael Johnson said “the ‘Swift effect’ is undeniable”.

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