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Melbourne’s luxury hotels welcome strong international business at Australian Open

Hotel Management

This years event is expected to draw record fan numbers an bring an increase of up to 10% in Melbourne city hotel room bookings, across main tournament days, according to Accommodation Australia. This cumulative growth represents a circa 33% increase in Melbourne hotel stocks, obviously generating more hotel rooms to be filled.

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NSW hoteliers buoyed by AA market outlook

Hotel Management

More than 120 hoteliers from New South Wales hotels were in attendance for the recent Accommodation Australia NSW Hotel Market and Economic Outlook Update at Hilton Sydney.

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36 hospitality podcasts to listen to in 2025

Cloudbeds

From conversations with general managers to PR professionals and restauranteurs – we’ve compiled a list of the top hospitality podcasts today to help hoteliers boost their industry knowledge and take away practical tips for success. The Hotel Marketing Show The Hotel Marketing Show covers all things marketing in the hotel industry.

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Running a UK travel business in today’s economic climate

Hotel Speak

That money will have to come from somewhere, said James Clarke, General Manager at TravelZoo UK. The PwC hotel forecast for 2025 shows 1.9% occupancy growth. occupancy growth this year. So you’re either adding it to the consumer or you’re reducing your costs.”

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160 – Suite Spot Road Trip: SpringHill Suites Jacksonville Beach Oceanfront

Travel Media Group

In this episode the Suite Spot takes a drive to SpringHill Suites Jacksonville Beach Oceanfront to meet with Area General Manager, Alex Reitter, and Area Director of Marketing & Sales, Samantha Pritchard. Ryan Embree: Welcome to Suite Spot, where hoteliers check in and we check out what’s trending in hotel marketing.

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Exclusive: the pub business taking on Sydney’s boutique hotel market

Hotel Management

“It started with those more traditional pubs where we’ve elevated the food beverage offering and, in some cases, where there’s been those extra floors above, we’ve put in boutique hotel rooms, a rooftop bar, gardens – whatever made sense for the space,” explained Public Group General Manager of Hotels, Joanne Sproule.

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All the action from a record-breaking AHICE Aotearoa

Hotel Management

STR’s Matthew Burke opened the conference sessions with an insightful presentation outlining the state of play in the New Zealand hotel market. Burke had plenty of positive news to share with occupancy trending back to 2019 levels, while rates are up 25%. View the full collection of images from Day 1 of AHICE Aotearoa.