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In a stunning about-turn, online travel agent Expedia is dropping rate parity demands and allowing its Australian partner properties to set their own room rates online.

The hotel industry is mourning the death of a giant of accommodation design.

The company says it's been quietly piloting the service, and that 90 percent of customers who used it rank the in-room Alexa experience as "good to excellent".

2018 has been "a bit different" according to Budget Motel Chain’s operations manager Chris Fozard - a fact reflected in the chain’s anything-but-ordinary annual conference this month.    

In a stunning about-turn, online travel agent Expedia is dropping rate parity demands and allowing its Australian partner properties to set their own room rates online.

Keeping up with the revolving door of bathroom trends in an ever-changing and demanding industry is something of a nuisance. Even when it pays dividends.

A popular ski resort has banned tobogganing on its property this winter season, telling guests …

As Australian hotels embrace the concept of catering for Chinese guests, one hotel group is going over and above to entice citizens of the Asian powerhouse Down Under for the Year of the Pig.

A country retreat that costs $1000 a night to rent on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula has been voted the best luxury rental in Australia.

Australians love their beaches, and so do the rest of the world - but we're slowly destroying one of the country's richest sources of life and beauty. Major hotel brands are tackling the problem one step at a time - starting with the simple plastic straw.

When it comes to first impressions, a well-buffed floor can really help guests take a shine to your accommodation.

Emotional intelligence is on the syllabus for Crowne Plaza staff as the accom giant attempts to sooth the angst of visiting business travellers.