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‘Critical issue’: Accommodation Australia takes action to drive greener future

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Peak industry body Accommodation Australia (AA) is pushing for a more sustainable industry through a new partnership with Ecotourism Australia. Accommodation Australia President, Leanne Harwood, said the partnership aims to promote “genuine and measurable sustainability” to its thousands of member hotels, motels and caravan parks.

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Exclusive: Michael Johnson reflects on the first six months of Accommodation Australia

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Nearly six months on from the formation of Accommodation Australia – an amalgamation of the Accommodation Association and Tourism Accommodation Australia – CEO Michael Johnson spoke to HM’s Ruth Hogan about what has been achieved this year and what’s top of the agenda for 2024. I think it definitely has.

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Pacific Hotels sells Coral Cay Mackay to Queensland hotel group

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CBRE reports a flurry of transactional activity in the Mackay accommodation market over the past 12 months, with several motel sales in the region including the White Lace Motel, Mackay Rose Motel, the Mid City Motor Inn and the Marco Polo Best Western, as well as the sale of The Grove Hotel (formerly the Andergrove Tavern) to Star Group.

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Road to 2032: inside Accor’s game plan for growth in Queensland

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Accor absolutely wants to be a major accommodation partner to the Games,” Derry told HM exclusively. We need to make sure that we have enough accommodation in and around Brisbane, and in those more regional areas as well,” Derry said. “I

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‘An incredible journey’: Uday Rao’s enduring love affair with Four Seasons

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I was 16 when my brother sent me a book on hotels and motels around the world – tropical islands, the Swiss Alps – I wanted a job that would take me to all these locations. And you live in very confined accommodation, sharing bunk beds with somebody else. And I ended up doing exactly that,” Rao said. “It’s