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Victoria’s tourism budget cuts ‘send the wrong message’ to hotel investors, AA says

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Peak industry body Accommodation Australia (AA) has raised concerns over cuts to Victoria’s tourism marketing budget, saying the move will impact visitation to the state and ‘sends the wrong message’ to hotel investors. Budget reductions on this scale, with just $15.5m AA said that Visit Victoria typically receives AU$32.5

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Key appointments: Amora, Ovolo, Novotel and Ibis Styles Melbourne Airport

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Leading a team of more than 200 staff is General Manager, David Alexander. It’s such a privilege and honour to be the General Manager for Novotel and Ibis Styles Melbourne Airport, the first new-build internationally branded hotels to open at Melbourne Airport in over two decades,” Alexander said.

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Key appointments: TFE Hotels, The Langham, Melbourne and more

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TFE Hotels announces raft of GM appointments TFE Hotels has made several key General Manager appointments across its Australian and New Zealand network. After almost seven years with TFE, Emma Sutherland has taken on her first Hotel Manager role as the General Manager of Vibe Hotel Sydney Darling Harbour.

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Key appointments: QT, The Ritz-Carlton Melbourne, W Sydney and more

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The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne names new GM The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne has welcomed seasoned hotelier Rachael Harman as the hotel’s new General Manager. Harman brings over 20 years of industry experience to the role, having worked in senior management roles across luxury hotel brands in Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia. “We

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Exclusive: Quest doubles down on accessibility to better service Australia’s fastest growing travel sector

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billion (17%) of Australia’s total tourism revenue, according to research published by Accessible Accommodation and Spinal Cord Injury Australia (SCIA). Quest’s General Manager of Brand and ESG, Anthea Dimitrakopoulos, said overwhelming demand for accessible accommodation prompted Quest to take action to better serve this community. “In

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AHICE Fiji attracts bumper crowd of over 330 as nation experiences phenomenal tourism growth

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A bumper crowd of over 330 leading owners, investors, operators, suppliers and advisors were at the Sofitel Fiji Resort and Spa this week (Jul 3-4) for the 2024 AHICE Fiji Islands Investment in Tourism Summit , where record performance numbers were the talk of the major conference. Tourism in Fiji is booming,” he said.

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‘The brand is back’: Sofitel CEO Maud Bailly reveals grand plans for luxury brand at the reopening of a Sydney icon

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We had a two-speed network, and discrepancy in scaling credibility and scaling luxury,” she said. The revival of a Sydney icon The grand reopening of Sofitel Sydney Wentworth brought together key leaders from Accor, hotel owners, investors, tourism industry leaders and politicians. “We

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