Influential Hoteliers headline AHICE 2011 conference

Australasia’s most influential hotel owners, investors and CEOs are headlining a strong line-up of speakers for the second annual Australasian Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition (AHICE) at the Four Seasons Hotel Sydney on September 2, 2011.

Hostec sells Talent business, places Hostec Academy in voluntary administration

BY JAMES WILKINSON

Leading Sydney-based recruitment and training company Hostec International has sold a major component of its business – the Talent Solutions and Learning Solutions workforce divisions – to the Untamed group and placed its Hostec Academy business in voluntary administration.

TMS establishes dedicated hospitality desk

Further broadening its overall product offering and filling what it describes as a vacuum in the current Australian tourism industry job environment, TMS Asia-Pacific has established a dedicated hospitality sector executive search service.

Mandarin Oriental debuts in Paris

The ultra-luxurious Mandarin Oriental, Paris has made its long-awaited debut in the world’s fashion capital at 251 rue Saint-Honoré in the city’s first arrondissement.

Mantra to roll-out Indigenous recruitment program nationally

An innovative new recruitment and training program by Mantra Group for Indigenous jobseekers in Cairns has been so successful that it will now be implemented across the broader Tropical North Queensland region.

The Denman’s Terrace restaurant opens for ski season with a new menu

The Denman Hotel in Thredbo is fast becoming a one-stop culinary destination for gourmand skiers and snowboarders this winter.

Accor celebrates 20 years with massive sale

Accor is celebrating 20 years in Australia and to commemorate the occasion, the company has set up a special website which features a video of people sharing their happiest, saddest and most life changing moments over the past 20 years from the comfort of an Accor bed.

China Southern looks to boost Australian flights

BY JAMES WILKINSON

The first China Southern Airlines Airbus A380 has rolled out of the paint shop in Hamburg, Germany and the carrier’s local chief hopes it will soon head down under.

Strong Australian growth for Club Med

Club Med has issued its first half-2011 global results showing strong growth, with worldwide business volume up 12% and revenue up 11%.

StubHub now available to Australian travellers

Australian travellers have been taking advantage of the newly opened international capabilities of the world’s largest ticket marketplace StubHub.