Club Med to close and sell Lindeman Island

HM can exclusively reveal Club Med is set to close its resort on Lindeman Island at the end of January 2012 until a buyer is found to whom it can sell the property in the Whitsunday Islands.

Constellation Hotels changes to new owners’ SilverNeedle Hospitality brand

Following SilverNeedle Hospitality’s recent acquisition of Constellation Hotels, the group has re-launched its Australian operation under the SilverNeedle Hospitality corporate brand.

Qantas increases Western Australian services

Qantas has announced an increase in capacity from Perth to a number of Western Australian destinations.

Reviving Aloha at Mauna Lani Bay

BY RODERICK EIME IN HAWAI’I

For many decades, the true meaning of Hawai’ian, ‘Aloha’ has been lost to commercial usage and trite tourist parlance, being used to brand everything from t-shirts to canned fruit. But in recent years, the Polynesian people of Hawai’i have sought to restore the genuine essence of this ancient term to its proper status.

Chefs wanted for the ‘Cook for Your Career’ competition

Hostplus is currently taking expressions of interest for people interested in participating in the 2012 Cook For Your Career competition.

Alila Sothea’s Cambodian charm

BY LAUREN RESNICK IN SIEM REAP

Tourism is flourishing in Cambodia, and in response, there are a number of delectable new boutique hotels to accommodate this influx.

Exclusive: Latimer Hotel starts rebuilding in Christchurch

EXCLUSIVE BY JAMES WILKINSON

The Latimer Hotel has become the first hotel in Christchurch to start re-building on a major scale since two earthquakes ravaged the city in late 2010 and early 2011.

TMS salary survey reveals Aussie workers haven’t fared well in 2011

In marked contrast to their Asian counterparts, the bulk of whom (75 per cent) have enjoyed pay increases over the last 12 months, Australian travel industry employees do not appear to have fared quite so well in 2011.

NZHIC 2012 Conference set for May 31 in Auckland

Co-hosts of the New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference (NZHIC), the New Zealand Hotel Council and Horwath HTL Ltd, have announced that the 2012 event will be held at Pullman Auckland hotel on Thursday 31 May 2012.

Queensland Tourism Industry Council welcomes LNP tourism strategy

The Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC) has welcomed the release of the LNP’s tourism strategy as party leader Campbell Newman addressed a QTIC industry luncheon in Brisbane on Wednesday.