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Fair Work Ombudsman targets Queensland hotels

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is set to undertake an audit campaign within the Queensland accommodation industry.

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Accommodation Association issues credit card fraud warning

The Accommodation Association of Australia (AAA) has issued a warning to consumers about a telemarketing and credit card fraud that is wrongfully being linked to major hotel groups.

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AAA backs WA Government on Perth’s waterfront project

The Accommodation Association of Australia (AAA) says fresh opposition to the Western Australian Government’s $440 million redevelopment of the waterfront in Perth is “short sighted”, with the visionary plan being called an essential factor in the future of tourism in the state.

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Adelaide the big winner in new Singapore Airlines schedule

BY JAMES WILKINSON

Adelaide has emerged as the big winner in Singapore Airlines’ new northern summer operating schedule, gaining three additional flights per week, taking the new total to ten from March 25 to October 27, 2012.

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Mirvac’s sale a "significant development" says AAA

BY JAMES WILKINSON

The Accommodation Association of Australia’s CEO Richard Munro says the Accor purchase of Mirvac Group’s hotel portfolio is a major development for the industry and one that his organisation will keep a close watch on.

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AAA welcomes focus on Tasmanian air access

The Accommodation Association of Australia has welcomed the establishment of a tourism access working group, which will examine issues surrounding aviation access to Tasmania.

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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.

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Hoteliers speak about Accor-Voyages deal

EXCLUSIVE BY JAMES WILKINSON

Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia’s Koos Klein, Accor’s Simon McGrath and the Accommodation Association of Australia’s CEO Richard Munro have spoken exclusively to HM on camera at the launch of Accor’s partnership with Ayers Rock Resort.

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Gold Coast’s Commonwealth Games win to boost hotels

The Gold Coast’s successful bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games will provide a much-needed boost for the accommodation industry, as well as the broader business community in the region, says the Accommodation Association of Australia.

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Hotels lose $10 million from Qantas grounding

BY JAMES WILKINSON

While Qantas is back in the skies and now operating normally, hotels are facing a significant loss in the wake of the two-day fleet grounding.

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