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by Andrew Morgan - QTHB
Annual motel market wrap up: 2021
Another interesting and exciting year has gone by in the blink of an eye. At the end of each year, we cast our thoughts back as to how the industry performed throughout the past 12 months. Did our predictions play [...]
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by Mandy Clarke
2021 PRET Australia Awards Night
Last night was one of the biggest nights in the Brisbane property development, management rights, and real estate industry calendar. Accom News, AccomProperties, and Resort News were [...]
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by Grantlee Kieza
Sunset shines with potential to the horizon
The area around the West Australian coastal city of Geraldton is one of the most picturesque in the nation. Now, a six-hectare slice beside the Indian Ocean is promising an eye-watering harvest for investors. The [...]
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by Grantlee Kieza
Quiet tranquillity in the heart of Surfers Paradise
Spectrum is a riverfront holiday complex close to a secluded private beach but within a stone’s throw of all the attractions of Surfers Paradise. The apartment block is located on River Drive at Budds [...]
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by Grantlee Kieza
Cairns Sunshine defies COVID blues
The Sunshine Tower Hotel in Cairns is one of those properties that has enjoyed COVID-resilient trading with a strong occupancy during the pandemic. Its 61 rooms in the heart of the city recorded 82 per cent [...]
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by Ben Ashworth - Small Myers Hughes
New STRA laws in NSW
About a year ago, some operators of short-term rental accommodation (STRA) in New South Wales started hearing a strange noise in the air and naturally assumed it was the sound of the sky falling. As the months [...]
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by Anna Jefferis - Hirum Software Solutions
The benefits of driving direct bookings through personalised booking engines
The accommodation industry is an ever-evolving landscape, with new technologies and updated software consistently being released into the market. For years, hoteliers have relied on OTAs to secure the majority of [...]
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by Andrew Morgan - Qld Tourism & Hospitality Brokers
Joining forces: The ups and downs of motel partnerships
Why do investors get together to form an ownership structure such as a partnership? Why do they not just go out and do it themselves? The pooling of resources is one answer to these questions, being one of the [...]
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by Grantlee Kieza
Goldmine inside Hervey Bay oasis
The BIG4 Hervey Bay Holiday Park is just 200m from a sparkling blue ocean, and is a popular, tranquil oasis full of lush palms and wildlife. Money seems to grow on trees there too, with the property earning a [...]
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