Resort News attended the 2018 Australian Resident Accommodation Managers Association (ARAMA) industry expo events held in Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast during July. This popular annual event brought [...]
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by Mike Phipps
Over the past 20 years, I’ve probably spent more time talking about, writing about and verbally explaining management rights partnership finance than just about any other single issue in the industry. &n [...]
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by Mike Phipps
I was once told that the definition of a consultant is someone who steals your watch and then asks you the time. I have also heard that a good accountant, when asked the total of 2 + 2 will reply [...]
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by Col Myers
The NSW government has announced a new a regulatory framework to govern the short-term holiday letting industry. Short-term holiday letting has rapidly expanded in recent years due to the growth of [...]
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by Accom Properties
Australian Resort Management Sales was established on the Sunshine Coast in 2002 by John Hellyer and Barry Humphries after both had previously worked as North Coast representatives for a Gold Coast based manage [...]
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by Andrew Morgan
Hopefully we all love or enjoy what we do for a living; however, we do not do it for the sport. A business must produce a profit to survive. Knowing how or what is needed to achieve a profit is a [...]
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by Col Myers
The Property, Stock and Business Agents Amendment (Property Industry Reform) Bill 2017 has now been passed by both houses of the NSW parliament. The accompanying regulations are still being finalised and the new [...]
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by Frank Higginson
There are (obviously) two very different business models in the management rights and motel industries... While everyone seems to write about one or the other, we thought that it would be interesting [...]
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by Rosie Clarke
They call it a ‘model’ for good reason; there’s a level of professionalism, showmanship and influence that comes with a franchise. Been there, seen it all Many independent owne [...]
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