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by Accom Properties
It’s getting hot in here so fix the air conditioning
An oh too familiar phone call received by the front desk of any accommodation provider is undoubtedly one that has been provoked by an unruly air conditioning remote. (Or, more likely, a guest’s inability to [...]
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by Suzy Barry, Industry Reporter
Is your TV keeping up with the millennials?
As a well-travelled child, I remember kicking back in my hotel room, gleefully channel-flicking while my parents ate in the restaurant downstairs. At home, there were four channels, and generally only one was [...]
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by Accom Properties
Changing PMS: everything you need to know
With 84.1 percent of Australian accommodation establishments using property management systems as part of their business operation in 2015-6, according to data collected by Australian Bureau of Statistics, many of [...]
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by Suzy Barry, Industry Reporter
Water, water, everywhere: where’s a guest to drink?
Water is a fundamental requirement for life: it feeds our cells, rejuvenates our skin, hair, and cleanses our system. Possibly due to its life-sustaining status, it flies somewhat under-the-radar…unless [...]
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by Mandy Clarke, Industry Reporter
Luxury through the eyes of an executive housekeeper
Highly respected within the accommodation industry, Marian Stratford is the executive housekeeper at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, an elegant and luxurious hotel that is well-known for the exquisite service it [...]
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by Accom Properties
What is the value of a website?
Buying or selling an accommodation business today invariably includes a website. It does not really matter whether you are the seller or buyer because either party has to establish a dollar value as it is an [...]
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by Accom Properties
Let someone else wash your dirty laundry
Once upon a time, all accommodation providers managed their own housekeeping and linen departments. In a large property, housekeeping was often the largest department and biggest headache! Managing [...]
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by Accom Properties
Are your bathrooms on point?
Bathrooms are important. Guests like them spotless, smelling fantastic, sporting some efficient utility space and, of course, stylish. The bathroom is usually the first area that guests check for [...]
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by Accom Properties
Development news you might've missed
Here's a rundown of the development news market and brief updates you might've missed from the last month... On the market… The unfinished Wild Duck Island Eco Resort off the [...]
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