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Shadow Minister’s Update

Posted on May 17, 2013 by ATHOC

This year’s Budget confirms Labor’s financial and budget management is in complete chaos.Budget 2013 delivers more debt, more deficits, more taxes, more broken promises and more uncertainty from an incompetent Labor Government that can’t be trusted. A Budget that is …
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Pacific Palms Resort Featured In Prominent Australian Hospitality Publication, HM Magazine

Posted on May 16, 2013 by ATHOC

Classic Holidays managed resorts continue to shine within the accommodation industry with Pacific Palms Resort recently featured in the Accommodation Association of Australia’s Hotel Management Magazine. Sitting on approximately six acres of natural bushland nestled in the heart of Booti …
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Ramada Resort Phillip Island – Katie Stamkos – Conference and Events Manager

Posted on May 16, 2013 by ATHOC

Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific has appointed Katie Stamkos to the position of Conference and Events Manager at the new Ramada Resort Phillip Island. Ms Stamkos will be responsible for securing new conference and events business, while maintaining current clients.  …
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Mark Fletcher – General Manager Ramada Resort Phillip Island

Posted on May 16, 2013 by ATHOC

Wyndham Hotel Group has recruited Mark Fletcher as General Manager to oversee the new Ramada Resort Phillip Island.  Mark has held a number of positions in the hospitality industry over the past 30 years and has worked extensively throughout Australia, …
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Should States Legislate how you run your Housekeeping Department?

Posted on May 10, 2013 by ATHOC

The City of Cambridge in Massachusetts has moved to create a law that will effectively ban accommodation providers from outsourcing in-house jobs. The ordinance will require any hotel seeking a license to prove that its workers are directly employed by …
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ATHOC Economic Impact Survey Winner

Posted on May 10, 2013 by ATHOC

The winner of the Full HD LED LCD TV was Mr Jim Roberts from Hayborough in South Australia. He is a member with Holiday Concepts and was delighted to be drawn. He will be collecting his TV from The Good …
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Australian Tourism Exchange

Posted on May 8, 2013 by ATHOC

It was great to meet  the local Chinese students helping out as interpreters for the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) at  the Australian Tourism Exchange in Sydney recently. I hope all of our sellers had a successful event. Congratulations to Tourism …
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Hotel Profits Down 12% Under Labor’s Carbon Tax

Posted on May 8, 2013 by ATHOC

I was pleased to meet with the Australian Hotels Association National Executive in Darwin recently to discuss the impact of Labor’s carbon tax on hotel profits. The Gillard Government’s commitment to support greater levels of investment in the tourism industry …
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Red Tape Bites Tasmanian Tourism Businesses

Posted on May 8, 2013 by ATHOC

Brett Whiteley, the Liberal Candidate for Braddon, and I recently met with tourism operators in northern Tasmania to discuss the impact of red and green tape on their businesses.  The Coalition is committed to cutting $1 billion worth of red …
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Combet Services Union Bosses, Ignores Tourism

Posted on May 8, 2013 by ATHOC

A new group ‘formed to provide advice on enhancing the international competitiveness of Australia’s services sector’ includes four union bosses but no representatives from Australia’s biggest services export – tourism. To not include the tourism industry in a Services Leaders …
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