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New MGallery Hotel Lighter Quay for Auckland

Auckland's waterfront Hotel Viaduct Harbour has been taken over by MGallery and will now be called the Hotel Lighter Quay. The ...

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Grand Hyatt Melbourne: room redesign complete

The Grand Hyatt Melbourne has just completed the refurbishment of all of its guest rooms, with what the hotel hopes is the idea...

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Hotel loyalty war: Marriott offers free internet

Following Hilton's announcement that it will offer Virgin Australia gold and platinum members free elite membership in its Hhon...

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Swissotel's circle frequent guest program

The upmarket Swissotel hotel group is providing frequent guest benefits in a new loyalty program for its regular visitors, whic...

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How much ground coffee do you use per cup?

In Brief | Who hasn't thrown coffee into the hotel machine, gone for a shower and come back to a steaming pot of very slightly ...

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More business traveller hotel hates

We took our pick of the most frustrating things about hotels last week, and invited you, our readers, to contribute your own pe...

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Business travellers' top five hotel hates

As business travellers ourselves, we stay in a lot of hotels in a lot of different cities and countries. Many of them are fanta...

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Move over Yotel: Sleepbox is even more minimalist!

Weary travellers in transit or arriving at unsociable hours after long flights could have another option for catching some slee...

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Crowne Plaza Canberra takes on apartment hotels

Crowne Plaza Canberra is muscling in on the niche Quest Apartments has carved for itself, with the unveiling of new one-bedroom...

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Business travellers want "bed and broadband"

A large survey of 10,437 business travellers by Accor Asia Pacific has found that travellers don't want free sub-par internet a...

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Sofitel opens luxury hotel in Guangzhou, China

Travellers to the capital of Southern China, Guangzhou (formerly Canton), now have a new hotel option: a luxury Sofitel hotel G...

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New York hotel offers free Google ChromeBook loans

If it sometimes feels like the only free things in a five star hotel are the lightglobes and running water, Ace Hotel New York'...

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Don't treat us equally: female business travellers

A Cornell University report claims as much as female businesspeople expect to be treated equally to men, their travel needs are...

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Crowne Plaza, Mantra & Westin top travel survey

In brief: Australia's business travellers are fairly happy with their choice of hotels – especially if they're staying at...

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London hotel invents snore-absorbing room

First there was a hypo-allergenic hotel rooms for ultra-sensitive people – now Crowne Plaza The City London is looking to intr...

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Check in for SQ flights at Marina Bay Sands

Singapore’s towering Marina Bay Sands is offering lobby check-in for Singapore Airlines and SilkAir flights – altho...

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World's best airport hotels

Whether your flight is arriving late at night or you’re got an early morning wheels-up, the convenience of an airport hot...

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Sofitel Guangzhou Sunrich opens

In brief: The bustling Chinese business hub of Guangzhou – the country's third largest city, and the primary commerc...

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