When planning a trip or vacation, the internet has made it easy enough to compare prices of accommodation that booking hotels online has become a common practice. Many who have booked online, however, have found themselves wishing they'd known certain things beforehand. Below are five of the most essential things you should know before doing some online hotel booking. You may just save yourself some headaches and regrets. 1. Check the Reviews [Read More]

As a boutique hotel owner it can be hard to know if you've managed to achieve the best possible room rate to maximise your return on your hotel while also making sure your customers come back fo future vists. Here are our tips to making sure you've got your pricing right. Check your availability The first and probably most important indication of whether your prices are right is whether you achieve maximum occupancy. [Read More]

If you vacation in one of these three Australian locales, you'll find themed motels that put you in the mood to explore the area. It's all part of the fun! Manly Beach, New South Wales Manly Beach, New South Wales, is all about the waves, the sand and all those beautiful people enjoying the outdoors. Motels in Manly Beach have embraced this lifestyle, some offering balconies with dynamic ocean views, airy rooms decorated with bold colours and handy kitchenettes. [Read More]

The pub is a noble and time-honoured tradition, yet for a variety of reasons (many tied to recent economic troubles), Australia is seeing more and more of its most well-established pubs go out of business. The would-be pub owner of the future will have to navigate bureaucratic and economic troubles, but most important he will need to win over the local community—the bedrock of any pub's ultimate success. Unlike in a bar, a pub's core customer base aren't the youngsters who just turn up in anonymous hordes on Friday and Saturday to down some shots and move on—it's the members of the local area. [Read More]