Late last week Graeme Kemlo spoke with the COO of Australia’s largest hotel group, Adrian Williams of Accor Pacific about a range of topics but particularly we wanted to get his take on what...
Mike Smith spoke with the entertaining and colourful head chef of the recently renovated Watsons Bay Hotel – Damian Heads – who also appeared regularly on the TV show Ready Steady Cook. Photo: Mike...
Accommodation / Australia / Books / Travel
Catherine Best is an Australian travel writer and author. Graeme Kemlo speaks with her about her latest book, Ultimate Family Holidays, about the shared adventures of her family all around Australia. It is as...
Graeme Kemlo went to a soft opening last Friday for a totally transformed hotel that officially opened to the public in Geelong on October 8, 2025. Graeme reckons it was a unique experience being...
As the Adelaide Marriott hotel celebrates its first birthday, Carolyne Jasinski revisits the hotel’s unique history with GM Paul Gallop. She discovers the hotel has exceeded expectations in the first 12 months of operation...
Manly is really only 30 minutes away from the busy Sydney CBD, but when you get to the beach and the rolling surf of the Pacific Ocean, you could be half a world away....
Hill Farm Inn, set among South Vermont’s Green mountains . It is rich with history – the farm was first established 235 years ago and the Inn has been taking in guests for 155...
Again this week we find our very busy reporting team of Helen Hayes and Carolyne Jasinski, have joined forces to interview an experienced couple of hoteliers who are building the first five-star hotel in...
The Sound of Music movie will celebrate its 60th anniversary this year, which will again shed light on the incredible true story of the Von Trapp family. After leaving Austria, Captain Georg Von Trapp...
Accommodation / Asia / News
Akira Mori is 18th generation family owner of the historic Japanese inn – Ryokan Sakaya – which is ideally located in the mountainous Nozawa Onsen (hot spring) resort area – a haven for guests...