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Hospitality stories

Wānaka soon to be home to $180m alpine resort

Earthworks are due to start next year on a long-delayed Wānaka resort that is expected to add 136 hotel rooms and 72 homes.

By Tess Brunton • 5 min read • 2 days ago

Real estate

Precinct puts downtown development on ice

Auckland occupiers could face a longer wait for new office space, after rising costs and rates forced the developer to shelve its 55-storey tower.

By RNZ • 2 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Hospitality stories

Digital Signage

Xcellence names directors to drive European expansion

The Dubai-founded display maker is betting on channel partners and bespoke products to win share in a crowded European market.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Commercial Property

Oxford & Foley lands Amé, Mecca Coffee & Sony Music

About 90% of the precinct's retail space is now leased or under offer, as Oxford Street gains a stronger day-to-night mix of tenants.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

SAS

IDeaS revives resorts council to broaden revenue focus

Resort operators are being pushed to optimise package sales, ancillary spend and group demand as room pricing loses its primacy.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Microsoft Windows

BIXOLON printer powers Serbian self-service kiosks

Eighty self-service kiosks across Serbia now use a compact receipt printer as retailers seek smaller, more reliable checkout systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

Honeywell AI to cut cooling demand at Singapore resort

The trial could trim energy use at a site that welcomes about 17 million visitors a year, while helping meet its 2030 carbon-neutrality target.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

DevOps

Avocado Consulting buys AI Consulting Group in expansion

The tie-up adds 20 specialists and gives Australian clients a broader AI offer as demand shifts from trials to production and oversight grows harder.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

IDeaS expands Accor tie with Optix business intelligence

The deal gives Accor hotels a single view of performance data, helping teams cut manual reporting and react faster to demand shifts.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Hospitality stories

Risk & Compliance

Frontline workers use AI, but employers lag on guidance

Nearly half of Australian frontline workers have had no AI guidance from employers, even as many already use the tools to cut admin and shift hassles.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 2 days ago

eCommerce

From online brand to first shopfront: how a world champion got funded with no shop to show

For online brands shifting into shopfronts, traditional lenders often need proof of trading before funding fit-outs and rent.

By Nick Lim • 3 min read • Yesterday

Real estate

Brickflow data shows strongest lender appetite in North West

Lenders backed 72% of North West deals in Brickflow's Q3 report, as stronger house prices and a shift towards leisure, healthcare and multi-let lifted activity.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 4 days ago

AI Security

Budget eases small firms, but AI & hiring fears stay

Smaller firms welcomed rates relief in the Autumn Budget, but bosses warned energy bills, AI adoption costs and weak hiring confidence still bite.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Payment Technologies

Pennies passes GBP £90 million in UK micro-donations

Customer checkout round-ups have now delivered more than GBP £90 million to charities as cash use keeps falling and digital giving grows.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Digital Transformation

Mayhew book urges firms to start AI with workflows

Businesses risk wasting AI spend unless they first map routine requests and hidden handoffs, Clive Mayhew argues in a new book.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

Budget puts fresh strain on SMEs, business groups say

Small firms could face higher borrowing costs and wage bills after the Budget, according to advisers who said ministers offered too little relief.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

Bites raises USD $40 million to train deskless workers

The new money will fund US expansion and deepen its video-based platform for deskless staff, who often miss traditional corporate training.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week

Not for profit

Bamboo Connect launches Hertfordshire fund with Mudlarks

The charity-backed pot will aim to keep money in Hertfordshire for local groups, with employees also able to boost gifts through matched giving and volunteering.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week