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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:38:17 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>metro hotels social networking</category><category>metro hotels wish you merry christmas</category><category>metro hotel staff</category><category>hardworking house keeping</category><category>metro hotels 10% off</category><category>discounted accommodation</category><category>hotel industry</category><category>hotel sydney</category><category>metro hotels</category><category>housekeeping staff</category><category>stage performance australia</category><category>hot hotel deal</category><category>metro hotels images</category><category>metro hotels facebook</category><category>metro hotels accommodation</category><category>hotel stories</category><category>metro hotels new year sale</category><category>hotel rooms</category><category>like metro hotels</category><category>hotels perth</category><category>metro hotels discount</category><category>sydney hotels</category><category>accommodation australia</category><category>hotels sydney</category><category>metro hotels partner program</category><category>facebook</category><category>australia accommodation</category><category>metro hotels on facebook</category><category>best available rate</category><category>accommodation sydney</category><category>brisbane hotels</category><category>metro hotels emetro</category><category>hotel news australia</category><category>sydney events</category><category>hotels australia</category><category>trip advisor metro hotel tower mill</category><category>hotel accommodation</category><category>metro123</category><category>quiet hotel sydney</category><category>aspire hotel sydney images</category><category>trip advisor certificate of excellence</category><category>shen yun australia</category><category>hospitality housekeeping</category><category>australian travellers</category><category>hotel accommodation brisbane</category><category>metro hotels image gallery</category><category>shen yun</category><category>metro hotels marketing</category><category>hotel news</category><category>metro123 discount</category><category>accommodation metro hotels</category><category>emetro</category><title>Metro Hotels</title><description>Australian accommodation in major cities suitable for both the business and leisure traveller. Metro hotels offer Resort, Apartment, Hotel and Inn Accommodation across Australia</description><link>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>121</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/MetroHotels" /><feedburner:info uri="metrohotels" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-7721994455568786927</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-20T21:08:05.450-08:00</atom:updated><title>Aspire Hotel Sydney: Travelzoo Aspire Hotel Sydney Accommodation Sydney</title><description>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MygeEE5o05g/TvFnmEDtQ7I/AAAAAAAAFvY/dyvyV-Z4av0/s1600/sydney-hotels-Aspire-Hotel-Sydney-ben-hur-accommodation-package.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MygeEE5o05g/TvFnmEDtQ7I/AAAAAAAAFvY/dyvyV-Z4av0/s320/sydney-hotels-Aspire-Hotel-Sydney-ben-hur-accommodation-package.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688441707967628210" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Hotel  prices in Sydney can reach well above  $200 per night, but Travelzoo  has negotiated a deal available all the  way to December next year at  Aspire Hotel Sydney for &lt;b&gt;just $89 per night&lt;/b&gt;.   &lt;p&gt;Saving &lt;b&gt;40% off&lt;/b&gt; regular rates in a Standard Room, you’ll also receive:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;A bottle of wine on arrival &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Late checkout of 12pm &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Parking discount of just $12 per day (usually $25).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Aspire   Hotel Sydney is located in Ultimo, only a few minutes' walk from   Darling Harbour, Chinatown and the Entertainment Centre. Standard rooms   feature private balconies, individually controlled air-conditioning and   tea and coffee making facilities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Valid for Sunday to Thursday stays until 25 December, 2012. Fridays and Saturdays are just $10 more per night. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Book by 4 January, 2012.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Blackout dates:&lt;/b&gt;   30-31 December; 1-5, 20-31 January; 1-5, 25 February; 1-3, 15-17  March;  9-11 June; 10-11 August; 14-15, 28-30 September; 30 November; 1   December, 2012&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.travelzoo.com/au/hotels/australia/-89-Hotel-nr-Sydney-CBD-inc-Wine-Late-c-o-40-Off-1158762/"&gt;View this special offer at Travelzoo.com.au&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.travelzoo.com/au/Redirect.ashx?id=1158762&amp;amp;l=http%3a%2f%2fwww.aspire-hotel-sydney.bookings.metrohotels.com.au%2fclientAuthenticate.html%3fautoUser%3dTZOOASP%26autoPass%3dTZOOASP" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Click here&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to book online at &lt;b&gt;Aspire Hotel Sydney&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;View the &lt;a href="http://www.metrohotels.com.au/sydney-hotels/aspire-hotel-sydney-10"&gt;Offical Aspire Hotel Sydney Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://aspirehotelsydney.blogspot.com/2011/12/travelzoo-aspire-hotel-sydney.html#.TvFpe7cOkKI.blogger"&gt;Aspire Hotel Sydney: Travelzoo Aspire Hotel Sydney Accommodation Sydney&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-7721994455568786927?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/fOc-0RJXsI4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/fOc-0RJXsI4/aspire-hotel-sydney-travelzoo-aspire.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MygeEE5o05g/TvFnmEDtQ7I/AAAAAAAAFvY/dyvyV-Z4av0/s72-c/sydney-hotels-Aspire-Hotel-Sydney-ben-hur-accommodation-package.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/12/aspire-hotel-sydney-travelzoo-aspire.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-360901621667823533</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-27T17:37:22.368-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">accommodation metro hotels</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">trip advisor metro hotel tower mill</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">metro hotels</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">brisbane hotels</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">trip advisor certificate of excellence</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hotel accommodation brisbane</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">australia accommodation</category><title>Metro Hotel Tower Mill, Brisbane: Metro Hotel Tower Mill -Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence</title><description>Metro Hotel Tower Mill was recently awarded Trip Advisor's Certificate of Excellence for the year of 2011&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eF94V1jmJRQ/TtLU-dGPYOI/AAAAAAAAFUs/9jFOp1sZQC0/s1600/trip-advisor-metro-hotel-tower-mill.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eF94V1jmJRQ/TtLU-dGPYOI/AAAAAAAAFUs/9jFOp1sZQC0/s320/trip-advisor-metro-hotel-tower-mill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679836249495396578" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Metro  Hotel Tower Mill has achieved a tridAdvisor Rating of 4 Stars out of 5  stars by its guests and therefore has been awarded a certificate of  excellence for the year 2011 presented by the president for trip advisor  business Christine Petersen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;View the Offical &lt;a href="http://www.metrohotels.com.au/brisbane-hotels/metro-hotel-tower-mill-5"&gt;Metro Hotel Tower Mill&lt;/a&gt; Website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://metrohoteltowermill.blogspot.com/2011/11/metro-hotel-tower-mill-trip-advisor.html#.TtLZoS6a0fk.blogger"&gt;Metro Hotel Tower Mill -Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-360901621667823533?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/nErV9njGGPE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/nErV9njGGPE/metro-hotel-tower-mill-brisbane-metro.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eF94V1jmJRQ/TtLU-dGPYOI/AAAAAAAAFUs/9jFOp1sZQC0/s72-c/trip-advisor-metro-hotel-tower-mill.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>4</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/11/metro-hotel-tower-mill-brisbane-metro.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-70733619408299623</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-27T15:52:11.828-08:00</atom:updated><title>Sydney Lord Mayors Christmas Reception, Aspire Hotel Sydney's Ricky Risal in Attendance</title><description>Aspire Hotel Sydney's General Manager Ricky Risal was in Attendance at the Lord Mayor of Sydney's Christmas Reception&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I9O7Y29xhaA/TtLLWFPHE3I/AAAAAAAAFUU/ESDDCxxh_7M/s1600/christmas-reception-sydney-clover-moore-mp-ricky-risal-aspire-hotel-sydney%2B%25281%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I9O7Y29xhaA/TtLLWFPHE3I/AAAAAAAAFUU/ESDDCxxh_7M/s320/christmas-reception-sydney-clover-moore-mp-ricky-risal-aspire-hotel-sydney%2B%25281%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679825660290732914" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                                                Ricky Risal (Aspire Hotel Sydney General Manager) with Lord Mayor of Sydney - Clover Moore&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZEhCAMQRf1s/TtLLNdwIYUI/AAAAAAAAFUI/3w7yW9LdW3M/s1600/christmas-reception-sydney-clover-moore-mp-ricky-risal-aspire-hotel-sydney.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZEhCAMQRf1s/TtLLNdwIYUI/AAAAAAAAFUI/3w7yW9LdW3M/s320/christmas-reception-sydney-clover-moore-mp-ricky-risal-aspire-hotel-sydney.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679825512252858690" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Invitiation for the 2011 Christmas Reception&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N1G5FVX1fVA/TtLK62EBy2I/AAAAAAAAFT8/un2EzFpHpBs/s1600/christmas-reception-sydney-clover-moore-mp-ricky-risal-aspire-hotel-sydney%2B%25282%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 275px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N1G5FVX1fVA/TtLK62EBy2I/AAAAAAAAFT8/un2EzFpHpBs/s320/christmas-reception-sydney-clover-moore-mp-ricky-risal-aspire-hotel-sydney%2B%25282%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679825192361249634" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://aspirehotelsydney.blogspot.com/2011/11/sydney-lord-mayors-christmas-reception.html#.TtLMr0GpZm4.blogger"&gt;Aspire Hotel Sydney: Sydney Lord Mayors Christmas Reception, Aspire Hotel Sydney's Ricky Risal in Attendance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-70733619408299623?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/jxKpZfuAk1Y" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/jxKpZfuAk1Y/sydney-lord-mayors-christmas-reception.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I9O7Y29xhaA/TtLLWFPHE3I/AAAAAAAAFUU/ESDDCxxh_7M/s72-c/christmas-reception-sydney-clover-moore-mp-ricky-risal-aspire-hotel-sydney%2B%25281%2529.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/11/sydney-lord-mayors-christmas-reception.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-7829897965289889084</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-01T21:21:09.119-07:00</atom:updated><title>Ipswich Events: Crowds Enjoy Cup Day at Metro Hotel Ipswich International</title><description>&lt;h3 class="post-title entry-title"&gt; Crowds Enjoy Cup Day at Metro Hotel Ipswich International &lt;/h3&gt; &lt;div class="post-header"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;IPSWICH  was party central on Melbourne Cup day yesterday, with the  city's  major venues turning on a day to remember for race fans.&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;  The  reaction of North Booval's Tracey Mullin in Brothers Leagues Club  was a  giveaway that she had won big on Dunaden in the Melbourne Cup. How   much she won was a morsel of information Ms Mullin wasn't prepared to   share.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KG8H75VuygM/TrDBTF_vhPI/AAAAAAAAFEY/es7frvL9III/s1600/crowds-enjoy-cup-day-metro-hotel-ipswich-international.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KG8H75VuygM/TrDBTF_vhPI/AAAAAAAAFEY/es7frvL9III/s320/crowds-enjoy-cup-day-metro-hotel-ipswich-international.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670244464630662386" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Enjoying   the Melbourne Cup lunch at the Metro Hotel Ipswich  International are   (from left) Katrina Johnson, of Deebing Heights, Alex  Mackey, of   Burbank, and Emily Wonka. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;  "I won last year fairly big and someone stole the money from me, so I'm going to keep how much I won to myself," she grinned.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;   "It is the only time of the year that I bet. The dresses are fantastic   and the atmosphere is fantastic. Everyone is here for a good time.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;  "I've had a ball ... great company and great food."&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;  Ms Mullin said she sensed there was less money being bet by patrons this year.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;  "I think people are betting less this year. They are a bit more conservative this year and maybe a bit unsure," she said.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;   Friends Virginia Fenwick and Duane Cleary were both also celebrating   cup wins on Dunaden at Brothers Leagues Club when the QT visited.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;  Mr Cleary was celebrating a 100% record for the day.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;  "I only bought one ticket ... and I won," he said.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;  "Now we'll go and see how much I've won. It is all about having a bit of fun."&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;  Ms Fenwick said she didn't have time to study the form but liked the look of number three (Dunaden).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;   With a few tickets in her hand it looked as though she was set for a   few more handy wins on a day she had marked down on the calendar.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;  "Melbourne Cup, everyone stops for it. I'm having a great day," she said.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;   Dunaden's jockey, Christophe Lemaire, had arrived in Australia 24  hours  before the race after Craig Williams lost an appeal to keep the  ride.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;  He shed tears when judges told him the verdict.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;  "It's incredible - it's a great moment for me," Lemaire said.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;  "I was a bit anxious. I knew it was very close.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;  "I feel very sorry for Craig. He's a good friend of mine."&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;  Dunaden edged out England's Red Cadeaux by the smallest margin in the $6.2 million race.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;   It was the closest finish in the 151-year history of the race, with   German horse Lucas Cranach completing an international trifecta.   Americain, the 2010 winner, started favourite and finished fourth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ipswichevents.blogspot.com/2011/11/crowds-enjoy-cup-day-at-metro-hotel.html#.TrDFH8WmkuM.blogger"&gt;Crowds Enjoy Cup Day at Metro Hotel Ipswich International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-7829897965289889084?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/zHKyjmPZcwE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/zHKyjmPZcwE/ipswich-events-crowds-enjoy-cup-day-at.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KG8H75VuygM/TrDBTF_vhPI/AAAAAAAAFEY/es7frvL9III/s72-c/crowds-enjoy-cup-day-metro-hotel-ipswich-international.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/11/ipswich-events-crowds-enjoy-cup-day-at.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-5648475552355057536</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-23T17:32:40.191-07:00</atom:updated><title>Aspire Hotel Sydney: Hi im Karin - The Aspire Hotel Sydney Intern</title><description>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eEEmNlpyoFA/TqSuLmNyG9I/AAAAAAAAE8k/Vxypb1cH094/s1600/Karin.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eEEmNlpyoFA/TqSuLmNyG9I/AAAAAAAAE8k/Vxypb1cH094/s320/Karin.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666845745399077842" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Ninety  days ago, I flew into Australia for 6 months. Three months have passed  and I am writing this article about myself and my great life in  Australia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My name is Karin Lodewijks and I am a 19 years old  girl from the Netherlands, studying Hotel and Event Management.  Currently I am doing my internship at Aspire Hotel Sydney for 5 months.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After  so much thinking, talking and saving my money, December last year I  decided to come to Sydney for six months. First of all, I came here for  my internship (of course) but secondly, because of the culture, the  beautiful landscapes and the kindness, peacefulness and the hospitality  of the people who live here. My thoughts and wishes came true and I am  having a wonderful time in Sydney.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At this moment I am living in  Bondi Junction and every weekday I am travelling to Ultimo to work at  Aspire Hotel Sydney. During the months I have been here now, I brought  the things I have learned at school into practice and I have gained a  lot of working experience. It is really interesting to see how all the  different departments work and communicate together, but at the same  time are trying to reach their own goals. I already have had a look at  some different departments such as housekeeping, reservations and sales  and marketing but most of time has been spent with the front desk team.  After my time at the Aspire, I hope I will find a position that suits me  the best within the hotel industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During the weekends I am  trying to see a lot of different things in Sydney and the surrounding  areas and enjoying the different climate. It is really strange for me as  a Dutch girl to celebrate Christmas and the New Years period in sunny  Sydney. But I am looking forward to it. When my internship is finished, I  am going to travel around Australia and I would like to go to New  Zealand. I am so excited!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Time is flying - in 3 months I will  have to go back to the Netherlands. But before that, I am enjoying and  living the good life ‘Down Under’.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://aspirehotelsydney.blogspot.com/2011/10/hi-im-karin-aspire-hotel-sydney-intern.html#.TqSx6OwRf9Q.blogger"&gt;Aspire Hotel Sydney: Hi im Karin - The Aspire Hotel Sydney Intern&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-5648475552355057536?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/RYj8yxjDdnU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/RYj8yxjDdnU/aspire-hotel-sydney-hi-im-karin-aspire.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eEEmNlpyoFA/TqSuLmNyG9I/AAAAAAAAE8k/Vxypb1cH094/s72-c/Karin.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>2</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/10/aspire-hotel-sydney-hi-im-karin-aspire.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-7759111972352309505</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 05:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-04T22:39:48.197-07:00</atom:updated><title>Metro Hotel Tower Mill, Brisbane: Metro Hotel Tower Mill has Wi Fi and NEW TV'S!</title><description>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7aHz1yD3lfg/TovOqR0-pFI/AAAAAAAAEpo/imz4trjS8gc/s1600/metro-hotel-tower-mill-32-INCH-tv.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 283px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7aHz1yD3lfg/TovOqR0-pFI/AAAAAAAAEpo/imz4trjS8gc/s320/metro-hotel-tower-mill-32-INCH-tv.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659844582456599634" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fOSzAKkL8k8/TovOV8taE9I/AAAAAAAAEpg/iHsjOdfwnAI/s1600/free-WiFi.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fOSzAKkL8k8/TovOV8taE9I/AAAAAAAAEpg/iHsjOdfwnAI/s320/free-WiFi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659844233190314962" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Metro  Hotel Tower Mill Brisbane has upgraded its Internet to “Wireless /  Wi-Fi Hotspot”  through out the property, charged to your room account,  packages available including FOC Internet book through Metro Hotels  website.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Metro Hotel Tower Mill Brisbane has also completed a full installation of 32 inch LCD Televisions in all the rooms.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://metrohoteltowermill.blogspot.com/2011/10/metro-hotel-tower-mill-has-wi-fi-and.html#.Tovtdi3VyVA.blogger"&gt;Metro Hotel Tower Mill, Brisbane: Metro Hotel Tower Mill has Wi Fi and NEW TV'S!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-7759111972352309505?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/Zi_0e39qMJs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/Zi_0e39qMJs/metro-hotel-tower-mill-brisbane-metro.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7aHz1yD3lfg/TovOqR0-pFI/AAAAAAAAEpo/imz4trjS8gc/s72-c/metro-hotel-tower-mill-32-INCH-tv.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/10/metro-hotel-tower-mill-brisbane-metro.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-6048051497439806226</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-28T21:03:20.001-07:00</atom:updated><title>Aspire Hotel Sydney: Letter from a Happy Guest of Aspire Hotel Sydney</title><description>Letter from a happy guest of Aspire Hotel Sydney&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" lang="EN-AU"&gt;Dear Aspire;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-AU"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" lang="EN-AU"&gt;Thankyou   so much for providing us with the room for two nights at Aspire Ultimo  two weeks  ago.  We had a fantastic weekend and the motel was in such a  perfect postition  to access the city and in particular China town.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" lang="EN-AU"&gt;The  room though starting to  show some age was clean, very quiet and an  extremely comfy bed.  Just up the  road was a great little cafe where we  had breakfast both mornings. We loved the  convenience and ease of  driving in and being able to leave the car for the two  nights and walk  to all the night spots - we had a great meal late on Friday  night in  China Town.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://aspirehotelsydney.blogspot.com/2011/09/letter-from-happy-guest-of-aspire-hotel.html#.ToPt2DIUgEE.blogger"&gt;Aspire Hotel Sydney: Letter from a Happy Guest of Aspire Hotel Sydney&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-6048051497439806226?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/P0Xcv-HXHO4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/P0Xcv-HXHO4/aspire-hotel-sydney-letter-from-happy.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/09/aspire-hotel-sydney-letter-from-happy.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-34397445608682729</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-27T23:14:07.747-07:00</atom:updated><title>Metro Hotel Ipswich International: Bremmer State High School film Commercial at Metro Hotel Ipswich International</title><description>Pictures taken at Metro Hotel Ipswich International who gave students from Bremmer State High School the oppertunity to filming commercial for a Digital Photo Frame on Premises.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See Images below:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://metrohotelipswichinternational.blogspot.com/2011/09/bremmer-state-high-school-film.html#.ToK7DZTWZ4Y.blogger"&gt;Metro Hotel Ipswich International: Bremmer State High School film Commercial at Metro Hotel Ipswich International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-34397445608682729?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/X9olf_aNFgo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/X9olf_aNFgo/metro-hotel-ipswich-international.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/09/metro-hotel-ipswich-international.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-72584005486337620</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-20T23:28:52.726-07:00</atom:updated><title>Metro Hotel Perth: Management Team of the Year at the AHA Accommodation Hotel Industry Awards for Western Australia</title><description>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ezxRddkI3Lg/TnmAgOQLU-I/AAAAAAAAEjA/ovT0z4zI2cE/s1600/Image%2B350.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ezxRddkI3Lg/TnmAgOQLU-I/AAAAAAAAEjA/ovT0z4zI2cE/s320/Image%2B350.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654692098210485218" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Metro  Hotel Perth General Manager,  Cheryle Irvin (holding award) and Metro  Hospitality Group Chief Operations  Officer, Mr George Bedwani (4&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;  from the right) along with the team  from Metro Hotel Perth excitedly  displaying their award for Management Team of  the Year at the AHA  Accommodation Hotel Industry Awards for Western Australia  recently held  at the Burswood Hotel complex in Perth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://metrohotelperth.blogspot.com/2011/09/management-team-of-year-at-aha.html#.TnmEEV3PXqg.blogger"&gt;Metro Hotel Perth: Management Team of the Year at the AHA Accommodation Hotel Industry Awards for Western Australia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-72584005486337620?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/lnBIj-otqNw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/lnBIj-otqNw/metro-hotel-perth-management-team-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ezxRddkI3Lg/TnmAgOQLU-I/AAAAAAAAEjA/ovT0z4zI2cE/s72-c/Image%2B350.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/09/metro-hotel-perth-management-team-of.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-7905463719181466968</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 03:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-18T20:55:50.510-07:00</atom:updated><title>2011 Local Government Association of Tasmania Annual Conference and Trade Show</title><description>Recently, Metro Hotels exhibited at the 2011 Local Government Association of Tasmania Annual Conference and Trade Show. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to Richard Amour, Business Development Manager for Metro Hotels, “the local sector is a very important source of business for our properties and we have noticed a significant growth in the number of local government personnel and elected officials staying in our properties throughout Australia in the past twelve months.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A major reason for this may be the desire for local government personnel to find an affordable, well located hotel, motel or serviced apartment when they are travelling on business. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ifzqNykbjvw/Tna9OMX7OTI/AAAAAAAAEhI/PMGt2dIpnPU/s1600/tasmania-annual-conference-trade-show.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ifzqNykbjvw/Tna9OMX7OTI/AAAAAAAAEhI/PMGt2dIpnPU/s320/tasmania-annual-conference-trade-show.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653914433747630386" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mr Amour is pictured above with a delegate at the conference in Tasmania.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-7905463719181466968?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/QO5pISZgYcc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/QO5pISZgYcc/2011-local-government-association-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ifzqNykbjvw/Tna9OMX7OTI/AAAAAAAAEhI/PMGt2dIpnPU/s72-c/tasmania-annual-conference-trade-show.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/09/2011-local-government-association-of.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-4419304997857371641</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-14T22:46:22.677-07:00</atom:updated><title>Sydney Conferences: Special Conferencing Offers from Metro Hotels</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333333;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666666;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#111111;"&gt;Hi there,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#111111;"&gt;Metro   Hotels is offering EventConnect.com subscribers some exclusive  meetings  and conferencing offers from a selection of their conveniently  located  venues around Australia.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333333;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#666666;"&gt; &lt;p face="Verdana" style=" COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);"&gt;In addition, by entering the Metro 123 booking code when you book your accommodation on their &lt;a title="Metro Hotels" href="http://www.metrohotels.com.au/" target="_blank"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;, Metro Hotels will offer a further 10% discount to their best available rate for the day!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://sydneyconferences.blogspot.com/2011/09/hi-there-metro-hotels-is-offering.html#.TnGQ9OD0q68.blogger"&gt;Sydney Conferences: Special Conferencing Offers from Metro Hotels&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-4419304997857371641?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/pBxRt4QA-8I" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/pBxRt4QA-8I/sydney-conferences-special-conferencing.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><thr:total>3</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/09/sydney-conferences-special-conferencing.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-3393921782428615535</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-10T18:16:36.836-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">accommodation metro hotels</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">accommodation australia</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hotels australia</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hotel news</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hotel industry</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hotel news australia</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">australian travellers</category><title>Australian Business Travellers - Not So Keen To Be Green (If It Costs) Despite Having Largest Travel Budgets in Asia Pacific</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cQHRwV01guw/TkMtUcyKP4I/AAAAAAAAEQ0/ALOAfYe3cMI/s1600/not-keen-Going-Green-if-it-costs.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cQHRwV01guw/TkMtUcyKP4I/AAAAAAAAEQ0/ALOAfYe3cMI/s320/not-keen-Going-Green-if-it-costs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639400987745206146" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;Business travel research highlights differences between corporate ‘road-warriors’ from eight Asia Pacific countries
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&lt;br /&gt;Australia might portray itself internationally as a leader in environmental commitment, but a new business travel survey shows that if this translates into paying extra to stay in an environmentally-sensitive hotel, Australian corporate road-warriors appear to be more mean than green.
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&lt;br /&gt;The Accor Asia Pacific Business Traveller Survey 2011 shows that out of the 10,437 respondents, Australian business travelers were the second least-inclined to pay more for a credentialed “green” hotel. This was despite the fact that Australians had the largest and least-restricted travel budgets in Asia Pacific.
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&lt;br /&gt;The research, conducted by leading Asia Pacific research consultancy Cimigo Ltd, surveyed members of Accor’s A|Club loyalty programme from eight destinations: Australia, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Singapore, New Zealand and Thailand.  Accor is Australia’s largest hotel group with over 150 hotels under brands including Sofitel, Pullman, Novotel, Mercure, All Seasons and Ibis.
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&lt;br /&gt;Highlights of the research findings include:
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&lt;br /&gt;Australians more likely to be mean, than green – when asked whether they would choose a hotel above others simply because it was more environmentally conscious, Australian corporate travelers were the least likely to show their green colours, and only 38% of Australians said they would be prepared to pay more to stay at a conspicuously green hotel. This compares with 91% of Chinese, 67% of Indonesians and 62% of Indians.  Females were by far more committed to the green cause than their male counterparts, with 42% of females (compared to 32% males) prepared to pay more.
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&lt;br /&gt;Australians had the largest hotel travel allowance in the Asia Pacific region – Australians had an average of US$158 allowance to spend on their nightly accommodation, almost 20% higher than business travelers from any of the other seven countries surveyed. Travellers from Australia are also likely to have ‘no defined allowance’ for business travel.
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&lt;br /&gt;Location and familiarity come well before price in determining choice of hotel – while location was the primary reason for travelers from all Asia Pacific countries selecting a hotel, Australians placed higher importance on location (56%) and familiarity with the hotel/brand well ahead of price.
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&lt;br /&gt;Corporate travelers increasingly want ‘quality’ internet access above merely free internet access – internet access was high on the list of ‘preferred’ services for the overwhelming majority of respondents, but increasingly corporate travelers are seeking ‘quality’ download speeds rather than just free (slower) internet. They want to be able to work fast and efficiently, and many will pay a “reasonable” amount for the service. Others just want to answer emails and print out airline tickets, which is why a large number of Accor hotels have introduced free internet stations in the lobby areas
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&lt;br /&gt;Technology is king for the ‘hotel of the future’ – at least for Australians. Online check-in and check-out were key demands of the ‘hotel of the future’ as far as Australian corporate travelers were concerned. Smartphone in-room access and online booking for hotel facilities were considered far more important than fully personalised services, which was a higher priority for most Asian business travelers
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&lt;br /&gt;Australians less likely to work in hotel rooms during business trips – Where as 82% of Chinese and Singaporean corporate travelers will work in the hotel during their international business trips, only 72% of Australians said they worked at the hotel during trips. This is possibly because Australians are more likely to travel overseas for “conventions’ and “trade shows”, rather than the more direct sales missions undertaken by Chinese and Singaporeans.
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&lt;br /&gt;Australian corporate travelers plan less business travel in the next 6 months – not surprisingly Chinese business travelers are way out in front in terms of projected business travel, where as Australian corporate travelers anticipate marginally less travel in the second half of 2011 compared to the first six months
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&lt;br /&gt;The 21st century doesn’t seem to have changed the inequality between the sexes in terms of business travel – if there was one area of agreement across the eight countries surveyed it was that the boys club was alive and thriving in 2011. In each market, the majority of respondents were male, especially in India, where female business travellers were a significant minority. The discrepancy might be higher in Asia – eg 93% vs 7% male vs female in India – but Hong Kong and Thailand had the highest incidence of female business travelers, while there was a major imbalance in Australian corporate travelers: 71% males and just 29% females.
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&lt;br /&gt;“While some of the results could have been predicted, there were other areas that showed marked differences in business travel habits and preferences depending on the respondent’s country of origin,” said Evan Lewis, Vice President Communications for Accor Asia Pacific.
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&lt;br /&gt;“It would seem that most companies in most countries – apart from China – are cautious about business travel in the second half of the year, with no discernible rise in trips planned. Short-haul international trips such as intra-Asia or trans-Tasman were nominated as the most likely journeys.
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&lt;br /&gt;“The survey found that business travelers in Asia Pacific were increasingly ‘environmentally aware’ but travelers from Asia were far more likely to put their money where their convictions were when it came to supporting environmentally-friendly hotels. This is possibly because in Asia environmental awareness is a newer phenomenon than in Australia, where the current carbon tax debate may have led to greater environmental apathy towards paying more for supporting green hotels. Having said that our Mercure hotels’ carbon-neutral conferencing has proved extremely popular, and the difference in the survey findings between Australia and Asia may be because travelers expect hotels to be environmentally conscious and don’t think they need to pay for that.  Female travelers across the region were more environmentally driven than their male counterparts.
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&lt;br /&gt;“The question of internet access remains a contentious one. Many hotels across the region now offer limited free internet access, which does satisfy the needs of a large number of travelers, but for corporate travellers who need to work in their rooms, prepare reports or presentations or download large attachments, the issue is more of speed and capacity. They are prepared to pay if the capacity is high and speed fast. The importance of the net is also being reflected in Australia with many companies now negotiating ‘bed and broadband’ deals in preference to ‘bed and breakfast’, though it would appear from our research that Asian business travelers believe they work harder while on the road than Australians.
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&lt;br /&gt;“With over 10,000 respondents to the survey it was a surprise to find that business travel was still so comprehensively dominated by male road-warriors. Whether that has been exacerbated by the GFC is hard to know, but the discrepancy does not appear to have narrowed all that significantly in recent years, despite all the efforts made.”&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-3393921782428615535?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/EME4trM4cH4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/EME4trM4cH4/australian-business-travellers-not-so.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cQHRwV01guw/TkMtUcyKP4I/AAAAAAAAEQ0/ALOAfYe3cMI/s72-c/not-keen-Going-Green-if-it-costs.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/08/australian-business-travellers-not-so.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-4066517401136825365</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-07T17:48:07.034-07:00</atom:updated><title>Sydney Fireworks Darling Harbour</title><description>&lt;div style="padding: 0; 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padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6007/6020218902_0f1d277658_s.jpg" alt="darling-harbour-fireworks-sydney (22)" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/metrohotels/6019668105/in/set-72157627380923074/" title="darling-harbour-fireworks-sydney (25)" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6121/6019668105_c2c792fa83_s.jpg" alt="darling-harbour-fireworks-sydney (25)" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/metrohotels/sets/72157627380923074/"&gt;Sydney Fireworks Darling Harbour&lt;/a&gt;, a set on Flickr.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sydney Tourism News and Information: Fireworks at Darling Harbour Sydney on Saturday the 6th August 2011&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-4066517401136825365?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/cWsBCb9ciZU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/cWsBCb9ciZU/sydney-fireworks-darling-harbour.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6011/6019665201_4e8d566bc4_t.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/08/sydney-fireworks-darling-harbour.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-6252729828324164063</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 05:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-04T22:23:17.154-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">housekeeping staff</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">accommodation metro hotels</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hospitality housekeeping</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hardworking house keeping</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hotel accommodation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">australia accommodation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">metro hotel staff</category><title>Housekeeping – Could You Do It?</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Cr-FiRuSKn0/Tjt-OTrzWoI/AAAAAAAAEPY/4ARUcztkucM/s1600/Housekeeping-could-you-do-it.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Cr-FiRuSKn0/Tjt-OTrzWoI/AAAAAAAAEPY/4ARUcztkucM/s320/Housekeeping-could-you-do-it.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637238142851570306" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's no surprise to me that another survey has just recently come out that confirms that a guest’s number one priority in a hotel is cleanliness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sure, free Internet and complimentary coffee is nice, and everyone appreciates a great bed with lush linens but none of it matters if your room is not clean; if you look over at your beautiful bed and it does not immediately say "clean" to you, and I admit, I like it when my room smells fresh and clean as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And who is responsible for delivering on this imperative unspoken promise of cleanliness? A dedicated group, made up mostly of women, who are responsible for cleaning an industry average of 15 rooms a day, each expected to exemplify, without exception, your company's commitment to cleanliness. And yet, I find all too frequently that the housekeeping staff are largely taken for granted. Maybe it's because they are largely not seen in the operation, in the same way that front office, bell and concièrge staff are.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've always had a soft spot for the housekeeping staff, especially the room attendants.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe it's because I worked during a strike many, many years ago when I was first starting out in the industry and when the housekeeping staff first walked off the job; we were expecting a full house and as a result, the managers on duty had hundreds of rooms to clean. I remember distinctly because I myself cleaned about 40 rooms during the next 16 hours after the strike broke out and I have never worked so hard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don't know if that's what it was, I never thought about it specifically, I just know that one of the habits that I seem to have adopted early in my career that has stayed with me to this day is regularly walking the floors, from top to bottom, stopping at every room where the room attendant is working to chat for a few moments, see how their day is going, if there was anything that they needed, and so on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Periodically, I would walk the floors with the director of human resources, on particularly hot days, and the director of human resources and I would hand out ice cream bars or bottles of cold water. The team was always so appreciative whenever we would do this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But really, think about it, could you clean 15 rooms a day, in an eight hour shift, every day and clean them impeccably and to the standards that are required? Not me. I have cleaned rooms on several other occasions since that strike in the early days of my career and I am always struck with the same thought - how do they do it, every day, consistently and impeccably, and with a smile on their face and a warm and welcoming demeanour?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Everyone works hard in an accommodation business, there is no denying it, but if for whatever reason you don't find yourself in the heart of the house with any frequency, recognising your unsung heroes, make a point of doing so today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After all, these are the people consistently delivering on your brand promise, even when no one is looking, and a little encouragement goes a long way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By Dale Dyck&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-6252729828324164063?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/jZgY9G8-cRY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/jZgY9G8-cRY/housekeeping-could-you-do-it.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Cr-FiRuSKn0/Tjt-OTrzWoI/AAAAAAAAEPY/4ARUcztkucM/s72-c/Housekeeping-could-you-do-it.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/08/housekeeping-could-you-do-it.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-4673103109176095244</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-04T16:45:44.325-07:00</atom:updated><title>Great Value Whale Tour Package at Metro Inn Albany - Metro Hotels</title><description>Discover Albany with a relaxing holiday break at Metro Inn Albany, an ideal accommodation choice for value-conscious families and couples visiting Albany. Metro Inn Albany is offering a great value Whale Tour Package* for $330 which includes:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 night's accommodation for two people in a double room&lt;br /&gt;continental breakfast daily&lt;br /&gt;whale tour for 2 adults&lt;br /&gt;complimentary glass of wine or beer when dining in Metro Inn Albany's restaurant&lt;br /&gt;Valid August 1st - September 30, 2011 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.metrohotels.com.au/press-releases/120"&gt;Great Value Whale Tour Package at Metro Inn Albany - Metro Hotels&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-4673103109176095244?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/mFh_3VYTXa0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/mFh_3VYTXa0/great-value-whale-tour-package-at-metro.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/08/great-value-whale-tour-package-at-metro.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-2154158567907601601</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-02T16:42:19.535-07:00</atom:updated><title>Free Internet Package at Metro Hotel on Pitt @ Metro Hotel on Pitt - Metro Hotels</title><description>Book a Superior Deluxe Queen or Twin Room at Metro Hotel on Pitt to receive 24 hours of FREE broadband internet. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.metrohotels.com.au/special/138#.TjiLPbQr60g.blogger"&gt;Free Internet Package at Metro Hotel on Pitt @ Metro Hotel on Pitt - Metro Hotels&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-2154158567907601601?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/IDw35JSAm78" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/IDw35JSAm78/free-internet-package-at-metro-hotel-on.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/08/free-internet-package-at-metro-hotel-on.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-5208308331941210588</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-31T19:35:38.903-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">accommodation metro hotels</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">accommodation australia</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">metro hotels facebook</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">metro hotels on facebook</category><title>Like Metro Hotels on Facebook</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YwbM9fVOWZg/TjYQlPqwZMI/AAAAAAAAEKA/KtoL6aSmJSc/s1600/facebook-landing-page-metro-hotels.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YwbM9fVOWZg/TjYQlPqwZMI/AAAAAAAAEKA/KtoL6aSmJSc/s320/facebook-landing-page-metro-hotels.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635710215747822786" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Become a Metro Hotels Liker.. Like Metro Hotels on Facebook for all the latest news and information, also specials and accommodation packages&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-5208308331941210588?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/xPJbv4sy1V4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/xPJbv4sy1V4/like-metro-hotels-on-facebook.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YwbM9fVOWZg/TjYQlPqwZMI/AAAAAAAAEKA/KtoL6aSmJSc/s72-c/facebook-landing-page-metro-hotels.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/07/like-metro-hotels-on-facebook.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-4537770302290118631</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-28T19:55:49.782-07:00</atom:updated><title>What's On Ryde: Multiple Night Stay Packages at Metro Inn Ryde @ Metro Inn Ryde - Metro Hotels</title><description>Metro Inn Ryde is offering the following Multiple Night Stay Packages: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Minimum 2 night Stay Discount: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$5 off per night    &lt;br /&gt;Available on Queen, Twin &amp; Family Rooms &lt;br /&gt;Stay for a minimum of 2 nights to receive $5 off the Best Available Rate per night! &lt;br /&gt;Minimum 4 night Stay Discount: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$10 off per night    &lt;br /&gt;Available on Queen, Twin &amp; Family Rooms &lt;br /&gt;Stay for a minimum of 4 nights @ receive $10 off the Best Available Rate per night! &lt;br /&gt;Minimum 6 night Stay Discount: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$15 off per night    &lt;br /&gt;Available on Queen &amp; Twin Rooms &lt;br /&gt;Stay for a minimum of 6 nights @ receive $15 off the Best Available Rate per night!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://whatsonryde.blogspot.com/2011/07/multiple-night-stay-packages-at-metro.html#.TjIhH3iryrM.blogger"&gt;What&amp;#39;s On Ryde: Multiple Night Stay Packages at Metro Inn Ryde @ Metro Inn Ryde - Metro Hotels&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-4537770302290118631?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/Wdwr6czmuZQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/Wdwr6czmuZQ/whats-on-ryde-multiple-night-stay.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/07/whats-on-ryde-multiple-night-stay.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-4188579644116340452</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-27T17:10:17.826-07:00</atom:updated><title>Metro Hotel on Pitt, Sydney: Chill Out in Sydney with Metro Hotel on Pitt</title><description>Warm up this winter at the Metro Hotel on Pitt&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://metrohotelonpitt.blogspot.com/2011/07/chill-out-in-sydney-with-metro-hotel-on.html#.TjCorAsNf90.blogger"&gt;Metro Hotel on Pitt, Sydney: Chill Out in Sydney with Metro Hotel on Pitt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-4188579644116340452?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/yRWmPMX70ls" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/yRWmPMX70ls/metro-hotel-on-pitt-sydney-chill-out-in.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/07/metro-hotel-on-pitt-sydney-chill-out-in.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-6359954307734066923</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-26T22:45:47.395-07:00</atom:updated><title>Aspire Hotel Sydney: Aspire Hotel Sydney - 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the Smart Bar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://metrohotelonpitt.blogspot.com/2011/07/smart-idea-for-hungry-hotel-guests.html#.Tii5jz-eCMY.blogger"&gt;Metro Hotel on Pitt, Sydney: A Smart Idea for Hungry Hotel Guests&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-1108613621523938474?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/R-5DRHmR_jA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/R-5DRHmR_jA/metro-hotel-on-pitt-sydney-smart-idea.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/07/metro-hotel-on-pitt-sydney-smart-idea.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-8339876878766190255</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-20T19:26:37.280-07:00</atom:updated><title>New Managers appointed to Dugong Beach Resort - 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Dennis was also senior General Manager for Peppers Hotel Group in Australia and was involved in the restructuring of the Group.  Throughout his career, Dennis was chairman of the Queenstown Promotion Board New Zealand. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.metrohotels.com.au/press-releases/119#.TieOSI6yM70.blogger"&gt;New Managers appointed to Dugong Beach Resort - Metro Hotels&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-8339876878766190255?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/pZOmC6dnJ2A" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/pZOmC6dnJ2A/new-managers-appointed-to-dugong-beach.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-managers-appointed-to-dugong-beach.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-1543313232434827494</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 01:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-20T18:11:47.440-07:00</atom:updated><title>Metro Hotel on Pitt, Sydney: The Front Desk Staff at Metro Hotel on Pitt</title><description>The staff at Metro Hotel on Pitt look forward to welcoming you the next time you stay in Sydney.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pictured are Daniel Pearce - Senior Duty Manager, Lorena Vazquez - Duty Manager and Manish Rajbhandari - Duty Manager&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://metrohotelonpitt.blogspot.com/2011/07/front-desk-staff-at-metro-hotel-on-pitt.html#.Tid8upMwats.blogger"&gt;Metro Hotel on Pitt, Sydney: The Front Desk Staff at Metro Hotel on Pitt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-1543313232434827494?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/gEXE5DABcf4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/gEXE5DABcf4/metro-hotel-on-pitt-sydney-front-desk_20.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/07/metro-hotel-on-pitt-sydney-front-desk_20.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-8378935087218690</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 01:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-20T18:11:13.029-07:00</atom:updated><title>Metro Hotel on Pitt, Sydney: The Front Desk Staff at Metro Hotel on Pitt</title><description>The staff at Metro Hotel on Pitt look forward to welcoming you the next time you stay in Sydney.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pictured are Daniel Pearce - Senior Duty Manager, Lorena Vazquez - Duty Manager and Manish Rajbhandari - Duty Manager&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://metrohotelonpitt.blogspot.com/2011/07/front-desk-staff-at-metro-hotel-on-pitt.html#.Tid8iLDKvYA.blogger"&gt;Metro Hotel on Pitt, Sydney: The Front Desk Staff at Metro Hotel on Pitt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4334879904367673662-8378935087218690?l=metrohotels.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroHotels/~4/0VOIAiJmI24" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroHotels/~3/0VOIAiJmI24/metro-hotel-on-pitt-sydney-front-desk.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Specialising in Accommodation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://metrohotels.blogspot.com/2011/07/metro-hotel-on-pitt-sydney-front-desk.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334879904367673662.post-3627439626697159158</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 04:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-14T21:48:18.260-07:00</atom:updated><title>Metro Hotel Ipswich International – the Perfect Venue for Corporate Social Functions - Metro Hotels</title><description>The end of the calendar year is a great time for businesses to celebrate their successes with clients and staff, and Metro Hotel Ipswich International is making it easy with several exciting social event packages. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Knowing that businesses want access to events that are well organised; 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