DINNER at Paris Hilton's favourite LA restaurant, limousines and five-star hotels are among the expenses taxpayers are picking up the tab for.

TWO hotels were targeted by hooded bandits brandishing a screwdriver and a knife in separate incidents across Sydney last night.

THE new boss of the hotels lobby is still  the NSW Liberal Party's chief fundraiser despite Premier Barry O'Farrell's claims to the contrary.

THE dire market for pubs is continuing with three Sydney hotels changing hands this week for a third of their value at the peak

POLICE believe two hotels robbed at gun point could be linked after the thieves shared similar descriptions.Do you know who they are?

THE AHA strengthened its political ties to the O'Farrell government by appointing the Liberal Party's chief fundraiser Paul Nicolaou to its helm.

WOOLWORTHS is set to further tighten its grip on gambling and alcohol with the impending purchase of seven Sydney hotels.

THE low-cost liquor war has sparked a feud between major supermarkets and the powerful Australian Hotels Association.

PREMIER Barry O'Farrell denies it was wrong to appoint a lobbyist from the Australian Hotels Association to the industry's watchdog and would welcome a corruption inquiry into the matter.

HOTELS and clubs will lose licences if they allow drunks, drug dealers or violent conduct on their premises, as the government cracks down.

han 1000 rooms in four Harbourside hotels are being renovated at a cost of almost $1bn, making Sydney's swishest suites plusher and pricier.

WITH room service, a pet sitter and even a turn-down service for their doggie beds, pampered poodles are getting full treatment in top hotels.

COLLETTE Dinnigan is putting her creative flair to a new use with the top fashion designer preparing to go into the boutique hotel business.

THEY came to Byron Bay to escape the drunken fights and seedy hotels in Surfers Paradise. By midnight they were brawling on the beach.

THEY came to Byron Bay to escape the drunken fights and seedy hotels in Surfers Paradise. By midnight they were brawling in the tourist haven.

SYDNEY'S luxury hotels are threatening to disaffiliate from the powerful Australian Hotels Association over gaming and liquor.

IT only takes three minutes to rob a pub. Just ask Craig Bower, the latest victim of the gangs terrorising hotels. Who are the robbers?

TREASURER Eric Roozendaal produced a Budget for the big end of town, with tax cuts for developers, big business and hotels.

THEY are the pubs with no cheer. Nine of 14 Newcastle hotels targeted in a trial of tough liquor licensing laws have gone into receivership and been sold.