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Crown Resorts chairman Robert Rankin has called on the state government to do more to activate the city and Swan Valley so that international tourists can spend a full three or four days in and around Perth.

Crown Resorts has reported a slump in normalised first-half profit, with Perth and Melbourne maintaining their contribution but weak market conditions in Macau affecting its joint-venture casino resorts there.

Another major player has jumped into Perth's hotels boom, as competition to deliver new lodgings goes into overdrive.

Billionaire casino mogul James Packer has resigned as a director of Crown Resorts, fuelling speculation that he wants to completely take over Crown.

Billionaire James Packer's private investment firm, Consolidated Press Holdings, has downplayed speculation that he is seeking to privatise casinos operator Crown Resorts.

Crown Perth has appointed Fiona Pascoe as the new director of sales for Crown Perth Hotels. Ms Pascoe has decades of global experience in the hotels and hospitality fields.

The premier may be lining up for a second dig at local government reform.

A hotel and a laboratory in Perth have been recognised as two of the best places to work in Australia, while two Western Australian workers have also been honoured for excelling during their training.

Print Hall has been named the state's best hospitality venue for the third year running, at last night's Australian Hotels Association annual awards for Western Australia.

Mirvac Group's long-awaited next stage of apartments on the Burswood Peninsula could be facing further delays, with the developer seeking to extend the date by which it must commence the already approved project until January 2019.

Perth's tallest hotel, Crown Towers, is on track to be completed by December next year, with Crown Resorts chief executive Barry Felstead staking the claim it will be the best resort in Australia w

Lisa Scaffidi has set out her plans for Perth at a Business News event as she campaigned for a third term as lord mayor, in a race against one of her own councillors, Reece Harley.

Five Western Australian venues have been recognised at the 2015 Australian Hotels Association National Awards for Excellence, held on the Gold Coast last night.

Crown Perth and Scope Training are among this year's winners in the 21st annual WA Training Awards.

Western Australia's top 10 largest private sector employers employ more than 103,200 people between them, about 2,000 fewer than last year, according to BNiQ research.

SPECIAL REPORT: World-class entertainment infrastructure is proving to be one of the keys to Perth's growing maturity as a globally significant city.

Crown Perth has stamped its claim as the state's best hotel, taking home a swag of prizes at the Australian Hotels Association's accommodation industry awards last night.

The Fiona Stanley Hospital has won the top prize at this year's WA Architecture Awards, with Hassell, Hames Sharley and Silver Thomas Hanley commended for their design efforts.

Donations totalling more than $200,000 have been made in the past two days ahead of tonight's CEO Sleepout fundraiser, but organiser St Vincent de Paul Society of WA is still hoping a final surge in contributions will exceed the $1 million mark.

Many of Perth's top executives are short of their fundraising targets just three days before the year's major homelessness fundraiser, the CEO Sleepout.

CBD hotel owners are mobilising plans to ensure their properties remain competitive with the flood of new builds coming to market, with nearly $50 million in redevelopment applications across three

Developer Golden Group and the Town of Victoria Park are making significant progress at Belmont Park, taking steps towards marketing the first apartments at the racecourse by late this year or early next year.

CHIEF executives across Western Australia are gearing up for the sixth year of St Vincent de Paul Society's CEO Sleepout, due to be held on June 18.

When your next inflight meal arrives fresh and on time, you've got Salim Hazife and his team to thank.

An interstate developer has launched its first apartment project in Perth, near the banks of the Swan River, joining a long list of multi-residential projects in the City of Belmont.

Karl Simich and Mark Bennett are justifiably annoyed at having the companies they run added to an investment blacklist; but behind their frustration there is an enormously serious issue for every member of a superannuation fund – and that, in theory, is every working and recently retired Australian.

The Packer family has launched a $200 million National Philanthropic Fund targeting arts and indigenous education, to the applause of the Chamber of Arts and Culture WA.

Perth's hotel development boom is continuing to gather steam, with plans submitted for a $30 million, 15-storey hotel to be built at 100 James Street in Northbridge.

WA Labor's road to reform got off to a good start at last week's annual conference, but the momentum must be maintained.

A consortium led by international investment groups Brookfield Financial and John Laing has been named as preferred proponent to build Perth's new sporting stadium at an estimated cost of about $900 million.

SPECIAL REPORT: The state's major builders appear unfazed to be operating in what's considered among Western Australia's most competitive and closely monitored business sectors.

Brookfield Multiplex has kicked off works at the six-star, $568 million Crown Towers hotel in Burswood.

Tourists and business travellers will soon be spoilt for choice when it comes to luxury hotels in Perth, with a rush of new developments providing new options at five stars and above.

The number of hotel rooms in Perth is set to grow by at least 1,400 over the next three years after three major developments were confirmed this week.

BGC has unveiled details of its second major hotel project in Perth, which will add a further 224 rooms to the city's growing hotel development pipeline.

Burswood residents who objected to Crown Resorts' planned new hotel have failed in their attempt to overturn the state government's special approval process.

Ritz-Carlton has confirmed it will open a luxury hotel at Elizabeth Quay, marking a return to Australia for the high-end operator.

Transport infrastructure, hotel and conference capacity, and red tape in the approvals process for new tours have been identified as the biggest barriers to attracting an additional 9 million visit

International resorts giant Westin will gain a foothold in Perth's hotel market, with BGC Development unveiling a $500 million development plan for the old Perth Fire Station site on Hay Street.

Casino operator Crown has named Brookfield Multiplex as its preferred builder for the six-star, $568 million Crown Towers luxury hotel at Burswood.