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Venue Host
Role summary
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The Venue Host welcomes guests, manages arrivals and seating, explains venue services, handles bookings, coordinates with food and beverage teams, and helps create a smooth, memorable experience. The role requires excellent communication, grooming, customer-service and organisational skills, along with the ability to remain calm during busy periods. Candidates should be flexible with shifts, including evenings, weekends and public holidays, and ideally have hospitality or guest-service experience. Knowledge of reservation systems, local attractions and responsible service requirements is beneficial. Accor expects a warm, professional and inclusive approach, strong attention to detail, teamwork, and a genuine interest in exceeding guest expectations.
Can I work in Australia?
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How it works
How it works: Only Core Skills list jobs (chef, cook, hotel manager) can be sponsored, at AUD 79,423 a year or more; waiters and room attendants are not on the list.
Watch for: The Far North Queensland (Cairns) regional agreement lists waiter, bar and housekeeping supervisors and night auditors, with a pay floor 10% lower.
Official source: Federal Register of Legislation: Core Skills Occupation List for the Skills in Demand visa (Migration (Specification of Occupations, Subclass 482 Visa) Instrument 2024, LIN 24/089, compilation of 7 November 2025). Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Australia
Usual for Australia, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Island resorts rent staff a room in a staff village at low cost; city hotels vary |
|---|---|
| Meals | Island resorts: staff dining at low set prices or 20% off; city hotels vary |
| Flights | Varies by employer |
| Service charge | None; tipping is not expected; casuals get 25% extra and weekends earn penalty rates (by law) |
| Contract | Permanent, part-time or casual; probation of up to 6 months is common; sponsored visa up to 4 years |
| Leave | Full-time and part-time: 4 weeks' leave, 10 paid sick days, paid public holidays (by law); casuals none |
| Income tax | Residents: 0% to AUD 18,200, 15% to 45,000, 30% to 135,000, 37% to 190,000, then 45%; plus 2% Medicare levy |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Accor
Accor is a global hospitality group operating hotels, resorts and lifestyle properties across many countries and market segments. Its portfolio includes well-known brands such as Sofitel, Pullman, Novotel, Mercure, ibis, Fairmont and Raffles. Accor focuses on creating welcoming guest experiences while providing career development, training and opportunities for employees across hotel operations, food and beverage, events and corporate functions. In Australia, the group operates properties in major cities, regional destinations and resort locations. The company promotes diversity, inclusion, sustainability and responsible tourism through its hospitality and loyalty programs. A Venue Host working for Accor would typically join a guest-focused team where presentation, service consistency, collaboration and knowledge of the property are important parts of daily work.