eTN Asia/Pacific, 18-1-2007Tourism Western Australia plans to increase its promotion in Singapore in the coming months to encourage tourists to visit Western Australia following the introduction of the second Singapore-based Tiger Airways flights into Australia via Perth.Offering up to 70,000 seats a year for its low cost Singapore-Perth flights, the Tiger Airways service starting […]
eTN Asia/Pacific, 12-1-2007The government in Australia has assured the local and state government bodies regarding capturing and coping with future emerging international tourism markets, offering its commitment to develop the relationship between the three tiers of government in order to adequately handle a predicted influx of tourists from China and India during the next […]
Islandsbusiness.com, 9-1-2007The big trends all have positive and negative potentials and the changes will be seen as good or bad depending on one’s point of view. Overall, however, the winnings look to be on the side of foreign interests and the losses to be heaviest among indigenous Pacific Islanders. We assume there are no […]
eTN Asia/Pacific, 2-1-2007A tourism research has revealed that many Asian tourists were unhappy with their experiences on guided tours to Australia, according to the Herald Sun.While the vast majority of foreign tourists enjoy their stay, the survey revealed some 280,000 a year left with “unhappy” memories of their Australian holiday.Tourists on guided tours complained […]
Ferret.com.au, 12 december 2006Australia’s first private utility is ready to roll out a wastewater treatment plant, powered by its own waste. A water reclamation plant invented by new Queensland utilities provider EcoNova has been hailed as a world leader. It turns out water to a previously unreachable standard: six star Class A++, and is […]
eTN, 7-12-2006International visitors to Australia are staying longer and spending more, which was positive news for the tourism industry, the Australian Tourism Export Council said today.ATEC Managing Director Matthew Hingerty, was commenting on today’s release of Tourism ResearchAustralia’s latest International Visitor Survey figures, which revealed a 12 percent increase in visitor nights and expenditure […]
eTN, 28-11-2006Federal Group was presented with four Tasmanian Tourism Awards on Friday night, recognising excellence within the State’s tourism industry.Gordon River Cruises won the Significant Tour and Transport Operator award for the second consecutive year, and will now aim for its second Australian tourism award in two years.Gordon River Cruises provides the pre-eminent wilderness […]
(TNA), Nov 25 2006Jet Star announced additional flights between Australia and Thailand. The carrier’s Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce announced that Jet Star starts flying the routes between Melbourne and Bangkok; and Sydney and Phuket three times a week during the peak travelling season. The service will be increased to five times […]
The Australian, 21-11-2006 BRITISH and European tourists to Australia will be encouraged to get a taste of Aboriginal culture after a report revealed fewer than one in five visitors arrive in the country seeking an “indigenous experience”. Aden Ridgeway, the former senator who now heads the Indigenous Tourism Australia agency, will lead an Aboriginal […]
The Gold Coast Bulletin, 18 Nov 2006 INDY and the school holidays have combined to push the Gold Coast Airport to record heights.The airport has broken its monthly record for domestic passengers, while recording its second-highest figure for all passengers.There were 324,730 domestic passengers through the airport in October, 2306 more than the previous […]
