Great Barrier Reef News
Sailaway Launches World’s First All-Electric Tender & Glass Bottom Boat on Great Barrier Reef
Advanced Eco Tourism and Climate Action tourism operator, Sailaway Port Douglas, this week launched the world’s first all-electric tender and glass bottom boat providing a “whisper quiet” sustainable experience for guests heading to the picturesque Low Isles on the Great Barrier Reef.
The Great Barrier Reef Eludes UNESCO Ranking
No UNESCO “in danger” listing for the Great Barrier Reef this time, but a scorching El Nino summer season is on the horizon.
Holland America Line’s 2024 Grand Australia and New Zealand Voyage Returns
Holland America Line is continuing to bolster its longer voyages departing from a North America homeport, and the 2024 Grand Australia and New Zealand Voyage is the newest addition. The 94-day journey that’s been more than 10 years in the making departs Jan. 3, 2024, aboard Volendam, sailing roundtrip from San Diego, California.
Google Street view goes diving on the Great Barrier Reef
In what could possibly be the biggest technological announcement since the moon landing, Google will reveal the launch of underwater Street View for Google Maps.
Battle to prevent Great Barrier Reef disaster
Maritime authorities in Australia are battling to prevent an ecological disaster at the Great Barrier Reef, following the grounding of Shen Neng 1. The Chinese registered vessel has run aground off Keppel Island in the UNESCO protected Marine Park, with hundreds of tonnes of oil now posing a serious threat to Australia’s biggest tourist attraction.
Tourists evacuated from Great Barrier Reef
A cyclone off the Australian coast has seen tourists evacuated from the Great Barrier Reef. Holiday resorts on Heron Island and Lady Elliott Island have been emptied ahead of the storm, which is expected to make landfall over the weekend.
Report: Destinations to disappear by 2020
Tomorrow’s tourists may have to take Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and Croatia’s Dalmatian Coastline off their destination wish list.