https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/tags/tag/great barrier reef/ Great Barrier Reef News en Breaking Travel News Copyright 2026 2026-07-02T07:13:29+00:00 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/sailaway-launches-worlds-first-all-electric-tender-glass-bottom-boat-on-gre/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/sailaway-launches-worlds-first-all-electric-tender-glass-bottom-boat-on-gre/ 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. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 07:42:31 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/the-great-barrier-reef-eludes-unesco-ranking/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/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. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:54:38 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/holland-america-lines-2024-grand-australia-and-new-zealand-voyage-returns/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/holland-america-lines-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. Wed, 14 Sep 2022 05:39:42 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/google-street-view-goes-diving-on-the-great-barrier-reef/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/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. Sun, 30 Sep 2012 05:30:33 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/Chinese-registered-Shen-Neng-1-runs-aground-off-Great-Barrier-Reef-/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/Chinese-registered-Shen-Neng-1-runs-aground-off-Great-Barrier-Reef-/ 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. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:16:12 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/tourists-evacuated-from-great-barrier-reef/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/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. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:41:45 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20061102093838394/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20061102093838394/ Tomorrow’s tourists may have to take Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and Croatia’s Dalmatian Coastline off their destination wish list. Thu, 02 Nov 2006 09:38:29 +0000