Australia Tourism News
Australia’s Nature Coast pushes for growth in UK market
Sunshine Coast Destination and Fraser Coast Opportunities continue to join forces and will expand their marketing push of Australia’s Nature Coast into the UK, a key international market for both regions. Just over 12 months old, the ANC initiative is designed to showcase the environmental assets of the neighbouring regions, in order to increase international appeal.
Ash cloud halts Australia flights
Hundreds of passengers are facing travel disruption after a volcanic eruption in Indonesia sent ash clouds over the region, forcing airlines to cancel flights to and from Northern Australia.
Australian visitor numbers up in 2013
Australia welcomed 6.3 million visitors in the 12 month period ending August 2013, an increase of 5.6 per cent relative to the previous year. Of the total, 611,300 visitors arrived from the UK representing a three per cent increase on the previous 12 months.
Australia declares emergency over bushfires
New South Wales has declared a state of emergency for the next 30 days as firefighters try to contain the worst bushfires the state has seen in four decades.
Travellers Autobarn Launches Brand New 2013 2-berth Campervan Rental Models
Travellers Autobarn is launching brand new 2013 2-berth campervan rental models - the newest of its kind in the Australian budget market.
Australia issues call for overseas migrants
The Australia government has announced it is looking to recruit more than 190,000 migrants in the next 12 months. Paul Arthur, director, London-based migration specialists the Emigration Group said: “Australia’s economy is booming and they need the skilled workers from the UK and Europe to emigrate, to fill thousands of job vacancies.”
Investment continues to drive growth in the Australian tourism industry
Investment in Australian tourism infrastructure demonstrates strong growth according to a new report from Tourism Research Australia (TRA). The TRA 2013 Tourism Investment Monitor, released today, confirms the Australian tourism investment pipeline is estimated at $44.1 billion in 2012, up 22 per cent on 2011.
Strength of dollar remains top priority for Australian tourism
The strength of the Australian dollar remains the top concern of Australia’s tourism operators, the latest edition of the TTF-MasterCard Tourism Industry Sentiment Survey has found. With the dollar averaging US103.9 cents during the quarter – making it more expensive for international visitors coming to Australia and cheaper for Australians to travel internationally - it’s no surprise the exchange rate remains the tourism industry’s number one concern.
Asian celebrities to showcase Australia to 30 million in Greater China
Tourism Australia has enlisted the support of popular Hong Kong actor and ‘cantopop’ singer Ekin Cheng to showcase Cairns and Sydney’s best tourism experiences in a new television travel series aimed at encouraging more visitors from Greater China.
Australia to be most talked about tourism destination
Tourism Australia has set the industry an ambitious goal of making Australia the world’s most talked about holiday destination in social media.
Red Tape an issue in Australian Tourism development
The Realities of Remaining Competitive: speakers at the PATA Hub City Forum Sydney on 12 February addressed the issue of congestion at Sydney airport and the need for a new secondary airport to ease constraints. It was pointed out by aviation expert Peter Harbison that this issue was first raised by the government in January 1969 and was considered ‘urgent’ back then. As he quite rightly pointed out, “If it was ‘urgent’ then, the situation 44 years on is now ‘critical’.”
Tourism Australia to boost high-end travel options with Luxperience
Tourism Australia has entered a wide-ranging agreement with Luxperience, the annual flagship travel trade event for luxury and experiential travel in the Australasia region. Within the agreement, Australia’s national tourism body will become a key supporter of Luxperience 2013 and will use it to promote unique travel experiences to a global market of buyers from the Americas, Asia, Middle East and Europe.