Peter Gash, owner and manager of the Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, snorkels during an inspection of the reef’s condition in an area called the ‘Coral Gardens’ located at Lady Ell…
Exclusive video: United Airlines positive on 2016 Australasian routes
Exclusive by James WilkinsonUnited’s Managing Director of Japan and Pacific Sales, Alison Espley, is expecting a solid year for the airline’s routes to Australia in 2016.Speaking exclus…
Tourism win: Air New Zealand’s profit skyrockets 132 per cent
Chris LuxonAir New Zealand has produced some massive numbers for the first six months of the 2016 financial year, reporting earnings before taxation of $457, an increase of 132 percent on the prior…
Construction starts on New Zealand’s $700 million convention centre
New Zealand’s Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism John Key, and Minister for Economic Development, Steven Joyce, have turned the first sod on construction of the New Zealand International …
ICC Sydney confirms 35 exhibitions for 2017
Opening in December this year, ICC Sydney has confirmed 35 exhibition events to launch its 2017 business events season.ICC Sydney CEO Geoff Donaghy said that in addition to the 35 confirmed events,…
Qantas Holds Tech Talk in the Skies During Australian Start-Up Flight
Qantas ‘Ideas That Travel’ flight to San Francisco will promote Australian startups and host the world’s first TEDx Tech Talk in the sky. Qantas Qantas coordinated the world&rsquo…
New Tahiti Tourism Campaign Ditches Scenery for Spiritual Harmony
The visuals in the new ‘Discover Mana’ campaign emphasize people and place as much as Tahiti’s iconic overwater bungalows. Tahiti Tourisme The only word that really does justice t…
Tourism Isn’t Yet the Perfect Replacement for Shrinking Dairy Business
New Zealand farmer Ian Diprose used to count on the dairy industry for most of his income. Today, he relies on tourism.As plunging milk prices push dairy farms into the red and hurt rural businesse…
Hawaii Tourism Authority Faces Local Challenges After Staff Departures
Tourists on Lanikai Beach in Kailua, Hawaii. Audrey McAvoy / Associated Press The Hawaii Tourism Authority is looking for a new director of cultural affairs after dismissing a woman approaching her…
Hawaii Says It Set New Tourism and Spending Records in 2015
Image f on GoHawaii’s Facebook page announcing the seasonal arrival of humpback whales. Hawaiian Tourism Hawaii’s tourism agency says a record 8.6 million people traveled to the islands…