Following dire warnings of reef die-off after massive coral bleaching in 2016 and 2017, Tourism and Events Queensland has issued a “positive update” on the status of Australia’s G…
Tourism New Zealand launches new agent training videos in UK
A new series of training videos for UK travel consultants has been introduced by Tourism New Zealand.There are five videos in total with each video addressing a key selling theme and answering many…
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Shows Signs of Recovery After Die-Off
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DoubleTree by Hilton declaring war on waste
Hundreds of kilograms of fresh, edible food are now being directed to the less fortunate.Two partnerships have been entered into by the DoubleTree by Hilton on Flinders Street, Melbourne to put rec…
NSW Government pledges to triple tourism spending
The NSW Government is aiming to triple visitor spending by 2030.Tripling overnight spending to $55 billion annually has been identified as a key objective for the NSW state government as part of a …
Investors flocking to Australian hotels en masse
Hotel investors are flocking to Australia, according to new research.Strong economic performance, property values and the overall tourism industry has positioned Australia among the world’s m…
eXplore Central North Island, New Zealand, takes on SLR in UK
eXplore Central North Island, the collaboration of the eight regional tourism organisations in New Zealand’s central North Island, has appointed SLC Representation as its first representation…
Most reputable cities in the world revealed: New Zealand misses out
Tokyo has been named as the world’s most reputable city in a survey that ranks places on safety, beauty and leadership.The Japanese capital beat Sydney into second place and Copenhagen into t…
World’s first catapult experience launches in New Zealand
AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand co-founder Henry van Asch revealed a new world-first adventure tourism experience – the Nevis Catapult – in the remote Nevis Valley near Queenstown, New Zea…
Australia makes online visitor visa application convenient for Indian travellers
In mid-2017, the Department of Home Affairs (HA), formerly the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, extended online lodgement of visitor visa applications to all Indian nationals. The o…