Tourism

Woman working late at night. | Newsreel

Businesses fear new IR laws risk productivity

New industrial laws, which come into effect today, risk economic productivity, according to the Business Council of Australia. Business Council Chief Executive Bran
Read more 26 August 2024
Sarah Baldwin named Restaurant Personality of the Year - Newsreel

Baldwin named top restaurant personality

Brisbane chef Sarah Baldwin has been named Australia’s Restaurant Personality of the Year. Ms Baldwin, who owns and operates the 10-seat Joy restaurant in Fortitude
Read more 20 August 2024
Female traveller at airport. | Newsreel

Aussies heading overseas in pre-COVID numbers

Australia’s international travellers have officially returned to their pre-COVID habits. The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show the
Read more 18 August 2024
Whitsundays in north Queensland. | Newsreel

Whitsundays stars in regional tourism stakes

The Whitsundays remains one of Australia’s biggest regional tourism hotspots, based on the latest data. Tourism Research Australia today released an update on regional
Read more 8 August 2024
Sheraton Resort Hervey Bay artists impression. | Newsreel

Green light for $450m Hervey Bay Sheraton

The largest proposed new hotel between Brisbane and Cairns has been given the green light after developers reduced the height of the complex by three stories. Fraser
Read more 24 July 2024
Virgin Australia airplane. | Newsreel

Virgin to end daily Cairns-Tokyo service

Virgin Australia will to stop operating daily flights between Cairns and Tokyo from February next year. The airline said the decision was made because of the slow
Read more 22 July 2024
Qantas employee at Perth airport. | Newsreel

Fly direct to Paris in just over 17 hours

Australians will be able to fly to Paris directly, in a little over 17 hours, with Qantas offering services to the European capital for the first time in 20 years. The
Read more 16 July 2024
Australian working holiday visas on the rise - Newsreel

Working holiday visas on the rise again

Young people on working holiday visas are returning to Australia en masse after numbers dwindled dramatically during the pandemic. An OECD report on regional migration
Read more 1 July 2024
Artist's impression of new water park for Aussie World. Newsreel

$60m water park for Aussie World

A $60 million water park is part of expansion plans for Aussie World on the Sunshine Coast, north of Brisbane. A development application with Sunshine Coast Council
Read more 1 July 2024
Queens Wharf Brisbane | Newsreel

August opening date for Queen’s Wharf

The first phase of the Queen’s Wharf entertainment precinct, on the banks of the Brisbane River, will open in August. Star Entertainment Group announced on the
Read more 30 June 2024