Australia wants to attract more affluent, long-haul travelers this year. A new campaign is set to be launched that will feature some of Austalia’s top attractions in the hope of attracting even more luxury tourists to the country. The £1 million promotional push is a collaboration between Tourism Australia and Qantas and will run in the UK from Monday (September « Continue Reading »
Australia’s Kakadu National Park has been mentioned in a publication presented to those attending the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Australia was promoted at the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. The Kakadu National Park was one of 14 case studies in the ‘Destination Wetlands: supporting sustainable tourism’ publication, « Continue Reading »
An Australian government initiative is helping to encourage the development of more eco-friendly tourist projects, which could appeal to those taking flights to Australia. An Australian government initiative is helping to encourage the development of more eco-friendly tourist projects, which could appeal to those taking flights to Australia.The Enterprise Challenge Fund under the Australian Agency for International Development has support « Continue Reading »
Tourism Australia has announced it plans to increase its overnight expenditure to help boost the country’s holiday industry. Tourism Australia has announced it plans to increase its overnight expenditure to help boost the country’s holiday industry.The announcement was made at the first Australian Tourism Directions Conference, which is being held in Canberra. Andrew McEvoy, Tourism Australia’s managing director, revealed the « Continue Reading »
Australia could consider developing an attraction similar to Dubai’s Atlantis Palm resort to help attract more overseas visitors, claims a conference speaker. Australia could consider developing an attraction similar to Dubai’s Atlantis Palm resort to help attract more overseas visitors, claims a conference speaker.Speaking ahead of the Australian Tourism Directions Conference, Professor Ian Harper explained that more investment needs to « Continue Reading »