See Australia connects tourists with activity organisers Tourism Australia is encouraging operators down under to get connected with its global network of three million Facebook fans. Citing research that showed a quarter of Britons have booked a holiday after becoming jealous of friends’ holiday snaps on Facebook – with Australia ranking as the most enviable destination – Tourism Australia’s managing « Continue Reading »
There has been a rise in the level of international tourism in Australia’s Gold Coast. There has been a rise in the level of international tourism in Australia’s Gold Coast.According to figures from Tourism Research Australia, there has been a sharp rise in visitors during the first nine months of 2010. A total of 842,000 travellers from overseas visited the « Continue Reading »
A funding boost will help the Australian tourism industry keep an eye on quality control. A new A$5.5 million (£3.3 million) investment by the Australian government into a new national tourism accreditation framework (NTAF) has been welcomed by the country’s Tourism Export Council (ATEC). The funds, which will be delivered over a four-year period, will boost quality control on the « Continue Reading »