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• Tourism plea as Queensland's rain creates 'brilliant' outback landscapes

  16-04-2025 23:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Outback Queensland tourism providers are desperate for visitors to return to the region, after record-breaking floods impacted some — but not all — communities.
  
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• Travel company collapses leaving holiday-makers out of pocket

  15-05-2025 07:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Holiday-makers have been left thousands of dollars out of pocket — and others stranded overseas — following the collapse of an Australian travel company.
  
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• Australia's travel advice for the US has toughened three times since April

  15-05-2025 06:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Between early April and early May, Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has changed the language of its travel warnings for the US three times in response to the Trump administration's tougher border stance.
  
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• Whale song stirs tourists' desire to help the environment, study finds

  15-05-2025 03:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Researchers believe experiences of awe — often triggered by hearing whales rather than just seeing them — can inspire intentions to recycle more, reduce waste and support ocean conservation efforts.
  
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• Whale song stirs tourists' desire to do more for the environment

  15-05-2025 03:11 via abc.net.au
  
  A study has found that experiences of awe — often triggered by hearing whales rather than just seeing them — can inspire intentions to recycle more, reduce waste and support ocean conservation efforts.
  
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• Floods transform Channel Country into pelican paradise

  13-05-2025 23:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Just add water to the Channel Country and watch it spring to life. It's a silver lining of recent devastating flooding in the outback.
  
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• Third multi-million-dollar tourism project planned for WA's South West

  12-05-2025 01:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of locals and several conservation groups push back on plans to build the luxury eco-friendly retreat along the Cape to Cape trail in the state's South West.
  
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• Fight looms over proposed $15m retreat along iconic WA coastal trail

  12-05-2025 01:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of locals and several conservation groups push back on plans to build the luxury eco-friendly retreat along the Cape to Cape trail in the state's South West.
  
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• Visitors say new fees to access WA blowholes not 'the Aussie way'

  11-05-2025 03:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Locals and tourists say they are disappointed by a plan to charge entry and camping fees at the Carnarvon blowholes in northern WA.
  
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• Brisbane secures international show for 75th anniversary celebration

  11-05-2025 03:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is coming exclusively to Brisbane in 2026, as part of the event's 75th anniversary celebrations, with the city's 2032 Olympic and Paralympic hosting bid forming part of the show's attraction to Queensland.
  
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• Safety concerns and lack of planes put Pacific airline in danger of collapse

  10-05-2025 21:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Yet another Pacific airline is facing the prospect of going under, with Tonga's national carrier Lulutai Airlines this week searching for partners to help keep it afloat.
  
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• Stranded couple's makeshift 'beach holiday' in Queensland's outback

  09-05-2025 02:49 via abc.net.au
  
  A couple who usually call the Sunshine Coast home spends more than a month in a tiny outback town after flooding. 
  
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• How this Pacific paradise is remaking itself after a deadly quake

  07-05-2025 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Port Vila is rebuilding after a magnitude-7.3 earthquake — and residents see an opportunity to increase the city's tourism appeal.
  
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• Illegal campers leave 'unbelievable mess' by WA highway

  06-05-2025 00:03 via abc.net.au
  
  After a popular rest stop on WA's South Coast Highway was left looking like a landfill, locals and drivers are urging travellers to do better.
  
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• Illegal campers dump toilet alongside rubbish at holiday hotspot

  06-05-2025 00:03 via abc.net.au
  
  After a popular rest stop on WA's South Coast Highway was left looking like a landfill, locals and drivers are urging travellers to do better.
  
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• Why some hotels in China don't accept foreign tourists

  04-05-2025 03:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Emily booked a hotel ahead of her holiday to China, but when she arrived, she was refused check-in. She is just one of many foreign tourists who have taken to social media and booking platforms to vent their frustrations. 
  
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• Costs and cancellations adding up for fed-up flyers in regional SA

  02-05-2025 08:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The cost of flights is taking its toll on travellers on the Eyre Peninsula where a local council paying a high price for its airport is begging for more federal support.
  
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• Rescuers fed up with tourists risking lives for selfies at coastal cliff

  30-04-2025 23:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Authorities say visitors are putting their lives in danger by going beyond the safety barriers to take photos at the Gap, a popular tourist site near Albany in WA. 
  
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• It's one year since Bonza went bust. Will it ever be replaced?

  29-04-2025 22:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Bonza promised to shake up the aviation industry by offering cheap flights to destinations ignored by the bigger airlines. But it did not take long for the cracks to appear.
  
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• Morwell residents watch on as mushroom trial creates unusual sideshow

  29-04-2025 21:48 via abc.net.au
  
  With the world's spotlight on tiny Morwell this week, some struggling businesses are hoping a small influx of media for the mushroom trial will bring a silver lining to an event that has otherwise cast a dark cloud over the town.
  
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• Qld government slammed for featuring e-bike on beach in new tourism ad

  29-04-2025 06:37 via abc.net.au
  
  The state government's new tourism campaign shows a man riding an e-bike on a popular Gold Coast beach. But a cycling body says it sends the wrong message, as bikes on the sand pose a risk to beachgoers.
  
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• Qld government criticised for featuring e-bike on beach in tourism ad

  29-04-2025 06:37 via abc.net.au
  
  The state government's new tourism campaign shows a man riding an e-bike on a popular Gold Coast beach. But a cycling body says it sends the wrong message, as bikes on the sand pose a risk to beachgoers.
  
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• Sauna proposal for Pemberton comes as region pivots for wellness dollar

  27-04-2025 08:12 via abc.net.au
  
  As tourism operators look to market Western Australia's South West as the ultimate "wellness tourism" destination, a developer is eyeing off the icy waters in Pemberton's historic pool for a Nordic-style floating sauna.
  
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• Queensland tourism campaign taps nostalgia with Madonna hit

  27-04-2025 06:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland tourism officials are harking back to the 1980s with a campaign based on a cover of Madonna's hit Holiday to tempt people back to the state.
   
  
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• This 96-year-old Tokyo chef has spent his entire life perfecting just one dish

  22-04-2025 06:59 via abc.net.au
  
  In Japan, it's called "shokunin", and it might be the reason why Tokyo is now the world's culinary capital.
  
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• For over 80 years, this Tokyo chef has been perfecting just one recipe

  22-04-2025 06:59 via abc.net.au
  
  In Japan, it's called "shokunin", and it might be the reason why Tokyo is now the world's culinary capital.
  
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• Wrestling star John Cena to headline 'epic' WWE event in Perth

  21-04-2025 05:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Wrestling star and actor John Cena will headline a WWE event in Perth in October that is expected to be a major tourism draw for the state.
  
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• WA government refuses to reveal cost of John Cena's headline WWE show

  21-04-2025 05:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Wrestling star and actor John Cena will headline a three-day WWE event in Perth in October that is being touted as a major tourism draw for Western Australia.
  
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• Cruise ships to return to SA's Copper Coast after seven-year hiatus

  21-04-2025 03:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A luxury cruise ship will stop in Wallaroo in 2027, carrying almost 500 passengers, renewing the town's hope of benefiting from the cruise industry.
  
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• Tourism operator lost $100,000 in bookings due to north Queensland rain event

  19-04-2025 23:11 via abc.net.au
  
  It's been a wet three months in the small communities of Hidden Valley and Paluma in north Queensland.
  
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