Questions are being asked about what will be done to keep visitor numbers up once the option of ascending the ancient monolith is axed.
Category Archives: Travel and Tourism
Air Canada ‘concerned’ woman woke up alone on plane after crew disembarked
Air Canada is looking into how crew members could have disembarked from a plane without noticing a sleeping passenger left behind after a flight from Quebec to Toronto earlier this month.
Calls for babies travelling overseas to get measles vaccine
Doctors are warning Australian babies travelling overseas should be vaccinated against measles earlier than the Federal Government's immunisation scheme recommends amid international outbreaks and a rising number of cases in Australia.
When Harry met Brutus: A croc-cruise legend and his snappy ‘business partner’
Harry Bowman has been the face of the Top End's crocodile cruises for more than 30 years, but the time has come for him to say farewell to his toothless old mate — Brutus the giant saltwater croc.
Dark Mofo using art to lure tourists and help with bushfire recovery
Dark Mofo art experience Hrafn: Conversations with Odin sees tourists returning to the fire-ravaged Huon Valley south of Hobart to spend money and boost the local communities.
‘World-first’ inflatable surf reef to be installed in Western Australia
What is believed to be the world's first inflatable surf reef is set to be installed at a beach in Western Australia.
Is the Gold Coast less affordable and family friendly than 30 years ago?
Tourists love what the Gold Coast has to offer, but has its popularity made things harder for families who call the city home?
Could the Top End could be home to Australia’s next big thing?
Darwin City Council looks into the possibility of a new "landmark feature" that could become "an iconic tourist trap" and entice visitors into posting on social media.
Rare glimpse of mating whale sharks excites scientists
The liaison between two whale sharks is one of the few times mating has ever been seen.
A backpacking trip could be derailed by this travel insurance exclusion
Travel insurance companies that impose blanket exclusions for mental health illnesses are promising to change their ways after an investigations finds hundreds of Australians have been discriminated against.