Short-stay accommodation giant says a mishmash of regulations on Airbnb accommodation is acting as a "handbrake" on WA's economy, and contributing to the state being left behind a national tourism boom.
Category Archives: Travel and Tourism
‘Glimmer of hope’ remains in search for young backpackers missing off NSW beach
A 20-year-old Englishman and his 21-year-old French companion were travelling along the east coast of Australia before they were reported as missing.
Search for backpackers scaled back as police make contact with relatives
A 20-year-old Englishman and his 21-year-old French companion were travelling along the east coast of Australia before they were reported as missing.
‘Stabbed in the back’: China threatens ‘double-faced’ NZ with tourism ‘stick’ following Huawei ban
Chinese state media claims Chinese tourists are abandoning New Zealand because of its Huawei ban, but analysts say China is not giving up on the country just yet.
On one side of this island, taxpayers will foot a clean-up bill. Developers are invited on the other
In Australia's largest island national park, taxpayers will be forced to spend $1.3 million cleaning up a resort in ruins while the Queensland Government courts companies to build more eco-accommodation on the other side of the island.
Sydney is expensive, but what people spend their money on might surprise you
It's not the usual suspects of rising energy costs, tolls or petrol that are hitting the hip-pockets of New South Wales voters the hardest. Take a look at what expenses are chewing up the household income.
Detention island or tropical paradise? Christmas Island’s quiet campaign to make over its image
On one of Australia's most remote tropical islands, a quiet campaign has been playing out to change the way the rest of the world sees it. And it looks like it's working.
Territory tourism blow as youth travel company Contiki pulls out of Alice Springs
The international youth travel company pulls the pin on Alice Springs as several other tour operators also threaten to cut their stays in the Central Australian town.
Airbus to stop making struggling A380 superjumbo in 2021
European aviation giant Airbus says it will stop making its superjumbo A380 in 2021 for lack of customers, abandoning the world's biggest passenger jet.
‘Get this beast under control’: Call for Airbnb crackdown to target investors, holiday homes
WA's biggest tourism lobby group wants a ban on the use of residential properties for tourist accommodation unless someone is living there, as other states warn of the damage caused by short-stay accommodation.