A prominent 4WD hire company is accused of charging for speeding fines that do not exist and misleading tourists about insurance cover in a bid to demand thousands of dollars from its customers, an ABC investigation uncovers. But one customer decided to fight back.
Category Archives: Travel and Tourism
Coalition’s controversial backpacker tax could be killed by the courts
An international tax accounting company hopes to know by February if its legal challenge to the backpacker tax will see the controversial measure overturned.
Bali scooter crash victim dies days after returning to Australia
A 21-year-old Sunshine Coast surf coach with a "heart of gold" who was left in a critical condition with a severe brain injury after a scooter crash in Bali dies in Brisbane.
Alipay and ‘zero-dollar’ packages: How Chinese tourists are reshaping tourism around the world
The unstoppable rise of Chinese tourists around the world is reshaping the way we pay for things and how travel packages are marketed and executed, but the billion-dollar industry has some observers concerned.
Meet the Foys, likely inventors of the family car holiday to Uluru
A trail-blazing outback car trip in 1936 by one of Australia's richest families is considered the first non-Indigenous holiday to Uluru, but also a 'strange desert quest', unheard of at the time.
Overland Adelaide-Melbourne train service loses funding
The future of the Overland train between Adelaide and Melbourne is on shaky ground with the South Australian Government axing any future funding for the service.
The outback region seeking UNESCO nod for ‘geopark’ status
There are hopes that a remote region in WA's outback will be the first to become a global geopark recognised by UNESCO.
Luxury villas, hotel on Tasmanian east coast clears council hurdle
In a tense first meeting of the newly elected Glamorgan Spring Bay council, support is given to the controversial Cambria Green tourism development.
Sydney Airport chaos as wind sparks delays and passengers sleep at terminal
Passengers are left stranded at Australia's busiest airport as wild winds force the closure of two runways, sparking widespread flight delays and forcing a planeload of passengers to sleep in the terminal.
Could this be WA’s Great Ocean Road?
A scenic stretch of road in Western Australia's South West could become the state's first to attain heritage status, but there are questions over what that could mean for plans to improve its safety.