Permanent residents of an Emu Point caravan park will have eight months to find a new home after Albany council awarded RAC Tourism the lease, though councillors have assured them they won’t be left homeless.
Melissa Sheil
Perth’s Kings Park and Bold Park are worth $1.7 billion to the WA community over the next three decades, a new study has found.
Oliver Lane
Broome’s cruise industry is poised for major growth, with the upcoming launch of a new 24/7 deepwater port and Australia’s first dedicated airport cruise lounge.
Natasha Clark
Denmark’s Raintree Estate is looking to expand its partnership with tiny home accommodation brand Heyscape with a proposal to build a series of chalets on the agritourism farm open for public comment.
WA hoteliers are bracing for a fresh wave of competition from Airbnb, which is muscling in on its traditional turf and offering experiences and services to guests.
Two dedicated Albany professionals have been nominated as finalists for prestigious State awards recognising excellence in the tourism industry.
The Great Southerns annual food and wine festival Taste Great Southern returned on May 1 in a new four-day format.
Georgia Campion
Western Australia is now being targeted to potential travellers from a key tourism market which has struggled to rebound since the pandemic.
A shocking piece of anti-LGBTQIA+ graffiti defacing a sign welcoming tourists into the Great Southern has been slammed as “deeply disappointing” and “repulsive” by the Albany mayor and Pride representatives.
The headline event for the WWE’s massive takeover of Perth this October has been unveiled as Crown Jewel — one of the biggest premium shows on the sport entertainment calendar.
Mitchell Woodcock
Taste Great Southern returns to the region this week, and smaller regional towns are getting their chance to shine on the festival program with new Town Takeovers.
Jacki Elezovich
The Tourism Minister has refused to say how much the event has cost WA taxpayers, citing commercial sensitivity.
Dylan Caporn
Long-stay residents of a recently sold Emu Point caravan park have slammed offers of up to $25,000 by the park’s operators and new owners as “just not good enough” as they face imminent eviction.
Struggling casino group Star Entertainment Group is still bleeding customers as long-delayed financial accounts showed it lost $302 million in the December half-year.
Sean Smith
Travel experts fear Donald Trump’s trade war will see visitor numbers to and from the US plummet, as Australians heading overseas worry about how far their dollar will go.
Jake Dietsch
Newly elected member for Albany Scott Leary has been appointed to Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas’ shadow cabinet in his first term, tasked with dealing with the portfolios of commerce and tourism.
Two South West towns have been dubbed finalists in a prestigious tourism award.
Anjelica Smilovitis
Narrogin is among seven finalists in the Small Tourism Town category for the 7NEWS Top Tourism Awards, competing against the likes of Exmouth and York.
Wineries in the Great Southern region have topped the list for hidden wine regions in WA on Airbnb’s Hidden Vines list.
Parent company Kelsian says the business will be offered for sale as part of a portfolio of ferry, tour and resort businesses in Queensland, South Australia, NSW, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.
Recent research by Tourism WA found that four of the top five reasons international and interstate visitors choose WA as a travel destination are linked to its natural beauty.
Michael Volgger
How innovation and cleaner energy will revolutionise travel in the future.
Stephen Scourfield
Within the next decade passengers can expect more high-tech experiences on floating cities of up to 10,000.
Michael Ferrante
Albany’s Historic Whaling Station at Discovery Bay is competing as a tourism attraction category finalist at the national Qantas Australian Tourism Awards.
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