Govt to brief Cairns on tourism rescue plan (ABC)

September 7th, 2008

The far north Queensland tourism sector is expected to hear more details about a Government rescue plan for the industry today.

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Wilderness railway blocked by rockfall (ABC)

September 7th, 2008

A rockfall that’s partially blocked Tasmania’s West Coast Wilderness Railway may not be cleared until the end of next month.

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Queen Mary 2 to head to north Qld (ABC)

September 4th, 2008

In a boost for north Queensland tourism, the ocean liner Queen Mary 2 will stop in the Whitsundays in 2010.

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Athens hospital names wing after murdered Aust tourist (ABC)

September 2nd, 2008

A Red Cross hospital in Athens has decided to name one of its intensive care units after an Australian tourist who died there after a fatal beating on the island of Mykonos.

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Intruding on a weekend at the Hamptons (ABC)

August 24th, 2008

A holiday in the Hamptons conjures up images of elegant Gatsby-esque summer experiences, sipping cocktails and rubbing shoulders with the super rich at sprawling mansions.

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Intruding on a weekend at the Hamptons (ABC)

August 23rd, 2008

A holiday in the Hamptons conjures up images of elegant Gatsby-esque summer experiences, sipping cocktails and rubbing shoulders with the super rich at sprawling mansions.

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Kangaroo tourism the way of the future, experts say (ABC)

August 21st, 2008

A conservation group is predicting that kangaroo tourism in Australia could become as popular as big game tourism in Africa.

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Eco-tourism touted as chance to save whale sharks (ABC)

August 21st, 2008

A Darwin conference has been told that eco-tourism could be the best way to save dwindling whale shark populations off the north coast of Australia.

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Tourism council sees big benefits in health travel (ABC)

August 20th, 2008

A tourism leader says the Gold Coast would reap some of the biggest benefits if Australia developed a health travel industry.

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Tourism council sees big benefits in health travel (ABC)

August 20th, 2008

A tourism leader says the Gold Coast would reap some of the biggest benefits if Australia developed a health travel industry.

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Tourism council sees big benefits in health travel (ABC)

August 20th, 2008

A tourism leader says the Gold Coast would reap some of the biggest benefits if Australia developed a health travel industry.

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Tourism council sees big benefits in health travel (ABC)

August 20th, 2008

A tourism leader says the Gold Coast would reap some of the biggest benefits if Australia developed a health travel industry.

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Operation holiday: push for Aust medical tourism industry (ABC)

August 20th, 2008

A tourism lobby group says Australia should build a health travel sector in the same way it has developed education tourism.

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Operation holiday: push for Aust medical tourism industry (ABC)

August 20th, 2008

A tourism lobby group says Australia should build a health travel sector in the same way it has developed education tourism.

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Plans for a city beach (ABC)

August 12th, 2008

The Melbourne City Council is considering setting up a temporary beach along the banks of the Yarra River.

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Plans for a city beach (ABC)

August 12th, 2008

The Melbourne City Council is considering setting up a temporary beach along the banks of the Yarra River.

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Tourism growth set to plateau (ABC)

August 11th, 2008

A report from Tourism Forecasting Australia says there will be no growth in the tourism sector over the next year.

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Tasmanian reflects on kayak adventure (ABC)

August 8th, 2008

Hobart-based teacher Andrew Hughes says he thought he was going to die midway through a 2,300 kilometre kayak trip in Papua New Guinea.

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Report reveals Tourism Australia’s lack of transparency (ABC)

August 6th, 2008

Questions are being asked about just how many decisions by Australia’s Government-funded tourism body are suspect, as an Auditor-General’s report raises problems of conflict of interest.

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Report reveals Tourism Australia’s lack of transparency (ABC)

August 6th, 2008

Questions are being asked about just how many decisions by Australia’s Government-funded tourism body are suspect, as an Auditor-General’s report raises problems of conflict of interest.

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