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.
Georgia Campion
WA’s iconic quokka selfies may soon have a rival as the State’s biggest tourist drawcard, as rock lobster imports into China drive demand for catch and cook experiences.
Dylan Caporn
Taste Great Southern will return in May in a new three day culinary adventure that will showcase the Great Southern’s food, wine, and produce offerings
The new contract is for five events in the next 18 months and has been kept secret until now.
Mitchell Woodcock and Jessica Page
The south coast tourist hotspot has landed in the top 10 of the Wotif 2025 Aussie Town of the Year awards, with tourists flocking for the local natural environment.
Qantas launches regular service between Perth and Busselton on the back of success of interstate flights into the tourism gateway.
Neale Prior and Amber Lilley
Curtin University brought students to Denmark this month to spend two weeks in the regional community creating initiatives to help decrease the negative impacts of high-volume tourism in the area.
Jacki Elezovich
Infrastructure around three Great Southern tourist spots will be upgraded under a re-elected Labor government, as the minister for the environment pledges $3.5 million for William Bay National Park assets.
Melissa Sheil and Georgia Campion
Perth’s bumper season of major events and direct airline routes has propelled the city to boast Australia’s fullest hotels, with occupancy rates climbing to near 80 per cent last year.
Passengers in a horror high-speed boat crash at Kimberley tourism icon Horizontal Falls cried out in terror before impact, then in pain, with one victim saying she thought she was going to die.
Rebecca Le May
During a visit to the Kimberley to announce funding for key initiatives, Premier Roger Cook unveiled an additional investment in the next stage of the Cable Beach Foreshore Redevelopment in Broome
Katya Minns
The State Government's Affordable Airfares Program is returning again this year to continue making travel across Western Australia more accessible for both residents and visitors.
A $217.5 million entertainment precinct at Burswood Park — featuring a new motorsports street circuit, a 20,000-seat music bowl and a function centre — will be created if Roger Cook gets re-elected.
Joe Spagnolo
Crown Resorts will offload its upmarket, members-only gambling club in London to US casino giant Wynn Resorts to direct more cash into operations in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.
Simone Grogan
Dramatic scenery, government grants and a new studio have been attracting A-listers and big-name studios to WA in a promising sign of confidence in the small but ambitious local screen industry.
Torndirrup National Park’s iconic tourism spots have reopened in time for summer following the completion of $11 million in upgrades.
Forensic testing of cocktail ingredients at a Fijian resort where seven people fell ill with suspected poisoning has found no evidence of methanol.
Aaron Bunch
Taste Great Southern will return for another three years under new management and in a new four-day format in May 2025.
Major airline Emirates has launched a second daily flight between Dubai and Perth as Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti sets her sights on direct flights to India.
Work is underway to entice a 5000-strong Barmy Army from England to Perth next November, with Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti vowing to smash the crowd record at next year’s Ashes series opener.
Little Beach carpark in Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve will undergo renovations and upgrades to accommodate the growing number of visitors to the iconic Great Southern beach.
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