Tourism

Travel THE head of Top End Tourism says the potential closure of the Kakadu Nation Park could have “catastrophic” impacts on the industry

Travel A Queensland tourist hot spot has been named the top tourist town in the country, and it’s one of only two from the state to make the top 10.

Travel Leaked discussions reveal plans are ‘on the table’ to close part of Moreton Island due to its Aboriginal heritage, prompting a major outcry from tourism operators.

News A national park and state land on Moreton Island will be handed to an indigenous group for joint management. WATCH THE VIDEO

News TRADITIONAL Owners of Kakadu National Park are at loggerheads with Parks Australia and threatening to close the World Heritage site

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News Some of Queensland’s most recognised tourism operators have made alarming predictions about a post-JobKeeper future.

Travel A giant rotating statue of a lifesaver and the world’s tallest bikini girl statue are just some of the bold tourism ideas proposed for the Gold Coast.

Art & Theatre One of the state’s favourite festivals will return to its gloriously dark and subversive best this year as its organisers break from the sponsorship deals they say were...

Business A huge tourism conglomerate has revealed details of a new multimillion-dollar floating tourist island and bid to snap up rival businesses after JobKeeper ends.

Travel A radical proposal has been raised within government ranks to save battling tourism businesses, with a tax scheme that tourists could cash in on.

Business Palazzo Versace’s general manager has hit back at negative online reviews, saying the hotel has a “special place in the hearts of thousands of loyal and frequent...

Lifestyle A Far North guide has called for a jet skis to be banned in crocodile country before an ‘accident waiting to happen’ with a man-eating saltie.

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Surfing The Gold Coast’s premier surfing event for 2021 looks set for certain wipe-out amid a stoush over the costs of COVID-19 quarantine requirements.

News Far North leaders are scrambling to respond to another sudden lockdown of the Queensland border to residents of greater Melbourne that’s thrown plans into chaos

Business Tourism may have been hammered by COVID-19 but a casino boss says the best is yet to come for southeast Queensland.

Business Business leaders are upbeat about the prospect of continued support for the ailing tourism industry following a visit from the federal tourism minister.

Travel A NEW wet season tour at Kakadu showcases just why hundreds of tourists are flocking to see the park come alive during the monsoon

Travel Scott Morrison says Australia is working with Pacific Island nations on their testing regimes in the hopes of expediting a COVID-safe travel bubble.

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News DEFENCE have banned all ‘CU in the NT’ products from being worn or displayed in Robertson Barracks after the popular guerrilla tourism brand was labelled too...

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News “Our growers are the absolute lifeblood of the Bundaberg region and to be able to take small crops and turn it into a tourism destination”