News: Attractions
Anantara Doha launches whale shark experience and reopens surf pool
Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara has partnered with Discover Qatar to launch whale shark experiences offering viewing of one of the largest congregations of whale sharks....
Jun 12, 2022
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Coopers Brewery to create new visitor experience in Adelaide
Adelaide-based Coopers Brewery will invest $50 million in the construction of a new world-class visitor centre, microbrewery and whisky distillery at its Regency Park site. In...
Jun 12, 2022
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Heavy snowfalls mark commencement of Victoria's winter sport season
With heavy snow already blanketing the region, Victoria’s alpine resorts have today opened for what is hoped to be a busy winter season. Victorian Minister for Energy,...
Jun 10, 2022
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Shanghai Disney Resort announces partial resumption of operations
Shanghai Disney Resort has partially resumed operations amid reports that the COVID-19 epidemic is waning in China’s largest city. As of yesterday, the resort’s Wishing Star...
Jun 10, 2022
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Australia’s largest Wibit Sport Park to be installed at Darwin Waterfront
Australia’s largest Wibit Sport Park is to be installed at Darwin Waterfront’s Recreation Lagoon on Saturday 25th June 2022 and will be able to accommodate up to 250...
Jun 9, 2022
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TEEG to launch new Timezone venue in Indooroopolly
The Entertainment and Education Group have announced the launch of a new venue - Timezone Indooroopolly (Queensland) on Saturday 25th June. This will be the 52nd Timezone to...
Jun 9, 2022
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Tourism Industry Aotearoa adds new award to celebrate regenerative tourism
Tourism Industry Aotearoa has advised that entries are open for the New Zealand Tourism Awards 2022 - with a new award added to the esteemed ensemble for tourism’s highest...
Jun 9, 2022
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Singapore’s Night Safari launches new wildlife encounters
Night Safari, located within Mandai Wildlife Reserve in Singapore, is offering visitors exciting new wildlife encounters along Night Safari’s walking trails, including the...
Jun 8, 2022
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Far North Queensland’s CaPTA Group celebrates excellence at annual awards
Far North Queensland tourism operator The CaPTA Group has celebrated the outstanding achievements of its employees at its annual Excellence Awards Night. Held at the...
Jun 8, 2022
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Plans revealed to transform Sunshine Coast golf course into new holiday resort
A $50 million plan to transform a family-owned golf course at Glenview on the Sunshine Coast into a new resort has been lodged by Australia’s largest holiday park...
Jun 8, 2022
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Coroners report into Royal Adelaide Show ride death calls for national reform of show ride regulations
A report into the death of an eight-year-old at the Royal Adelaide Show in 2014 by South Australia’s Deputy Coroner has called for national reform of carnival show ride...
Jun 8, 2022
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Teenager pleads guilty to role in deadly Sydney Royal Easter Show brawl
A boy who allegedly came to the aid of a 17-year-old who was fatally stabbed during a brawl at this year’s Sydney Royal Easter Show has pleaded guilty to two offences. The...
Jun 7, 2022
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Skyline Enterprises partners with Gamuda Land to deliver Malaysia’s first luge attraction
Queenstown-based leisure and entertainment operator Skyline Enterprises has partnered with Gamuda Land to deliver the first luge activity park in Malaysia at Gamuda Gardens in...
Jun 5, 2022
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Australian Reptile Park opens first Komodo dragon hatchling exhibit
Following the Australian Reptile Park becoming the first zoo in Australia to successfully breed and hatch Komodo dragons in April 2022, the NSW Central Coast wildlife park has...
Jun 5, 2022
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Funding allocated to protect Queensland’s threatened species
Coinciding with World Environment Day - celebrated annually on 5th June - Queensland’s 2022 Budget will allocate almost $40 million to help protect the state’s native threatened...
Jun 4, 2022
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Advanced Aquarium Technologies details achievements at Vietnam’s new Sea Shell Aquarium
Sunshine Coast-based Advanced Aquarium Technologies (AAT) has advised of its work at the newly opened Sea Shell Aquarium in Phú Quốc, Vietnam, the site of the world's largest...
Jun 4, 2022
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accesso delivers enhanced eCommerce ticketing features with new PayPal Integration
accesso Technology Group has established a new integration with PayPal to offer additional online payment flexibility for clients of its award-winning accesso Passport eCommerce...
Jun 3, 2022
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Surf Lakes names Sam Bloom as new ambassador
Surf Lakes has announced former world para surfing champion and bestselling author Sam Bloom as the newest member of its ambassador team. Bloom, a two time world para surfing...
Jun 3, 2022
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Sunshine Coast deploys pineapples to boost winter visitation
Visit Sunshine Coast is partnering with My Queensland and one of Australia’s largest pineapple producers – Sunshine Coast based Pure Gold Pineapples – for a winter promotion of...
May 31, 2022
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Maldon’s Porcupine Village tourist attraction to be restored
Aiming to attract more visitors to the Central Goldfields region, the Victorian Government is securing the future of Maldon’s Porcupine Village tourist attraction with a $1.7...
May 29, 2022
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Vivid Sydney marks Queen’s 70 years of dedicated service
Marking the Queen’s 70 years of dedicated service, the Sydney Harbour Bridge will be illuminated royal purple on 2nd June for Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in a special one-off...
May 29, 2022
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32 Greater Bilbies released into Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s sanctuary
A national collaboration between Taronga Conservation Society Australia and Australian Wildlife Conservancy has seen the release of 32 Greater Bilbies from the Taronga Sanctuary...
May 29, 2022
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Tasmanian budget backs AFL Team Taskforce and stadium feasibility study
As the state continues to push for an AFL team, the Tasmanian Government’s 2022/23 budget has provided $1.3 million for the AFL Team Taskforce and the feasibility study for a...
May 27, 2022
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Work commences on Royal Arts Complex at Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Park Foundation
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Park Foundation has begun construction on its Royal Arts Complex, which is spread across more than 50 hectares in the capital of Riyadh. Designed by...
May 27, 2022
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