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Northern Territory tourism and events organisations shine at Australian Tourism Awards
Eight Northern Territory tourism and events organisations secured national awards at the 2024 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards announced at a gala event at the Adelaide...
Mar 24, 2025
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Madame Tussauds Singapore opens new immersive and interactive experience
Madame Tussauds Singapore's new experience - ‘Images of Singapore’ - is offering guests the opportunity to interact with four new AI digital humans including Sir Stamford...
Mar 24, 2025
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NSW businesses recognised at 2024 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards
Eight NSW businesses were recognised across nine categories at the 2024 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards - including Balloon Aloft Australia, which took home double Gold. The...
Mar 23, 2025
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Big Red Group report reveals Australia's tourism and experiences industry finding its stride again
The Seasonal Experiences Index: Spring/Summer 2025 report from Big Red Group, Australia and New Zealand’s largest experience network, found that bookings to date are already up...
Mar 23, 2025
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Werribee Open Range Zoo opens its Elephant Trail for Visitors
The Werribee Open Range Zoo, located 32 kilometres southwest of Melbourne, has today opened its brand-new Elephant Trail for visitors with the walking trail connecting the...
Mar 22, 2025
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40 years of excellence celebrated at 2024 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards
The 2024 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards have celebrated 40 years of excellence and recognised the nation’s best tourism businesses, showcasing the dedication to quality and...
Mar 21, 2025
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Aquatic Risk Services launches safer surf parks program
With surf parks and artificial wave pools continuing to gain momentum globally, Aquatic Risk Services has launched the Safer Surf Parks Program to help meet the growing demand...
Mar 19, 2025
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Village Roadshow Australia 'not impacted' by Village Roadshow Entertainment Group's USA bankruptcy filing
The Australian-based Village Roadshow Group (VRG) has released a statement advising that is not impacted by the USA-based Village Roadshow Entertainment Group’s (VREG)...
Mar 19, 2025
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Brisbane and the Gold Coast look to attract returning tourists
With visitor numbers to South East Queensland having declined sharply as a result of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the region is looking to drive visitor confidence in returning...
Mar 19, 2025
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New Council appointments for Australian National Maritime Museum
The Federal Government has appointed Dr Kevin Fewster AM and Dr Bülent (Hass) Dellal AO as members to the Council for the Australian National Maritime Museum for three-year...
Mar 18, 2025
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Taronga Zoo Sydney celebrates Asian Elephants with traditional Thai Ceremony
Taronga Zoo Sydney recently celebrated their Asian Elephants, Pak Boon and Tang Mo, with a traditional blessing and ritual ceremony ahead of their upcoming move to South...
Mar 18, 2025
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Giant Pandas settle into new habitat at Adelaide Zoo
Adelaide Zoo has advised that Giant Pandas, Xing qui and Yi Lan, have settled into their new Bamboo Forest habitat. As the only two pandas in Australia, and in the Southern...
Mar 17, 2025
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Penguin Parade summer season experiences record 47 sell out nights
The summer season for Phillip Island’s world-famous Penguin Parade experienced a record 47 sell out nights between December 2024 and February 2025 with visitors able to get...
Mar 16, 2025
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Plans revived for $83 million Blue Mountains Wildlife Park
Plans have been revived to build an $83 million wildlife park in the Blue Mountains across ten hectares of land in Wentworth Falls. The renewed interest in the Wildlife Park...
Mar 14, 2025
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Luna Park Sydney opens restored wild mouse rollercoaster
Luna Park Sydney has today reopened its Wild Mouse ride after a two-year multi-million dollar restoration. One of only three of its kind operating in the world, the ride, first...
Mar 13, 2025
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Sport Climbing Australia partners with Urban Climb
Sport Climbing Australia (SCA), the national governing body for the sport of competition climbing in Australia has announced Urban Climb (UC) as the National Training Partner of...
Mar 13, 2025
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Smartvisit App aimed at transforming tourism engagement
Industry-leading destination experience platform, Smartvisit, is set to unveil the full capabilities of its cutting-edge app at the eTourism Summit in Las Vegas next month....
Mar 12, 2025
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O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat farewells family patriarch Peter O’Reilly
O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat has shared the sad news of the passing of Peter ‘Big Pete’ O’Reilly on 5th March advising "Big Pete was a true Guardian of the Rainforest, the...
Mar 12, 2025
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SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium announces rare arrival of baby grey nurse shark
In a moment of marine history, SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium has announced the rare arrival of a baby grey nurse shark. The tiny yet mighty male pup, affectionately named Archie by...
Mar 12, 2025
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2024 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards mark 40th edition of celebrating excellence and innovation
The 2024 edition of the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards hold special significance, marking 40 years of the Australian Tourism Awards recognising and highlighting outstanding...
Mar 12, 2025
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JCB announced as Premier Sponsor for 10th Edition of Sakura 2025 at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay
JCB, a major global payment brand and a leading credit card issuer and acquirer in Japan, has been announced as the premier sponsor for the 10th Edition of Sakura 2025 (Japan...
Mar 12, 2025
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Gold Coast theme parks reopen after Cyclone Alfred closure
Following disruption related to Tropical Cyclone Alfred last week the Gold Coast’s major theme parks reopened as of yesterday. Dreamworld, WhiteWater World, SkyPoint, Warner...
Mar 11, 2025
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Zoos SA partners with Variety SA to offer more inclusive and accessible experiences
Zoos SA and Variety SA have partnered to create a more inclusive and accessible experience for all visitors across both animal experiences and onsite at Adelaide Zoo and Monarto...
Mar 11, 2025
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Malaysian theme park operators call for law reforms to boost tourism industry
Malaysian theme park operators want to boost tourism and have called on the government to reform laws they consider to be negatively impacting the industry. The Malaysian...
Mar 11, 2025
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