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Independent Australian tourism industry news
Author: Veronica Hope
Virgin to return to the sky under new, private ownership
Aus' second airline is now owned by US equity group Bain Capital and has been de-listed from the ASX
Manu, the Tourism Minister and You
Torrens University are hosting Hospitality and Tourism during COVID-19 - here's the link to join. Torrens University invites you to a
Sydney pub owner reckons punters can take some responsibility
At the end of every night, pub owner Ben Johnson breathes a “big sigh of relief” (that he didn't
NSW/ Cricket Aus plan could earn $300m
NSW are more than willing to pick up QLD's slack on Cricket Australia's summer of cricket with India. From Fairfax,
Lead investor says gov underestimating debt risk
Billionaire investor predicts 'day of reckoning' over government spending From Fairfax, 12th October 2020 Magellan chief investment officer Hamish Douglass says
Tasmania reopens, accepting risks #CutRedTapeCreateJobs
Tasmania has reopened to all Australian regions outside NSW and VIC, accepting that new cases of Coronavirus are inevitable
How to get free destination marketing off the ground
The basics of online marketing are easier than you think - learn how here. It's a small thing, but one
Lockdown lift will come from Vic biz pressure #CutRedTapeCreateJobs
Victorian businesses are at the end of their tether, with the Vic. Premier unwilling to give a standard hotspotting
ANZAC Travel Bubble opens as baby step to international
The NZ/ Australia bubble has opened one-way. Mandatory AU hotel quarantine still applies, but it's a start. Air NZ says
Pub debt at do or die stages on sqm distancing #CutRedTapeCreateJobs
If no easing of per square metre restictions happen on a widespread scale before summer, even major venues may
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- NT
ANZAC Travel Bubble opens as baby step to international
The NZ/ Australia bubble has opened one-way. Mandatory AU hotel quarantine still applies, but it's a start. Air NZ says
National Parks director pushed out over indigenous sacred sites
Accountability is front of mind across indigenous sacred sites as NT and WA tourism heats up. TTN - 16 Oct
1000 jobs funded in tourism facilities, World Heritage Areas
Tourism, world heritage and environment funding to aid COVID recovery From smh.com.au, 1st October 2020 World Heritage Areas and tourism facilities
Government already claims ‘ownership’ of Indigenous flag
It's hard to take public pride in indigenous culture when the flag is owned commercially. The Tourism News is following
Singapore getting closer with extra routes ex Cairns and Darwin
Silk Air have increased flights from northern centres to Singapore as Qantas and Virgin cut back on less profitable
- WA
Goodbye Sizzler – value not there for Aussie consumers
"...Diners based on value-for-money servings were no longer popular in Australia, particularly with millennials and Generation Y parents in
1000 jobs funded in tourism facilities, World Heritage Areas
Tourism, world heritage and environment funding to aid COVID recovery From smh.com.au, 1st October 2020 World Heritage Areas and tourism facilities
Twiggy’s Tattarang establishes major attraction
Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest's investment company has turned its sights to tourism, especially Western Australian tourism, by laying out plans
Workers can’t live or train in overflowing regions
Dannielle Hart (right) runs an accommodation service and brewery in Broome, Western Australia. Source: Supplied. TTN, 12th September 2020: The
Whale incident as legalisation nears in WA
Woman injured in incident with two humpback whales while swimming off Exmouth By Heather McNeill for WA Today, August 3,
- QLD
Village Roadshow fields distress offers
Village Roadshow's (VRL) major shareholders are unimpressed with what appears to be distress-only offers from BGH Capital. TTN Photo: Village
NSW/ Cricket Aus plan could earn $300m
NSW are more than willing to pick up QLD's slack on Cricket Australia's summer of cricket with India. From Fairfax,
QLD outback film festival gets intrastate surge #CutRedTapeCreateJobs
Winton's Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival (VSOFF) is 35% up on its best ever year of ticket sales thanks
Goodbye Sizzler – value not there for Aussie consumers
"...Diners based on value-for-money servings were no longer popular in Australia, particularly with millennials and Generation Y parents in
Hanson denies knowledge of $500k Mission Beach plunder
Pivotal Queensland party One Nation ploughed $500k into an investment group that are keeping Mission Beach property tied up
- TAS
Tasmania reopens, accepting risks #CutRedTapeCreateJobs
Tasmania has reopened to all Australian regions outside NSW and VIC, accepting that new cases of Coronavirus are inevitable
1000 jobs funded in tourism facilities, World Heritage Areas
Tourism, world heritage and environment funding to aid COVID recovery From smh.com.au, 1st October 2020 World Heritage Areas and tourism facilities
Council urged to shift sale as-is for expediency #CutRedTapeCreateJobs
Hobart Council are viewing the lack of action by a Chinese developer as a yes or no rather than
Spirit of Tasmania migrates ports
Spirit of Tasmania to move Victorian operations from Port Melbourne to Geelong Published: ABC News 23 April 2020 By Lucy
Volunteering in hospitality proven helpful for #socialanxiety
Hospitality is never easy, but for those who find all social interaction uneasy, serving food can be a great
- NSW
The one place in NSW no-one wants to holiday
As restrictions are lifted, Sydney residents look to regional tourism leaving the struggling city tourism operators concerned about the
Sydney pub owner reckons punters can take some responsibility
At the end of every night, pub owner Ben Johnson breathes a “big sigh of relief” (that he didn't
NSW/ Cricket Aus plan could earn $300m
NSW are more than willing to pick up QLD's slack on Cricket Australia's summer of cricket with India. From Fairfax,
Baby steps back to normality for COVID safety in NSW #CutRedTapeCreateJobs
“You’ve just got to be balanced. The economic impact of this, everybody knows, is a health hazard in its
1000 jobs funded in tourism facilities, World Heritage Areas
Tourism, world heritage and environment funding to aid COVID recovery From smh.com.au, 1st October 2020 World Heritage Areas and tourism facilities
- VIC
Lockdown lift will come from Vic biz pressure #CutRedTapeCreateJobs
Victorian businesses are at the end of their tether, with the Vic. Premier unwilling to give a standard hotspotting
Gerner + silks question proportionality of response
"Mr Gerner’s argument questions whether restrictions... (are) contrary to the implied constitutional rights of freedom of movement within states
1000 jobs funded in tourism facilities, World Heritage Areas
Tourism, world heritage and environment funding to aid COVID recovery From smh.com.au, 1st October 2020 World Heritage Areas and tourism facilities
The shorter the shelf life, the worse the devastation
Providores of short-shelf life items like herbs have been the businesses in the restaurant supply chain hardest hit by
Entire cheese supply chain on bull run
Artisan cheesemakers on a roll thanks to COVID-19 lockdown, expensive European imports ABC Rural By national rural reporter Marty McCarthy Please
- ACT
AHA suing Canberra apartments over commercial use
ACT government investigating residential apartment block operating commercially. Hotels group pushes to shut down luxury apartment complex Knightsbridge Canberra canberratimes.com.au -
Canberra planners on the defensive over dev
Canberra public servants are expressing awareness of community need in new developments. Redeveloped 'Acton Waterfront' won't be 'yuppie private enclave',
Budget 2017: What the tourism industry gets
The Turnbull government has delivered a very crowd-pleasing budget - but as usual, tourism is not directly addressed. Tourism News
$190 fee to tourists must go: Osmond
Why Australian visas for Chinese travellers need to be cheaper By Margy Osmond, June 22, 2016, First published in the Sydney
Bad layout blocks retailers from 250k festival-goers
Image: Canberra retailer Mal Briggs' comic book shop is blocked by tents for the entirety of the National Multicultural
- SA
Manu, the Tourism Minister and You
Torrens University are hosting Hospitality and Tourism during COVID-19 - here's the link to join. Torrens University invites you to a
COVID the accidental antidote to the ‘cultural cringe’
It's been a fine line between sophistication and snobbery, but so grateful are expats for our health freedoms in
1000 jobs funded in tourism facilities, World Heritage Areas
Tourism, world heritage and environment funding to aid COVID recovery From smh.com.au, 1st October 2020 World Heritage Areas and tourism facilities
Innovation in tourism to be congratulated: Fairfax
Congratulations on product innovation, says Fairfax Traveller's Ben Groundwater. New products are popping up to the delight of Australian
Razed tourism regions suffering through 2020
'Shell shock': Kangaroo Island struggles to recover amid bushfire grief and Covid-19 Picture: Quentin Chester/The Guardian From: The Guardian 27th June