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Lunch is the new dinner; Service hours multiplying
Extended hours mean back of house efficiency, and restaurateurs know it. A co-owner of renowned suburban restaurant Ormeggio in Sydney's
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
$250m to rebuild Regional Tourism
The federal government has made available an extra $250m in funding to regional tourism. $200m of the cash is
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
Thredbo venue closed for a week after 4 breaches
A NSW Snowy Mountains restaurant will be closed for a week over COVID-19 safety breaches, the second venue in
Don’t gamble the Mission Beach economy: operators
Melbourne-based investor James Mawhinney had ambitious, if overly optimistic, plans for a +$1B tourism and property development. Encompassing hundreds of
New products are the solution: Intrepid
Family retreats and Antarctic trips are just some of the many ways Intrepid Travel have managed to avoid the
Qantas HQ on table in the ultimate tourism tease
TTN: In what can only be described as a 'teaser' move targeted at Queensland Premier Annastacia Palazczuk (pronounced pa-loo-shay),
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
Big Retail + Big Caravan hook up for a Big Summer
TTN: The Tourism News doesn't generally reproduce press releases but we are so genuinely impressed by this convenient service that
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- NT
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
Attempts to stem NT bleeding hampered
Iconic Australian tourism destination the Northern Territory has long been considered a governmental basket case. Now it's revealed the
$446m Jabiru 4-way masterplan to launch
It will take $446m and strategic collaboration to turn mining hub Jabiru into a tourism mecca. Jabiru future: Four-way agreement
Airport fees keep airfares high: ACCC
TTN, 2nd May 2018With an enquiry by Australia's Productivity Commission into the Economic Regulation of Airports to begin in
- WA
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,
Niche on low overhead still reads success
Couple's passion project turns shed full of second-hand books into thriving readers hub Published: ABC Mid West & Wheatbelt 19th
COVID Tourism: Landlords must negotiate rents
TTN 18 Apr 2020: Argent Law in Melbourne have summarised the basic rights of commercial lessees during COVID-19. Landlords
- QLD
Don’t gamble the Mission Beach economy: operators
Melbourne-based investor James Mawhinney had ambitious, if overly optimistic, plans for a +$1B tourism and property development. Encompassing hundreds of
Qantas HQ on table in the ultimate tourism tease
TTN: In what can only be described as a 'teaser' move targeted at Queensland Premier Annastacia Palazczuk (pronounced pa-loo-shay),
Industry vs Annastacia battle heats up
TTN: The Queensland government is under attack from Qantas, Virgin, Helloworld and Flight Centre - and individual Queenslanders -
Queensland pub-owners not accepting COVID fines
Queensland outback pubs express anger, disappointment after copping coronavirus fines Published: 7News 30th June 2020 by Warren Barnsley An outback Queensland
Cairns set to lose $6m per day if QLD stays shut
Coronavirus: Tourism operators say they’re paying price of policy gaffe Picture: Destination Gold Coast CEO Annaliese Battista From The Australian, 22nd
- TAS
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
Music and fine art collided to get Hobart humming
When Brian Ritchie of the Violent Femmes and David Walsh of MONA museum decided to invest in Hobart, Hobart
Small mining town pins hopes on tourism
PHOTO: Queenstown in Tasmania's west has a rich mining history. (ABC: Back Roads) RELATED STORY: Plans to reopen Mt Lyell
Only 5 ‘fire-fit’ staff for 5000 visitors a day
Tom Lynch. Picture from The Mercury TTN Commentary: A public service union official is complaining on behalf of Tasmanian community
- NSW
Thredbo venue closed for a week after 4 breaches
A NSW Snowy Mountains restaurant will be closed for a week over COVID-19 safety breaches, the second venue in
Cafe manager blames ‘locals’ preference for whites
Bondi cafe manager sacked after black barista was fired because 'locals are a bit racist' Published: ABC News 25th June
A toilet tax now? Really?
NSW council's toilet tax stressing hoteliers as COVID-19 slows tourism in regional towns Picture: ABC Mildura-Swan Hill: Alexandra Treloar From ABC
Tourism limits survivable with ‘Orange Zones’
TTN 2 July 2020: Operators with a lot of floor space like Jordan Rowland of Roth's Wine Bar in
Royal Caribbean ignored NSW Health advice
TTN 26th March 2020 Audio of The Ovation of the Seas captain declaring that passengers would not require quarantine on disembarkment
- VIC
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
‘Outdoor dining’ fees still being charged
Councils still charging for hosp. trading basics will be named and shamed in a campaign starting October 1, 2020. The
Super progressive gallery accused of bending to Beijing
The National Gallery of Victoria has a great reputation - or did, until it cancelled a show with an
Restaurant gets in one last cover before evacuation
Compliance issues are being investigated after a Victorian authority ordered evacuation, but dinner guests were hastily served hours later. Docklands
- 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
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
Bad creative gives SA Tourism a bad name
TTN Editorial - After a tousle for SA Tourism's advertising account, international ad agency TBWA has used SA Tourism's
Darkness of RFS revealed
Unregulated, unsupervised and underfunded - more darkness from regional RFS revealed. MFS refuses to release investigation into bullying, violence claims
Landmark eco-development to go ahead on Kangaroo Island
The SA government has said the parks should be experienced - they're not just museums. Kangaroo Island ecotourism project
Party house owned by sex offender a SA Gov pet
This house was not only on the SA Gov's tourism website, it was individually promoted on Twitter. Notorious party house