Tourism Online

01/05/2018

Tell Health Ministers to put the health of Australians before the interests of food companies. Stop delaying action on added sugar https://t.co/Jo0v1H4VdY

A Four Corners investigation has exposed the food and beverage industry’s influence on Australia’s health policies. The findings were startling. Food and beverage companies are using tactics employed by the to***co industry; they delay action on health initiatives, they make large political dona...

08/03/2018

Chris Hemsworth worth $170 million as Tourism Australia ambassador https://t.co/FRBsJf2d4s via

As an official ambassador, he is one of the country's most recognisable faces and the stunning details of Chris Hemsworth's contract with Tourism Australia were revealed on Wednesday.

08/03/2018

Why Toowoomba needs a new war museum to drive tourism https://t.co/Th5jKOP6qx

FORGET the Quarry Gardens - Toowoomba needs a war museum displaying some of Australia's precious military artefacts to drive tourism.

08/03/2018

Office and tourism sectors join climate change battle : RenewEconomy https://t.co/RJhCOU2EKh

Following its success with Sydney’s major commercial landlords, the City is now enlisting the office, accommodation and entertainment sectors in the battle to slash carbon emissions.

08/03/2018

Pilbara people key to tourism gong https://t.co/xwLmstMGED

The Epic Pilbara has taken the top gong for destination marketing at the Qantas Australia Tourism Awards

08/03/2018

Has Iceland's tourism bubble burst? https://t.co/qVHMxVi2C1 via

Iceland has more than quadrupled the number of annual foreign visitors that arrive on its shores in just six years. Last year the island, a three-hour flight from the UK, counted 2.1 million tourists through its doors, a figure it had not anticipated reaching until 2020. In 2010 just 459,000 people....

08/03/2018

Europe's beauty spots plot escape from the too-many-tourists trap https://t.co/PKWilGk9M0

Tourism bosses are testing ways to soothe local anger while keeping the visitors coming

08/03/2018

Help me build the energy company for a solar future https://t.co/u8WtFriRIH

20% of Australian households have had solar panels installed on their roofs. We have reached a tipping point and the time for a solar-focused energy retailer is now. DC Power Co. are inviting all Australians to join them in building the energy company of the future. Be one of the first 95,000 to reg...

10/01/2018

Retweeted SuperFooty (AFL) ():

West Coast has offered Ben Cousins a job at the club following his release from prison: https://t.co/QfLNhtefsx https://t.co/TgJfELnvrJ

FALLEN AFL star Ben Cousins has walked free from jail this morning.

10/01/2018

⚡️ “Hundreds of bats die in Australian heatwave”

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Over 200 from a colony of flying fox bats have died, mostly babies, following sweltering heat in the Sydney suburb of Campbelltown.

10/01/2018

⚡️ “The murder of a little girl in Pakistan has sparked outrage”

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The body of Zainab was discovered discarded in a garbage pile in the Kasur region of Pakistan. She had been killed after being submitted to sexual abuse. The story has prompted urgent calls for the government to do more to protect children.

10/01/2018

Travel agent took $24,000 but never booked customers' holidays https://t.co/wZmFbXc5BT

One family was left more than $16,000 out of pocket after the former Charters Towers travel agent failed to book two holidays and never repaid them.

01/11/2017

Retweeted Moments Australia ():

The traditional owners of Uluru have unanimously voted to close the sacred site to climbers. https://t.co/b1AQ1O7fmQ

The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board unanimously voted to ban tourists from climbing the sacred rock from October 26, 2019. Climbing Uluru has long been considered disrespectful to the land's traditional owners, the Anangu people.

01/11/2017

How to work in the travel industry and live the dream https://t.co/yjK7FIm5AP

Read the Latest and Breaking IT and Technology News, Reviews, Analysis & Opinion for Australian IT managers and professionals.

31/07/2017

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“Food, wine, our pristine environment and AFL are key messages to sell.”

31/07/2017

The pros and cons of farmgate tourism https://t.co/q5MqPcRwlL

Sunshine Coast farmers share their story of building a food tourism business on a little-known fruit.

11/05/2017

Tourism council’s wishlist worth acting on https://t.co/RU3iMLHEes via

Tourism will be a huge election issue and infrastructure upgrades are needed.

11/05/2017

Indonesia to encourage tourism through food https://t.co/8LVYNcoD0t via

Indonesia hopes to use food and shopping as a way to encourage tourism to 20 million by 2019.

11/05/2017

Qantas frequent flyer program turning into airline's biggest money spinner https://t.co/7WDngMjqMI via

Qantas Airways' frequent flyer program has become one of its biggest success stories, with program earnings to double by 2022.

06/04/2017

UK tourism booms as weak pound draws visitors https://t.co/bFJhFvvD4H via

The rush of visitors predicted after Brexit arrived at the start of 2017

28/03/2017

Retweeted BOM Queensland ():

making landfall as seen on and radars. Cyclone eye visible crossing near . https://t.co/Oec5APvc75

28/03/2017

Retweeted ABC News ():

Before and after: Beautiful one day, cyclonic the next https://t.co/oLP56rIki6 https://t.co/lYCOfNfUi4

See the impact of Cyclone Debbie on Hamilton Island, which has been hit with wind gusts of up to 263 kilometres per hour.

14/03/2017

The Trump slump? Tourists say they're scared to visit the United States https://t.co/5dJYWeWq6W

Well-publicized incidents at airports and borders are scaring off travelers to the United States.

14/03/2017

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KENAI, Alaska (AP) — Tourism businesses in Alaska are getting certified for being environmentally friendly to encourage more companies to move toward sustainable practices.

23/02/2017

Surprise beach among nation’s best https://t.co/oSqV92wtn7 via

When it comes to jaw-dropping beaches — Australia doesn’t muck around.

21/02/2017

Pilot becomes Instagram sensation with stunning snaps from cockpit and exotic destinations she's paid to visit https://t.co/fW4V1p0NgE

Eser Aksan Erdogan, 31, has amassed a legion of fans after sharing selfies in her uniform and shots from her down time in places such as Thailand and Mexico

30/01/2017

'Five dead' after shooting at Canadian mosque https://t.co/AwPhSgubY8

Five people are believed to have been shot dead in a Quebec City mosque, according to the mosque's president.

30/01/2017

Northland to Aussies: Where the bloody hell are ya? https://t.co/sXvHMQTXlP via

The signature twang of the Australian accent may soon be heard more around our northernmost region, if a new targeted tourism campaign proves a hit. - New Zealand Herald

30/01/2017

Greek and Turkish warships in standoff in Aegean sea https://t.co/4cejqwVzGx

Incident comes amid fresh tension between the countries, after Greek court blocked extradition of Turkish army officers over failed July coup