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Wheels dealPremiumSeaLink buys bus operator Swan Valley Tours

The purchase follows SeaLink’s purchase of Bunbury’s resources-focused bus line Go West in July.

Sean Smith

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Closed BordersPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Tourism operators warn of open border hastiness

WA businesses are worried about losing the local Perth market if borders re-open too early, as the Prime Minister signals he hopes the State opens before Mark McGowan’s suggestion of next April.

Sarah Ison

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The West Australian exclusive
IndonesiaCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
‘I lost a lot of things from corona’

In this special series people across the world share their struggles to survive the pandemic. What little rupiah ‘Jacky’ earns he sends his family who he hasn’t seen in a year. Here is his story.

Miriam Fisher

Play on in PerthCommentsPremiumSplurge like its grand final weekend in Melbourne

WA residents are being encouraged to get out and savour their city on grand final weekend with more than 100 operators offering half-price experiences as part of a tourism bargain blitz.

Briana Fiore

Perth StadiumCommentsBarnett slams Optus naming rights for grand final venue

Perth will host Australia’s biggest sporting event this year but it’s name won’t be on the venue.

Ben O'Shea

Tourism hitPremiumSwan River cruises suffer as virus keeps tourists out

SeaLink says its Captain Cook Cruises on the Swan and Sydney Harbour have been the hardest hit of its businesses.

Sean Smith

Funding boostCommentsPremiumEmbattled tourism industry thrown lifeline

Small businesses will get extended access to loans of up to $5 million with the Morrison Government extending its support for the sector in an effort to buoy the ailing tourism industry.

Lanai Scarr

TourismNorth Qld tourism expects more job losses

Tourism operators in northern Queensland expect further mass job losses as the workforce shrinks to half its pre-pandemic size.

Fraser Barton

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The West Australian exclusive
No jab, no holidayCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Ban unvaccinated visitors from WA: Tourism Council

WA’s peak tourism body is calling for mandatory vaccination for all arrivals entering WA, including West Australians returning to see family, FIFO workers, business travellers and tourists.

Peter Law

horror seasonPremiumWorsening conditions for tourism operators

WA tourism chief Evan Hall has weighed in on the concerns reported by the Times last week about Eastern States COVID-19 chaos causing pain for regional operators.

warren hately

tourism troublePremiumWarnings about tourism damage unheeded

Concerns are mounting about human traffic damaging like sites like the Quinninup Falls.

Warren Hately

Mass cancellationsPremiumEast coast lockdowns cripple WA tourism bookings

Indefinite border closures caused by NSW’s Delta variant outbreak and snap lockdowns in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia had caused an immediate collapse in interstate tourism.

Peter Law

winter slumpPremiumCoronavirus chaos for Capes tourism operators

Ongoing COVID-19 chaos over east and the latest failure to start direct Jetstar flights from Melbourne are heaping pressure on the Capes’ tourism industry.

Warren Hately

opinion
opinion
Tourism DebatePremium
opinion
What Perth needs to finally be a tourist destination

Boosting tourism to Perth will probably require 10 or more major attractions. And spending $20 million or $30 million on each of them will not get people to travel long distances to visit this city.

Simon Withers

TourismHobart cable car plan rejected by council

The development proposal for a cable car to the summit of Hobart's kunanyi/Mt Wellington has been rejected by the city council.

Ethan James

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The West Australian exclusive
Fit for kingsCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Kings Park ‘open to consider’ cable car concept

A new five-year master plan for Kings Park does not rule out the prospect of a cable car link to the Swan River.

Bethany Hiatt

Tourism iconCommentsPremiumCable car plea: ‘Make my dad’s dream a reality’

A leading Perth architect whose father was the first to propose a cable car ride to Kings Park almost 50 years ago says he would love to see the plan come to fruition.

Bethany Hiatt

Tourism changeVideoWhy huge cruise ships could be banned from Venice

Emergency measures to keep large cruise ships out of Venice lagoon are set to be approved by the Italian cabinet.

Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones

investigation
investigation
The new space raceCommentsPremium
investigation
Why ‘space tourism’ is the next giant leap for mankind

Like the original space race — a Cold War battle for aerospace supremacy between the USA and Soviet Union — the 21st century version is about prestige and ego. But this time it’s between billionaires.

Rhianna Mitchell

Tourism boostCommentsPremiumFormer premier gets on board Kings Park cable car push

Support for a Kings Park cable car is growing, with a former WA premier saying it would further enhance the Perth attraction’s reputation as world-class experience.

Joe Spagnolo

Brand PerthCommentsPremiumFive of the world’s best cable cars to inspire Perth

It’s been talked about for more 30 years and the push to get Perth a cable car is again back on the agenda, with readers saying they want a cable car to Kings Park to revitalise the city.

Bright ideasCommentsPremiumBest in the west gather to hammer out Brand Perth

The energy in the room was palpable as Perth’s powerbrokers, creatives and decision makers gathered at Council House this morning to hammer out their vision of what ‘Brand Perth’ should include.

Bethany Hiatt

NAIDOC WeekPremiumAboriginal businesses demand higher procurement targets

Aboriginal traders want the world to know they are “still here” sharing their stories during COVID-19. They have also called for more ambitious targets in the State’s Aboriginal Procurement Policy.

Danielle Le Messurier

‘Devastating’CommentsPremiumCountry businesses count cost of lost city visitors

Perth’s lockdown is over but thousands of country businesses have been left counting their losses after Perth and Peel residents were barred from pubs, cafes and entertainment venues over the weekend.

Josh Zimmerman