Vivid Sydney is breaking all previous records with more than 270,000 visitors welcomed during its first weekend, Deputy Premier and Minister for Tourism and Major Events Andrew Stoner announced today. “Vivid Sydney is dazzling audiences once again, with opening weekend visitors up 170 per cent on last year,” Mr Stoner said. “The festival of light, music and […]
Visitors can prepare for what is expected to be another bumper whale watching season in The Margaret River Region, Western Australia, with tours kicking off this June long weekend. Local tour boat operators Albatross, All Sea, Naturaliste and Legend Charters will be officially commencing whale watching tours in Flinders Bay, Augusta this weekend, with some […]
Hamilton Island’s, qualia has announced a new event series, ‘Weekends of Wonderment’ with the inaugural event to be held at the award-winning, luxury resort from Friday 13 – Sunday 15 June, 2014. From its idyllic location at the edge of the Great Barrier Reef, the upcoming event will be the first in a series of […]
Pullman continues to revolutionise the architecture and design of its five Paris establishments in collaboration with eight renowned designers. After the Pullman Paris La Défense in March 2013, the Pullman Paris Bercy in October 2013, and the Pullman Paris Charles de Gaulle in May, the Pullman Paris Montparnasse will now unveil its new look. In July, the […]
Destination NSW Chief Executive Officer, Sandra Chipchase, has welcomed delegates to Sydney for the 2014 Australian Youth Tourism Exchange (AYTE), Australia’s only international trade event dedicated to connecting domestic backpacker, youth, adventure and education suppliers, with international distributors. Ms Chipchase said Destination NSW was proud to be working with the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) […]
Peppers resorts are now ‘best in class’ on the Gold Coast according to TripAdvisor reviews with both Broadbeach and Surfers Paradise properties reaching No.1 status. First it was Peppers Broadbeach leading the way having sustained a consistent No.1 status in Broadbeach since opening in 2010 – now sister property Soul Surfers Paradise (Managed by Peppers) is sitting at the […]
Figures released by Tourism Australia at the Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE14), being held this week in Cairns, suggest that annual spending by Chinese visitors to Australia could rise to A$13 billion by 2020. The latest projections represent an increase of nearly 50 per cent on the previous estimate of A$9 billion, a spike which Tourism […]
Tourism Australia has announced Melbourne will host the country’s premier tourism trade show for attracting international business, the Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE), in 2015. ATE is Australia’s annual business-to-business tourism travel trade event, which brings together around 600 travel wholesalers and agents from 38 countries to meet and do business with 1,500 Australian tourism seller […]
From 23rd May to 9th June 2014, BridgeClimb is inviting Vivid Sydney fans to climb above the crowds and experience the first ever interactive light installation at the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge during Vivid Sydney, the Southern Hemisphere’s largest festival of light, music and ideas. Climbers on The Vivid Climb will become the […]
QT Hotels & Resorts is thrilled to announce the launch of Canberra’s most exclusive private invitation only lounge, the QT Lounge, set on the 15th floor of the newly revamped QT Canberra. Members of the QT Lounge have been hand selected by QT Canberra and include some of the biggest, influential and most powerful names in […]