September
The $620m makeover for Manly, Howard Smith wharves
Plans are afoot to transform the faded glory of waterside venues at Manly and in Brisbane to bustling tourist destinations. The locals have had their say, too.
- Campbell Kwan
- Exclusive
- Commercial real estate
Adrenaline rush, light and sound show planned for Mornington cable car
Plans by Rich Lister Peter Gunn and NAB director Simon McKeon for Arthur Seat Eagle on the Mornington Peninsula include a thrilling luge ride.
- Larry Schlesinger
‘Pay to stay’: Average Sydney hotel room rate to hit $426 by 2033
Sydney will be the standout hotel market over the next decade as occupancy rises to 86pc and few new hotels are completed to keep up with demand.
- Larry Schlesinger
- Opinion
- Hotels
A hotel ban in Bali? Not a second too soon
The “Island of the Gods” needs urgent attention. It’s Indonesia’s golden goose but rampant overdevelopment has also become the island’s hallmark.
- Karishma Vaswani
The sublime Greek island a ferry ride away from the madding crowds
Sifnos aims to become one of the world’s top 10 hiking destinations after restoring its old footpaths to foster slow travel. It certainly delivers.
- Susan Gough Henly
Air India boss waits for 470 planes to throw down gauntlet to Qantas
Air India’s CEO and Singapore Airlines veteran Campbell Wilson says the airline wants to fly twice daily from Melbourne and Sydney, as Qantas eyes Indian expansion from Perth.
- Ayesha de Kretser
- Investigation
- Insolvency
The Beverly Hills wannabes and the betrayal of Ballarat
The collapse of a small-town gold mine has revealed how millions of dollars flowed to a network of Chinese businessmen. Now liquidators want the money back.
- Peter Ker
New Zealand nearly triples fees for foreign tourists
Like many popular travel destinations, the shaky isles have struggled with the impact of visitors on the natural environment and local infrastructure.
- Lucy Craymer
August
Italy considers hefty tax on visitors after over-tourism backlash
The government proposes a levy of up €25 a night for the most expensive hotel rooms to help cash-strapped cities.
- Updated
- Amy Kazmin and Giuliana Ricozzi
ILSC’s Ayers Rock Resort sale expands to the Daintree
The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation has launched a formal sale process for the operational assets of its subsidiary Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
The Canary Islands are revolting against British tourists
Permanent residents are dependent on an industry overwhelming their towns and destroying the environment.
- Stephen Smith
- Exclusive
- Hotels
Accor hotel brand to debut in Melbourne match factory
The former Redheads match factory in Melbourne’s Cremorne will be repurposed into the country’s first Hoxton designer hotel by developer Alfasi.
- Larry Schlesinger
Customers won’t be compensated for flight delays
Australian consumers fed up with airline delays and cancellations will need to read the fine print in the federal government’s white paper.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Corporate Travel shares dive after earnings miss
UK refugee contracts failed to materialise, sending the travel booking company’s earnings spiralling.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Ingenia reveals five-year plan for settlements growth
The developer of affordable accommodation for downsizing Baby Boomers wants to focus its own capital on the core land lease business.
- Michael Bleby
Why Melbourne’s third runway is now Labor’s time bomb
The airport CEO warns inaction will hurt consumers, as the political weaponisation of aircraft noise threatens to once again become an election theme.
- Ayesha de Kretser and James Hall
Fortitude’s tourism bet Active Adventures inks US bolt-on
The New Zealand-based company has snapped up US family-owned bicycle tour company Discovery Bicycle Tours for around $3 million.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
A guide to middle-aged backpacking
What I did not want to relive were the bed bugs, hostel dormitory rooms, or hellish overnight bus journeys on pot-holed roads.
- Michael Smith
Receivers appointed to sell Selina Australia’s ‘flashpacker’ hotels
The global budget hotel operator collapsed last month. Now its profitable Australian hotels are being sold by receivers acting on behalf of Dorado Capital.
- Larry Schlesinger
This lawyer lived a double life for 20 years. Now he’s going all in
After almost two decades of taking time out from his day job at some of Australia’s largest companies to lead adventure tours, David Sinclair is launching his own travel company.
- Ronald Mizen