Cheers over spike in tourism stats
THE Premier and tourism chiefs have welcomed figures revealing a boom in overseas visitor numbers.
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World beats path to holiday hot spot
THE international flavour of Tasmania’s tourism boom is getting stronger with a record 300,000 visitors from around the world visiting here in the 12 months to March this year.
REX to cut King Island flights
A REGIONAL airline will slash 30 per cent of its weekly services between King Island and Melbourne next month as a result of its stoush with the local council.
Bid for Airbnb numbers
A HOBART alderman there is a discrepancy between the number of planning permits being issued for short-term accommodation and the significant increase of properties on sharing sites.
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Lakeside luxury from $240 a night
AN “immersive” tourism experience at Pumphouse Point on Lake St Clair is on track to open by the end of the year.
Point a pumping place
AFTER decades of inactivity, work has started on refurbishment of the Pumphouse Point site at Lake St Clair.
Jackpot is the trip of his dreams
JACK Dyson’s parents vowed when he was born with a chronic illness to show him as much of the world as they could.
Eco-camp for ritzy nature buffs
A HIGH-end eco-tourism camp could hold the key to the state’s future as a destination for nature-loving visitors.
Greens fret on wilderness flights
THE Tasmanian Greens are worried about the granting of a licence for a seaplane company to land in the state’s wilderness areas.
Tassie giant biggest in land
A 400-YEAR veteran of Tasmania’s southern forests is officially the biggest tree in Australia.
Flights to paradise
THE Government has granted exclusive landing rights to a seaplane operator to land in some of the state’s most beautiful wilderness spots.
TT-Line reverses passenger fall
PASSENGER numbers on Tasmania’s two Bass Strait ferries are rebounding after a worrying two years on the water.
TLC to benefit from carbon offsets
THE Tasmanian Land Conservancy today announced that it would be included in Virgin Australia’s carbon offset program.
Race to tap wild places
THE official call for new tourism ideas in Tasmania’s national parks and World Heritage Areas will begin today.
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