Scrap flight changes and start again
AIRSERVICES Australia is being urged to drop new flight paths around the Hobart Airport and start all over again.
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Winners shine bright at tourism awards
SOUTHERN tourism operators have been recognised for their innovation at the Southern Stars of Tourism event.
No freeze on tourists visiting Antarctica
TOURIST numbers to Antarctica have surpassed 50,000 for the first time, rising for the seventh consecutive season due to an ever-expanding number of flights and voyages.
Federal’s Port Arthur resort plan stalls
THE opening of Federal Group’s $30 million luxury hotel at Port Arthur is expected to blow out well beyond the 2019-20 summer period.
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Golden time for state’s tourism
MULTI-award winner Rob Pennicott has done it again, taking out gold at the national tourism awards last night.
Tourism misses the boat
HIDDEN costs and increasing red tape are frustrating Tasmanian tourism operators, particularly those doing business at the cruise ship terminal.
Retail anger at bridge too far
MAJOR bridge repairs will sever Hunter St shops and cruise passengers from Hobart’s waterfront, say retailers and tourism groups.
Come on down to Tassie
THE latest instalment in Tourism Tasmania’s “most successful campaign” aims to entice more visitors this autumn.
Website revamp to lure tourists
A $1 MILLION website is the latest weapon unveiled by Tourism Tasmania in the battle to lure visitors to the state.
Dual names on the map
MAPS, signs and tourism brochures are set to be rewritten after official endorsements of the original Aboriginal names of six locations.
Anything you canoe, they canoe better
IF you associate kayaking with roughing it, prepare for something different.
Canada snaps up Instagram ace
A HOBART man’s Instagram hobby has become a social media juggernaut and helped score him free trip to Canada.
Tassie gets short straw with flights
ABOUT a quarter of all passenger flights to Tasmania last month did not run on time.
Happy campers at Port Arthur
MOST parents will tell you that holidaying with children can be a challenge.
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