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Bob Arnold in the backwater of the Goulburn River at Kirwans Bridge.

‘A playground for jetskis’: Fears glamping resort will shatter the serenity of this riverside spot

Locals are pushing back against a large tourism development on the quiet backwaters of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria.

  • Benjamin Preiss

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An artist’s impression of the new Marriott hotel and residential tower being constructed at Church Street, Parramatta.

The unlikely location of Sydney’s newest five-star hotel

The Marriott will open a new hotel with a specific clientele in mind.

  • Anthony Segaert
A portrait of a couple drinking wine at sunset on a picnic at Mount Gravatt Lookout in Brisbane.

Brisbane just outranked Paris on this list. Have the rules been rigged in our favour?

In the past two years, our humble city has scored a place on several global destination lists. But has our latest inclusion exposed an undercurrent of hyperbole?

  • Courtney Kruk
Brisbane born singer-songwriter Kita Alexander is fronting a new campaign to attract interstate visitors to Queensland.

Rising Qld star headlines new tourism campaign with Madonna classic

Fresh off the stage from her tour with Dua Lipa, Brisbane-born Kita Alexander has been recruited to give interstate visitors “That Holiday Feeling”.

  • Courtney Kruk
The proposed Colmslie Wharf marina.

Tourism-boosting marina on cards for Brisbane River seafood hub

One of Queensland’s leading fishing companies has submitted plans for a 51-berth marina to help unlock the city’s marine tourism potential.

  • Cameron Atfield
White Lotus is about power: those who have it and those who don’t.

If you can afford to travel overseas, you’re rich

The White Lotus highlights the power imbalance between tourists and the people who serve them. It’s not meant to inspire holidays.

  • Ben Groundwater
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Where the wild things are: The danger that can’t be tamed on K’gari

A young boy was mauled to death by dingoes in 2001. Strategies to manage the island’s native predators have shifted drastically in the years since, but millions of tourists are still at risk.

  • Courtney Kruk
Bill Heinecke, chairman and founder of Minor International, in Bangkok, Thailand. Minor International, whose hotels in Thailand feature in the hit series The White Lotus, plans to expand in the US to cash in on the newfound global fame that’s seen room bookings skyrocket since the show began airing last month.

Real-life ‘White Lotus’ billionaires race to capitalise on show

Two local ultra-rich tycoons are happy to attach their companies’ brands to the confronting plot that exposes the dark side of most characters.

  • Filipe Pacheco, Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Danny Lee
“Enhanced vetting” is seeing some travellers turned away from the US at the border for unusual reasons.

An Australian was denied US entry for bizarre reasons. He’s not alone

One Australian traveller says he’s now $15,000 out of pocket after being denied entry to the US after “enhanced vetting”. His crime? Choosing a cheap fare.

  • Anthony Dennis
Tourist numbers to New Zealand have not bounced back to pre-COVID levels.

Bloody hell, NZ’s come up with a tourism slogan worse than ours

Take a bow, New Zealand. Australia’s infamous “Where the bloody hell are you?” campaign is no longer the worst to come out of this region.

  • Robert Jackman

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