Tourism
The painstaking race to save a renowned Victorian experience
The beach where the Phillip Island Penguin Parade takes place is expected to erode by about 20 centimetres a year – and the current $5 million refresh will not be the last.
- by Broede Carmody
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How Melbourne’s luxury hotels are enticing visitors away from Airbnb
Lanson Place is the latest in a string of 30 new hotels to open their doors in Melbourne since January 2020, with the sector insisting customers are turning away from short-stay properties.
- by Cara Waters
‘We’ve stuffed it’: Kokoda Track shut indefinitely, leaving tourists high and dry
Local authorities are scrambling to find a solution to reopen the popular trail, which would usually be in the midst of one of its busiest periods of the year.
- by Matthew Knott
‘Life-seeing’: Could this travel trend be the antidote to overtourism?
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Greg Callaghan, Nicole Abadee, Barry Divola, Sharon Bradley, Dani Valent and Damien Woolnough
Cash grab or fair deal? Paid parking is coming to these popular day-trip areas
Tourists are facing parking fees in busy spots that have been traditionally free, as councils seek to raise revenue from day trippers.
- by Benjamin Preiss
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City life
Swapping the Opera House for an oyster farm: new direction for Sydney tourism
A review of NSW’s tourism strategy will recommend the state government adopts an “experience-led” approach.
- by Mary Ward
The $15m roundabout that ended a popular local brewery
The craft brewer is closing down after losing almost $1 million in trade during roadworks after failing to secure compensation from the state government.
- by Catherine Naylor
The balmy Aussie town with something better than beaches
I wouldn’t be surprised if Katherine, a township 320 kilometres south-east of Darwin, has the highest rate of pool-noodle ownership in the country.
- by Julia D'Orazio
Flavour of the month: Perth leaps onto international tourism radar
The state’s tourism industry is being kept alive by consumers seeking “stories, not stuff”.
- by Claire Ottaviano
The little clause sending Great Ocean Road tourism operators round the twist
A dispute over tours at a popular lighthouse is the latest flashpoint between coastal communities and a recently established government authority tasked with managing some of the Great Ocean Road’s best-loved sites.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Premier hints at Matildas home clash; Socceroos to hit Melbourne in November
The Socceroos will host a pivotal FIFA World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia in November and a Matildas home game could be in the pipeline as well.
- by Roy Ward
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