Search
thewest.com.au
NewsChevron Right Icon

Tourism

opinion
opinion
Tourism DebatePremium
opinion
What Perth needs to finally be a tourist destination

Boosting tourism to Perth will probably require 10 or more major attractions. And spending $20 million or $30 million on each of them will not get people to travel long distances to visit this city.

Simon Withers

TourismHobart cable car plan rejected by council

The development proposal for a cable car to the summit of Hobart's kunanyi/Mt Wellington has been rejected by the city council.

Ethan James

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Fit for kingsCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Kings Park ‘open to consider’ cable car concept

A new five-year master plan for Kings Park does not rule out the prospect of a cable car link to the Swan River.

Bethany Hiatt

Tourism iconCommentsPremiumCable car plea: ‘Make my dad’s dream a reality’

A leading Perth architect whose father was the first to propose a cable car ride to Kings Park almost 50 years ago says he would love to see the plan come to fruition.

Bethany Hiatt

Tourism changeVideoWhy huge cruise ships could be banned from Venice

Emergency measures to keep large cruise ships out of Venice lagoon are set to be approved by the Italian cabinet.

Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones

investigation
investigation
The new space raceCommentsPremium
investigation
Why ‘space tourism’ is the next giant leap for mankind

Like the original space race — a Cold War battle for aerospace supremacy between the USA and Soviet Union — the 21st century version is about prestige and ego. But this time it’s between billionaires.

Rhianna Mitchell

Tourism boostCommentsPremiumFormer premier gets on board Kings Park cable car push

Support for a Kings Park cable car is growing, with a former WA premier saying it would further enhance the Perth attraction’s reputation as world-class experience.

Joe Spagnolo

Brand PerthCommentsPremiumFive of the world’s best cable cars to inspire Perth

It’s been talked about for more 30 years and the push to get Perth a cable car is again back on the agenda, with readers saying they want a cable car to Kings Park to revitalise the city.

Bright ideasCommentsPremiumBest in the west gather to hammer out Brand Perth

The energy in the room was palpable as Perth’s powerbrokers, creatives and decision makers gathered at Council House this morning to hammer out their vision of what ‘Brand Perth’ should include.

Bethany Hiatt

NAIDOC WeekPremiumAboriginal businesses demand higher procurement targets

Aboriginal traders want the world to know they are “still here” sharing their stories during COVID-19. They have also called for more ambitious targets in the State’s Aboriginal Procurement Policy.

Danielle Le Messurier

‘Devastating’CommentsPremiumCountry businesses count cost of lost city visitors

Perth’s lockdown is over but thousands of country businesses have been left counting their losses after Perth and Peel residents were barred from pubs, cafes and entertainment venues over the weekend.

Josh Zimmerman

No more lockdownsCommentsPremiumWhat the PM’s COVID exit strategy means for Australia

A four-phase exit strategy has been released after today’s National Cabinet meeting, which aims to move Australia from virus suppression to living with the disease once enough people are vaccinated.

Peter Law

‘Positive path’CommentsPremiumFormer Lord Mayor hopeful appointed Tourism WA chair

City of Perth councillor Di Bain has been appointed to the Tourism WA chairwoman board, one month after the mass resignation of half of the board’s members.

Charlotte Elton

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
off-brandCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Tourism ‘guru’ tells WA to advertise its ‘emptiness’

WA should stop advertising white beaches and whale sharks and start advertising ‘isolation’ and ‘self-deprecation’, according to a buried branding report that cost Tourism WA $360,000.

Charlotte Elton

Big ideaCommentsPremiumMP wants theme park to revive Perth CBD

Labor MP Patrick Gorman says Perth needs a new theme park to remake the city as a place that is welcoming for families, and has suggested WA-centric attractions such as a ‘quokka-coaster’.

Charlotte Elton

A little more R&RWant to save the economy? Take a longer holiday

The nation’s peak tourism body says Australians need to extend their holidays so the industry can recoup some of the losses incurred by the coronavirus pandemic.

Gerard Cockburn

Body’s plea‘Take a longer holiday to save the economy’

The nation’s peak tourism body says Australians need to extend their holidays so the industry can recoup some of the losses incurred by the coronavirus pandemic.

Gerard Cockburn

TourismParts of Kakadu reopen following death

The East Alligator region of Kakadu National Park has reopened after closing more than two months ago following the death of a prominent traditional owner.

Aaron Bunch

LuxeCommentsPremiumNingaloo reef resort one step closer to reality

A ‘lighthouse resort’ on the Ningaloo reef is a step closer to reality, with Andrew Forrest’s Tattarang group lodging a development application for the project with the Shire of Exmouth.

Michael Traill

TourismAustralia's regional tourism recovery

March saw the smallest monthly declines in overnight travel expenditure since the start of COVID-19, according to Austrade's latest National Visitor Survey.

AAP

TourismMixed lot for tourism in the regions

Regional tourism is on a bumpy road to recovery but the further from Australia's capital cities, the harder it seems for operators to attract visitors.

John Kidman

style cityCommentsPremiumPlan to give Fremantle ‘New York’ makeover

As its life as a working port is wound back, planners are pushing to create a new-look Fremantle — using global cities such as New York, Hamburg and Istanbul as influences.

Joe Spagnolo

Bush legendsVideoCommentsPremiumThe woman teaching the world about Kimberley magic

After facing some difficult times in her life, Bec Sampi became one of few Aboriginal women to find a calling as a head tour guide. Now, she passes on her wisdom about the ancient land to visitors.

Steve Butler

Tourism hotspotVideoCommentsPremiumUnique water sports landmark puts Collie on the map

WA is blessed with countless hidden gems. With the pandemic making travel difficult, Sandgropers are turning to the many picturesque hotspots in our own backyard. And now we have another.

Miriam Fisher