Tourism and Leisure Industry

Port Vila is rebuilding after a magnitude-7.3 earthquake — and residents see an opportunity to increase the city's tourism appeal.

Thai cave rescuer Richard Harris and the owner of a popular dive spot in South Australia's south-east say the amount of water used by local farmers should be reduced to save unique wetlands.

Emily booked a hotel ahead of her holiday to China, but when she arrived, she was refused check-in. She is just one of many foreign tourists who have taken to social media and booking platforms to vent their frustrations. 

Power has been restored in Bali after a blackout that authorities blamed on a disruption in subsea cables.

The need for development in the region is clear, but the Barossa Valley's major stakeholders disagree about the way it needs to be done.

The condition of Karijini National Park's spectacular gorges worries traditional owners and business operators as WA's tourism season looms.

As tourism operators look to market Western Australia's South West as the ultimate "wellness tourism" destination, a developer is eyeing off the icy waters in Pemberton's historic pool for a Nordic-style floating sauna.

A luxury cruise ship will stop in Wallaroo in 2027, carrying almost 500 passengers, renewing the town's hope of benefiting from the cruise industry.

A caravan park once known as a "sleepy hollow" will cut down the number of sites and introduce glamping, but some locals say it's not what the town and its visitors need.

South Australia has released its latest tourism campaign to capitalise on the AFL's Gather Round focusing on the Barossa, but Adelaide will feature too in "episodes" to come.

There's a rare and rewarding upside to floods delaying tourism season in the state's vast interior, tourism operators promise, as they urge visitors to postpone rather than abandon their plans.

Three women in their 20s on tour have been treated for lacerations by paramedics after being bitten by dingoes on the island off the Queensland coast.

There are calls for the state government to set a concrete timeline for its target of preserving 17 per cent of its landmass, with just 595,000 hectares protected since 2022.

The Commonwealth and Kakadu traditional owners are set to sign a new agreement over the jointly-managed national park ahead of Gunlom Falls' long-anticipated reopening this dry season.

A stoush has broken out between working tourists and residents of an upmarket part of Albany, southern WA, over public facilities at one of the city's most popular beaches.

This year the small north-west town of Penguin celebrates its 150th anniversary. What started as a settlement trading timber and potatoes by sea has turned into a bustling tourist town. 

A property owner who wants to open his share of "God's country" to tourists says he is excited to get started after a lengthy and expensive legal fight to build an eco-resort.

The community of Coober Pedy has banded together to reopen the outback town's outdoor cinema which draws in tourists during the cooler months.

A successful open day prompts new calls for the South Australian government to reopen a historic jail in the Flinders Ranges permanently as a tourist attraction.

From thriving businesses to "ghost towns", mainland and K'gari (Fraser Island) tourism — worth $900 million to the local economy — faces a bleak Easter after the storm's damaging deluge.