BIGURDA Aboriginal Gallery and Craft may not have been immune to the downturn in tourism since September last year, but this hasn’t stopped the business’s management from developing new markets.
WILD Honey Aboriginal Gallery in Guildford is not your average art gallery. Currently in the throes of renovation, it seems more like an artist’s studio or home than a gallery.
THE lack of training and employment opportunities for workers over 45 years of age may not be front-page news in the mainstream media of late, but that’s not to say the issue has gone away.
TRAINING was once primarily an activity involving newcomers to a workplace, but in today’s competitive world, developing the skills of workers at all levels has become an increasingly prominent goal for many in business.
STAFF motivation has been in the media spotlight of late with revelations that many Australian workers place satisfaction in the workplace ahead of fiscal bonuses.
WHILE the South West is a perennial favourite for Western Australian holiday makers, tourism operators have been hit by a fall-off in fly-drive and coach markets in recent months.
LIKE the resources sector it so heavily relies on, the Kalgoorlie residential property market has seen its share of highs and lows during the past decade.
WHILE many in the accommodation business are suffering from a fall-off in trade, nothing could be further from the truth for those in the self-contained costal apartment business.
IT’S not news that Western Australians love sport. It’s not really a shock that the professional sporting industry generates 1 per cent of our national GDP.
THESE are tough times for those in the business of tourism.On a local level, the collapse of Ansett will have long-term ramifications for many operators in Australia’s most isolated State.
THINGS appear to be going swimmingly in the Swan Valley. About $28 million was invested in the region in the past financial year and this year’s Spring in the Valley Festival is expect to attract more than 60,000 people.
JUST about everything to do with WA’s wildflower season is big. From the area across which the buds bloom to the 12,000 or so different species – it’s an enormous spectacle that attracts increasingly large numbers of tourists.
ECO-TOURISM may have been the buzzword in the ’90s, but adventure tourism is staking a claim to be the leading contender for the WA tourism dollar in the next decade.
THE planned Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre may be several years from completion but already the facility has snagged bookings for nine conventions and 36 exhibitions.
TRADITIONALLY Perth’s summer holiday playground, Rottnest Island isn’t usually associated with blazing fires, lush green landscapes and quiet relaxation. But that’s all changing.
THE Winter Breaks promotion run by the Western Australian Tourism Commission (WATC) has been a huge success for many tourism operators in WA’s South West.
WHAT a difference two years make.Just 24 months ago the Coates Hire Avon Descent was on the brink of collapse, yet this year the event will be exposed to a national (and hopefully) and international tele-vision audience.
ONLY in Western Australia would federal politicians, the rich, the famous and the beautiful sit together around a dirt track beside the blue singlets and thong brigade to watch a horse race and share a beer.
THE new and improved WA Tourism Network is set to revolutionise visitors’ access to the WA tourism industry, give local tourism operators national and international exposure, and allow information sharing between visitors’
LAST week’s decision by Qantas to re-route the direct Tokyo-Perth flight via Sydney – adding an extra six hours to the trip – has outraged the local tourism industry.
WHILE many of the State’s baby boomers will have fond memories of holiday train travel to places like Albany and Esperance, chances are their offspring – those we call Generation X – are unaware such trips ever existed.
HEALTH spas and holistic holidays could be the next big thing in the Western Australian tourism industry.As life’s pressures increase and the time to relax diminishes, a spa holiday seems to be an alluring idea.
WINNERS of The Western Australian Tourism Award announced at a gala dinner last week came from a diverse range of backgrounds and areas of contribution.
OPERATORS and individuals who have made significant contributions to tourism in the State will be recognised at the annual Western Australian Tourism Awards tomorrow, Friday June 8.
WINE cruises through the Swan Valley have been dominated until recent times by Boat Torque Cruises, but Sandalford, a vineyard which has been the prime destination of one of