The red-dust iron ore export town of Port Hedland may not be everyone's idea of a scenic stop-over, but it is becoming increasingly popular with cruise ships, according to its port authority.
Tourism industry heavyweights have slammed the Gillard government's decision to increase the airport departure tax, saying it will cost thousands of regional jobs.
More than 40,000 less people visited Western Australia from the eastern states for a holiday over the past year, prompting industry calls for more funding and support from the state government.
The owner of Albany's All Seasons Hotel, Roger Foster, who is leading a private consortium that has been selected by the state government as the preferred proponent to advance a four-star hotel in
A beach barbeque, lunch in the vines and a 'gourmet village' at Leeuwin Estate Winery will be some of the events at the Margaret River Gourmet Escape food and wine festival, to be held in the south
One of the Margaret River region’s most prominent wineries, Cullen Wine, is spearheading local efforts to convince the state government to stop oil and gas exploration off the South West coast.
The ultramarathon tragedy that left two women runners with life-threatening burns may have affected the reputation of Tourism Western Australia, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.
The state government knew nothing about the death of a competitor in an adventure race in China before sponsoring a similar event in the Kimberley in which two women almost burned to death.
A sardine fisherman from Albany has described how a rare tropical whale shark surfaced near his boat in the Southern Ocean, surprising himself and local scientists.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against travel agency company Flight Centre, alleging that it has attempted to induce competitors
The Tourism Council of Western Australia has called on the state government to continue investing in marketing WA to China, after Chinese visitors increased by 57.5 per cent over the past 12 months
A Western Australian parliamentary committee will investigate whether organisers of the Kimberley Ultramarathon, in which two women were badly burned in a bushfire, took reasonable steps to ensure
Western Australia’s peak tourism body has called on the state government to commit $27 million to tourism marketing in the next budget to assist the flailing industry.
Higher VIP gambler revenue and improved returns from its Macau joint venture have helped casino operator Crown increase its first half profit by 79 per cent.
Australia's tourism figures continue to make for bleak reading, with nearly 10,000 fewer international visitors arriving here in 2011, and the number of Aussies taking overseas holidays soaring to
The Swan River Trust has been appointed to manage the environmental assessment of the state government’s Perth Waterfront project, the Environmental Protection Authority has announced.
A survey of tourist accommodation shows occupancy rates in Perth and the North West at record levels in the September quarter of 2011, while regional tourist towns are languishing.
Australia’s tourism industry can only dream of the government support being afforded to the country’s automotive sector, despite its far greater contribution to the nation’s economy, says peak indu
The number of interstate leisure visitors to Western Australia has declined a massive 29.6 per cent over the past year, according to data released today by Tourism Research Australia.
WA will host a record 84 Eventscorp-sponsored events next year, including Australia’s richest golf tournament and an international action sports festival.
