WA insurer RAC has unveiled its $70 million plan to transform Coral Bay’s Ningaloo Reef Resort in what it describes as one of the most significant tourism projects in the state’s history.
Coral Bay’s beachfront hotel has closed as its owners embark on a $55 million resort redevelopment due to open just in time for the April 2025 school holidays.
The state government is calling for tenders to upgrade visitor amenities at Penguin Island ahead of the run-down discovery centre’s looming demolition.
The developer of a proposed luxury country club in Bindoon has successfully had a statutory demand for payment in the order of $1.3 million set aside in Western Australia’s Supreme Court.
During WA’s resources boom the Pilbara was known for three things – mining, Red Dog and the beating sun. The remarkable landscape barely rated a mention.
China has announced Australia would be re-added to the nation’s approved list of outgoing group travel destinations, just five days after barley tariffs were lifted.
An increase in aviation capacity, better communication and strategic initiatives are part of the overall strategy to boost and maintain the WA tourism sector.
Perth Airport’s passenger traffic has almost recovered to pre-pandemic levels with 14.17 million using the airport in FY23, just 2 per cent less than in FY19.