Tourism

Jetstar is adding a fourth weekly service to its Melbourne to Busselton service to meet demand over the Easter holiday period.

A development panel has given Aventuur the green light to build the first surf park in Western Australia, with the attraction estimated to cost $100 million.

Regulation of Crown’s Perth operations will be overhauled in line with the Royal Commission’s suggestions, but the government has declined to act on several of the inquiry’s proposed reforms.

Pink Lake near Esperance may have lost its colour, but Hutt Lagoon in the Mid West is becoming an Instagram icon.

Direct flights between Western Australia and Vietnam were a leading focus in Tourism Minister Roger Cook's four-day trade mission to Vietnam this week.

The state government has officially launched its trade office in Vietnam to strengthen its ties and attract further investment into Western Australia.

The environmental watchdog has decided not to assess the $100 million Perth Surf Park project, which is proposed to be built on a 5.7-hectare lot in Jandakot.

A Perth band led by 40under40 winner Daniel Estrin will represent Australia on the world stage at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

Tensions between mining and tourism are on show in the coastal town of Lancelin.

Direct flights between Perth and Manila will be launched on March 27 after being temporarily put on hold in 2020 due to the pandemic.

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services has opposed Saracen Properties' $118 million proposal for a five-star resort in Gnarabup.

Perth may want to be the 'City of Lights', but Singapore could make its own claim to that crown.

Accor has been selected to operate a 66-room hotel within the University of Western Australia, with the revenue to be invested in the Forrest Research Foundation.

Direct flights between Tokyo and Perth will resume later this year after a three-year hiatus, with a potential to reinstate the route for daily service.

Tourism Council WA is urging holidaymakers to keep their bookings in Kimberley towns unaffected by the floods after operators were hit with unnecessary cancellations.

Tattarang’s $85 million project to revamp the Ningaloo Lighthouse area has hit a snag after the state government scrapped a road realignment proposal in Exmouth.

Nonstop flights to Manila will begin early next year, the first time Perth travellers can fly directly to the Philippines.

A proposal to build what promises to be the largest surf park in the southern hemisphere has been referred to the state’s environmental watchdog for assessment.

A few small touches may make all the difference when it comes to quality of a destination.

Copenhagen, Glasgow, Paris; now there’s a move to add Perth to the list of host cities for the huge UN COP international climate conference.

Las Vegas’s economy is dominated by one industry, tourism, and capital intensive mega-projects to develop those new resorts. Sound familiar?

The state government’s efforts to regulate holiday homes drag on while councils take matters into their own hands.

After being closed for 14 years, one of the oldest hotels in the Peel Region will reopen in late 2023 to flaunt its redevelopment under new operators Karl and Janine Bullers.

A proposed 4.5-star hotel in Kununurra is one step closer to construction after the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley council endorsed its application.

The state government is lobbying Qantas to get on board a terminal move that would bring it closer to the $1.9 billion Airport Link, a plan the airline resisted in its stoush with Perth Airport.

From the Grand Canyon to Monument Valley, Arizona is stunning.

Perth and Los Angeles have plenty in common, and we could take some inspiration from the famous city.

Perth Airport's chief executive will depart to pursue another Perth-based role.

The buyer of South Fremantle Power Station should take inspiration from the Hearst Castle on California’s coast.

RAC has reported a sharp fall in its annual profit after strong growth in its core operations was offset by investment writedowns and an unexpected spike in insurance claims.

The nation’s peak travel body has crowned Exmouth Australia’s top small tourism town, as the tip of the North West Cape prepares for an influx of visitors and a wave of new developments.

An accommodation facility to house Rottnest Lodge staff has been proposed in a bid to increase housing supply during the peak summer season.