tourism

GOVT DRIVING BOOM IN TOURISM ECONOMY

Posted on October 9th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW government has massively ramped up its expectations for the state’s ‘visitor’ economy, ushering millions more airline seats, thousands of hotel rooms and a focus on experience-led tourism. This review of the NSW Visitor Economy Strategy will further cement

NZ TRAVEL BUBBLE: SHOT IN THE ARM FOR HOSPO

Posted on February 1st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Australia is welcoming back visitors from across the Tasman, offering some hope for hospitality businesses around the country crippled by the downturn in tourism. The so-called ‘Green Zone’ flights between Australia and New Zealand took off yesterday, finally allowing our

AVC WOO TRAVEL DOLLARS WITH STAYCATION CAMPAIGN

Posted on October 9th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co (AVC) is scratching the travel itch and filling bucket lists for Aussies stuck Down Under by launching a major “Staycation” series of events inspired by global destinations, and giving away trips to the Whitsundays. While Australia enjoys

USA PRAISE FOR OZ SET TO BOOST TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY

Posted on January 15th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Australian pubs may want to crank up the Americana, as the leading travel magazine in the USA just voted Down Under as its ‘Destination of the Year’. Deemed a great honour, the Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) magazine, which is read

SOLOTEL “VERY PLEASED” AS SOLOMON DODGES MEDIA BULLET

Posted on December 7th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A week after quiet-spoken hotel doyen Bruce Solomon seized the opportunity to slap some perspective on Sydney’s lockout laws debate, all is quiet on the nanny-state front. Solomon rose to accept his inauguration into the NSW Australian Hotels Association Hall