Developments
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$76m to fight “biggest challenge in living memory”
The government has committed an "unprecedented" $76 million to tourism recovery as it moves to protect jobs, businesses and local…
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Demolished Mooloolaba favourite returns after $3.8 million facelift
A holiday park with a million dollar view has reopened following a multi-million-dollar facelift.
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Give us your holiday homes, NSW urged
The NSW government has appealed for holiday home owners to open their properties for rent to bushfire-affected locals.
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Neurotic, narcissistic? Airbnb profiling could see you excluded
Airbnb has developed technology that can probe a guest’s online personality to calculate the risk of them trashing a rental…
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Travel warning “the last thing we need”, premier tells Trump
Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is urging US president Donald Trump to revise a US travel warning for Australia issued in…
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Expedia says inspection regime “in the best interests of customers”
Travel giant Expedia has defended a property inspection program which demands operators comply with health and safety obligations outside of…
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Travel company folds owing clients hundreds of thousands
Excite Holidays has collapsed, leaving numerous travel agencies thousands of dollars out of pocket and scrambling to accommodate stranded tourists.
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“Cut them a break” PM urges, as accom begins fight back
Prime minister Scott Morrison has urged Aussies to support fire-affected accommodation operators by not asking for a refund from those…
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Expedia sparks alarm with new inspection regime
A leading caravan and camping body is warning holiday park owners about an Expedia inspection scheme requiring operators to make…
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Queensland backs down on foreign investor taxes
Land tax hikes announced by the Queensland government in June have been watered down following fears they could cause overseas…
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