A Sunshine Coast icon once rated Australia’s top tourism attraction will complete a transformation in May worth $45 million a year.
Read More »Google “catching up” after conceding mapping errors
Google Maps has agreed to work with Queenslanders to amend travel distance inaccuracies on its app.
Read More »“Lousy service”, “breakfast was second rate”: The Queensland accom put in the slammer
The Google reviews for a handful of the sunshine state’s most populous accommodation houses aren’t much to write home about.
Read More »Queensland pushes code of conduct in response to short-let issues
A code of conduct for hosts and guests and a “strikes and you’re out” policy will be central to Queensland’s response to short-term letting issues, says state tourism minister Kate Jones.
Read More »Outlook rosy for Sunshine State
New data shows Queensland tourism is booming, with the industry employing some 220,000 people and generating more than $25 billion for the state.
Read More »Airbnb mobilises Queenslanders in its fight for a bed tax
Airbnb is mobilising its hosts to lobby for a Queensland-wide bed tax, in an effort to stop local governments imposing their own short-stay fees.
Read More »Turtle sanctuary a “once-in-a-lifetime” buy
A Queensland island resort with its own turtle rehabilitation centre and natural cyclone protection has hit the market, attracting strong interest from home and abroad.
Read More »NSW regions drawing more visitors than Gold Coast
For the first time, visitor spending in regional NSW has overtaken that in regional Queensland - despite the tourism mecca of the Gold Coast being included in Queensland’s tally.
Read More »What happened when Airbnb met Gold Coast resort managers
Resort News heard from more than 100 accom managers at a marketing masterclass in the Gold Coast last week, where Airbnb unveiled its hope for managers to become hosts. At the ‘Explore new avenues to increase your booking revenue’ event, Airbnb and Google explained how accom managers could leverage their platforms in future to gain online bookings. They spoke about guest …
Read More »Veins used to stop tourists being left on the reef
A world-first electronic tracking system uses tourists' handprints to monitor their movements is being trialled on the Great Barrier Reef to reduce the risk of tourists being left behind.
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