Tag: tourism
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Australian tourism industry booming
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has reported that Australia received more short-term visitors than ever in October. The Australian tourism industry recorded over 713,300 more visitors than the previous year, an improvement of 12.7%. That increase in short-term visitors takes the year’s total to over 8 million visitors, with an increase of 819,800 arrivals (or 11.2%)…
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Dreamworld to reopen for start of school holidays
The parent company of Dreamworld, Ardent Leisure, announced in a statement to the ASX this morning that Dreamworld is set to reopen on Saturday, December 10 with a charity weekend. Of each guest entry fee, $25 will be donated to the Red Cross. The theme park has been closed for the past month due to the tragic deaths…
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Asian tourists are spending the most
Research undertaken by the University of Technology (UTS) Business School revealed that Asian tourists visiting Sydney spend as much as 6.5 times more than other tourists. It was found that there is a huge spending capacity of Asian tourists who are in Australia as part of incentive schemes. A 2015 visitor survey from Tourism Australia…
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5 Things Your Business Should Consider in 2016
Plan ahead for the rest of the year and don’t let your business miss out on trends that could have potentially benefited you. Here are 5 things your business really should consider in 2016: 1. China is slowing A few years ago GDP growth was at 14% but has since halved to come in under…