New financial assistance is available to help tourism operators get back on track, but will all businesses receive the grants?
Survival fund for WA tourism
Come one come all
With travel restrictions loosened, businesses in the south-west are ready for tourists coming in from Perth.
Silver lining for regions aligning
As people prepare for intrastate borders to re-open, how do those on the other side feel?
Collie on track to becoming trail hub
Dreaming of a getaway with nature once travel restrictions are eased? Collie could be the place for you.
Gloom or salvation for Broome if borders re-open
Are calls to reopen state and regional borders a Pandora’s Box of trouble?
Long distance long weekend
Regional closures mean country students and workers based in the city are missing the ability to head home for the Easter break.
COVID-19 gives tourism a ‘huge knock’
The federal government’s new ban on inbound tourists is another blow for the travel and hospitality sector.
Do it in WA
Australian tourists who’ve had their travel plans disrupted urged to holiday at home.
Viva la Verga
Mixing study and international travel is not an impossible dream if you have the energy to do it.
Volunteer tourism fuels orphanage ‘crisis’
Children may be being placed into care unnecessarily, but in some cases an orphanage is the only option.
Uluru waste lessons learnt in Exmouth
Thousands of people are set to visit Exmouth in 2023 for a solar eclipse, but is the environment ready?
Slum tours: legit or ‘porn’?
A closer look at the controversial tourism industry in one of Asia’s largest slums.
Destination: Instagram
Young people are using social media as the way to plan and showcase their holidays.
New Rottnest holiday plan ‘too expensive’ for retirees
Extended stay program targets retirees, artists and holiday-makers.
$20 million for rangers
The expansion of the WA Aboriginal Ranger Program has been welcomed in the regions.
First generation clubbing
Shanghai’s small but growing underground music scene is explored, as part of our 2017 study tour series.
Urban getaways
A little exploration goes a long way in Western Australia’s only metropolis.