Tourism Australia is being left behind while globally sustainability is at the forefront of everyone else’s agenda. Why doesn’t Tourism Australia support Ecotourism Australia, the peak body for sustainable tourism? asks GAP Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip.
Tourism Australia
Where the bloody hell is the campaign for indigenous tourism?
In Australia to talk about tourism and sustainability at the Global Eco Conference, Gap Adventures Founder and CEO Bruce Poon Tip has lambasted Tourism Australia and described its promotion of indigenous assets as “very naive,” writes Amber Jamieson.
Oprah heads to Oz
Talkshow queen Oprah is heading down under, bringing 300 members of her audience to Sydney as part of a Tourism Australia promo. Watch Oprah give her audience the big news (get ready for the screaming).
Virgin Blue CEO pulls the pin: bound for Tourism Australia
What the two most successful airline CEOs in Australian history will do in concert with the body charged with growing inbound as well as domestic tourism is not known, but it won’t be lacking in spectacle or clout.
VIDEO: There’s nothing like… Australia the musical
The new Tourism Australia advertisement has been released, and it’s an all-singing, all-stereotypes bonanza with references to koalas as bears and beers with your mates. Ripper!
Crikey Competition: There’s nothing like… a Crikey contest
A few weeks ago Tourism Australia launched it’s new campaign, further consigning Lara Bingle into the dustbins of history. Sounds like the makings for a Crikey Competition!
There’s nothing like Australia’s violence against tourists
Another day, another bashed tourist. Is violence in Australia towards foreigners worse than anywhere else or is it just because we’re here that we hear about it? asks Alice Terlikowski.
Flogging off our fair land: there’s nothing like it!
After the “Where the bloody hell are you?” fiasco, a new Tourism Australia advertising campaign is being launched with the catchy tagline “There’s nothing like Australia”. What makes an effective Oz campaign? asks Tim Burrowes.
Spinning the Media: Pack your suitcase for some free advertising
Welcome to a world of junkets and media familiarisation tours: also known as the travel section of your local newspaper, write Giselle Nguyen, Ajay Khandhar and Yasmin Geneva.
Political snippets: Today’s Fable: Kevin Rudd and the unusable hairdryer
The Prime Minister’s hair, illegal cigarette salesmen, paintball, tourism doing rather nicely thank you very much and Joanna Lumley gives Gordon Brown the what for.
On the streets of Melbourne
The Sartorialist brings his roving eye to Melbourne — as part of a Tourism Australia initiative — and snaps a snappy tailor on Chapel Street.
Deathstar shines on far North Queensland tourism
Jetstar’s new Cairns Japan ‘solution’ is like deciding to serve the Osaka to Sydney market by making it fly there and back via Hobart, writes Ben Sandilands.
Tips and rumours
There will be a reshuffle in the NSW cabinet in the next two weeks to try and ensure the power sell off and right wing elevations. The key move will be Frank Sartor to be moved from Planning. Regarding Underbelly - I wouldn’t necessarily be looking at Channel Nine for the leaker. Episodes are going to […]
State of the planet
Rebuild or retreat: US debates evacuation of Gulf coastline … Our drinkable water supply is vanishing … Price to pay as Bondi doomed to drown by 2100 … Environment protection key to Balkan EU path … Misplaced trust
