Mon 28 June
Arrivals look set to surge
According to the Tourism Forecasting Committee, the improved economic backdrop will see international travel to Australia increase by 5.5% this year.
The bi-annual forecast, considered the…
Fri 25 June
Government logic up in smoke
by Mat Churchill
The Federal Government is being urged by forest and timber industries to include the burning of native forests to produce electricity as part of our renewable energy quota.
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Fri 25 June
Local tour operators health monitors for GBR
Local marine tourism operators will be better equipped to keep an eye on the Great Barrier Reef after completing comprehensive training in reef health monitoring.
Crew members…
Fri 25 June
SIDS for Kids Cane Toad races this Sunday
A fundraiser for SIDS and Kids will be held from 4pm to 8pm this Sunday 27 June at the Ironbar in Macrossan Street.
The Ironbar is home to the popular nightly Cane Toad races, and…
Fri 25 June
Flames extends trading
Flames of the Forest Aboriginal Cultural Experience are extending their trading to three nights a week with the addition of Tuesday to its long established Thursday and Friday evening schedule. …
Fri 25 June
Nanna's exhibition launch
by Mat Churchill
Nanna Soderstrom's 'Beyond Philosophy' photographic exhibition which opened at the Tanks Arts Centre in Cairns last week has been described as "gorgeous" by curator Chris…
Thu 24 June
Princess to base third liner Down Under
Princess Cruises are to base three liners in Australia for the first time in 2011/12 as it unveiled its largest ever season of voyages Down Under (Travel Today, March 26).
The cruise…
Thu 24 June
Brochures being used less
Traditional paper based brochures are being used less by Australians when researching travel according to the latest study by Google. The study into Australian travel research habits found 33% of…
Thu 24 June
Take your place in first ever Golf Classic
The inaugural Trinity Honda/Port Douglas Police Charity Golf Classic tees off on Friday 16 July from 11am at the Mirage Golf Club. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Port…
Wed 23 June
Two week break after tough early season
By Ebony McCartney
Going into the two week break there were some tough games battles at the courts on Tuesday night. In A-Grade an undermanned Cougars fought off a tight-knit Rattle ‘n’…
Tue 22 June
Carnivale 10 days or 4?
Since Carnivale 2010 ended it has become one of the hottest topics for discussion around town. Should it remain in it’s current ten day format or should it revert to it’s 2005 four day…
Wed 23 June
Big name acts head West instead. Why?
Perth will embrace a legion of live music acts this summer with promoters billing the coming concert season as the biggest and busiest the city has seen.
Bon Jovi will rock Subiaco Oval…
Wed 23 June
Cairns to host major tourism forum
Member for Leichhardt, Jim Turnour, has welcomed an announcement that a high level tourism forum between the Australian Government and the China’s tourism authority will be held in Cairns. …
Wed 23 June
Hong Kong superstar visits TNQ
The Kylie Minogue of Asia, Award-winning Hong Kong actress and singer-songwriter Karen Mok, is visiting Tropical North Queensland this week.
With the help of Tourism Queensland, Tourism…
Wed 23 June
Inaugural Cairns Ukulele Festival
by Mat Churchill
It might be a small instrument, but the 2010 Cairns Ukulele Festival is being billed as the biggest, most diverse ukulele festival ever held in the southern hemisphere.…
Wed 23 June
Organisations unite for Cruise Ship Strategy
by Mat Churchill 18 months ago Port Douglas took another step forward as a premier tourist destination via a Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce multi organisational strategy to…
Tue 22 June
FNQ unemployment drops
Unemployment in the Far North has dropped from 12.4% to 8.9% in the last two months, showing that the region is "recovering and rebuilding" according to Federal Member for Leichhardt, Jim…
Tue 22 June
Whale's future at stake
With whales being such a prominent feature on our reef at the moment, it's poignant to note that the fight for their survival continues as the International Whaling Commission meets in Morocco this week…
Tue 22 June
THIS WEEKEND KURANDA ROOTS!!!
KURANDA AMPHITHEATRE, 25-26 JUNE Kuranda Roots This weekend
Kuranda Roots Festival brings its solid line-up of roots and reggae to Kuranda Amphitheatre this weekend. With a stellar bill of…
Tue 22 June
Thank you Port Douglas
by Mat Churchill
Six months ago, almost to the day, my four and a half month old son, Xavier Bennett Churchill, died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
We'd sold virtually all of our possessions…
Mon 21 June
Northern Territory goes 3D
The Northern Territory is about to come alive in 3D with the recent wrap up of a special film shoot in the Top End under partnership with Panasonic. Tourism NT under a global partnership with…
Mon 21 June
What Statistics do you believe?
Often attributed to Mark Twain but more probably first coined by a lesser known Englishman Charles Wentworth Dilke, the expression "There are lies, damned lies and then there are…
Mon 21 June
Underwater photo competition closing soon
The organisers of the Cairns Underwater Photo Competition have asked us to send out a final reminder that entries for the Comp close in just 12 day's time on 30 June, 2010.
The…
Mon 21 June
Cairns gets second Jobs Expo
Cairns will be hosting it's second Jobs Expo on Friday 25 June at the Cairns Showgrounds. This second Jobs Expo will bring employers, recruitment agencies and training organisations together…
Mon 21 June
Spielberg's dinosaur's may roam the Daintree
Queensland's famous Muttaburrasaurus and Kronosaurus queenslandicus could be the latest Aussies to make it big in Hollywood if Steven Spielberg's upcoming dinosaur blockbuster is…
