Tourism and Leisure Industry

It's not your typical retirement plan but Gavin Smith is in it "boots and all" giving new life to a caravan park in a town he first fell in love with 50 years ago.

Ice climbing, introduced to Australia by migrants in the 1960s, is booming as extreme sport lovers seek higher thrills — but with such a short season, you have to book early.

The state government plans to relinquish control of Mount Baw Baw and Lake Mountain after years of financial woes.

In the days after backpackers in Laos began falling violently ill due to suspected methanol poisoning, travellers tried desperately to warn each other about the hostel at the centre of the scandal.

Tourism Australia's mascot Ruby the Roo has a new batting partner in Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins, who stars alongside her in a multi-million-dollar campaign aimed at enticing more Indian travellers Down Under.

The short-term rentals company is promising armour and sword fights at the ancient arena to a chosen few, but Rome's councillor for culture and local housing activists have criticised the plan. 

The richest regional race meet in Queensland is hosting its first non-TAB meet. Despite the dramatic drop in betting revenue, the club has managed to maintain high-stakes prize money and is expected to draw a strong crowd. 

Tokyo Metropolitan Police allege the man used his fingernails to carve five letters into the pillar of a torii gate at the popular tourist attraction.

Tour guides have been added to the national Occupation Shortage List for the first time enabling foreign workers with specific skills to fill labour shortages.

Traditional owners say they hope the park's new listing will trigger action to prevent the spread of an invasive grass species that's changing the ancient landscape.

What started as college students pedalling to Kaifeng for a taste of nourishing soup dumplings has swelled into a movement, with tens of thousands taking to the streets to ride together through one of China's ancient capitals.

The fixture for next year's AFL Gather Round has been announced with two matches locked in at one of Australia's premier wine regions.

A special shipment is set to arrive in the islands this month, after the collapse of the Cocos Co-Op — owner of the West Island supermarket  — left residents with dwindling supplies.

A cemetery represents the collected stories of all the people who have made a town what it is today. For some tourists, it's the equivalent of walking through a silent museum.

Anger at the closure of popular tourist attractions in the border town of Nelson over the past three years sparks a movement hoping to cut through bureaucracy and create a new plan for the future.

The new Spirit of Tasmania ferries will have more space for caravans and motor homes, but, with their arrival delayed, the struggle for holiday-makers to get a booking continues.

After a more muted affair this year, the organisers of the iconic Dark Mofo festival in Tasmania are ready to make their return in 2025. Here's what people can expect.

The pristine beaches in WA's Great Southern have not been able to keep up with a sharp increase in tourism numbers. Authorities are now investing in more infrastructure so the coast does not suffer more environmental damage.

As Tasmania's government points to direct flights between Hobart and Auckland as a win for the local tourism sector, one caravan park operator says his park had a third of its usual late October visitors — and has fired a shot across the bow of the Spirit of Tasmania ferry operator. 

After Kate Bradley "started life again" at age 43 in Tasmania, she decided to plant berries and sell ice cream. Thirty-five years on, after much success (and false starts), she looks back with pride — and is ready to move on from the business she built, much of it by her own hands.