The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA has said the state government decision to add two public holidays to the WA calendar would “add salt to the wound” for businesses.
The state government's public holiday review has continued to come under fire after some of Western Australia's peak bodies estimate significant costs to businesses.
Perth has been announced as one of seven host cities for the 2027 men's Rugby World Cup, although costs in relation to attracting matches has not been publicly disclosed.
The state government has unveiled plans to spend $1.3 million to build a new Western Australia Visitor Centre at Perth Station, slated to open mid-2025.
Perth Airport chief commercial and aviation officer Kate Holsgrove has been selected to chair Tourism Council WA following the resignation of long-serving Andrew Hill.
The Shire of Exmouth and a local Pemberton tour guide have been recognised for their contribution to tourism at the Australian Top Tourism Town Awards 2024.
Tourism Western Australia has appointed five new board members, including Perth Airport chief executive Jason Waters and Oolin Sunday Island Cultural Tours owner Rosanna Angus.
Perth Airport has settled a long-running tiff with Qantas over the relocation of its airport terminal, striking a mammoth 12-year agreement worth around $3 billion – the largest in the airline's history.
Resources royalty reliance and a lack of action on payroll tax were among the key observations from business groups digesting today's state budget – the first from Treasurer Rita Saffioti.
Payroll tax relief has unsurprisingly topped the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA's state budget wish-list, ahead of the state's unveiling of its 2024-25 books on Thursday.
Carolyn Turnbull has resigned as Tourism WA managing director, confirming she would leave the government tourism agency on May 10 after two and a half years of service.
A rollcall of peak Western Australian industry groups is urging WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti to take a razor to payroll tax in this year's state budget to help businesses struggling to cope with escalating costs.
WA's peak tourism body has slammed the state government's decision to phase out tours that travel through Horizontal Falls in the Kimberley, estimating a loss of millions of dollars.
The state tourism portfolio's current setup can leave assets stuck between regulatory and tourism agencies, according to Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti.
A reimagined Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre must come with a major new theatre and dedicated exhibition space, the state's peak tourism lobby says, at it throws its support behind the project.
The federal government's revised migration strategy that would cap the number of incoming migrants has drawn both praise and criticism from industry groups.
China Eastern Airlines will trial direct flights between Perth and Shanghai over a four-week block early in 2024, reviving an offering suspended in 2020 at the onset of the pandemic.
An increase in aviation capacity, better communication and strategic initiatives are part of the overall strategy to boost and maintain the WA tourism sector.
The state government has announced a free six-day festival in collaboration with Perth Festival to celebrate Western Australian Indigenous culture and natural biodiversity in early October.
A new study has found tourism activity in Western Australia has dropped for the first time since the pandemic, with the state's north-west experiencing the largest decline.
Nexus Airlines has been launched to expand the Western Australian Inter-Regional Flight Network, bolstered by a $4 million investment from the state government.
Tourism Council WA is urging holidaymakers to keep their bookings in Kimberley towns unaffected by the floods after operators were hit with unnecessary cancellations.
The nation's peak travel body has crowned Exmouth Australia's top small tourism town, as the tip of the North West Cape prepares for an influx of visitors and a wave of new developments.
The state opposition and sections of the business community have criticised the state government's “skeleton” of a COVID-19 transition plan, with Western Australia still without a date for the reopening of borders.
The state opposition has slammed the state government over the eligibility criteria attached to its latest COVID business relief package which result in a raft of businesses being excluded.
The federal government's $1.2 billion tourism package has faced widespread criticism with WA's leading industry body slamming the effort as pork barrelling for marginal electorates.
