February 2012

Calls to scrap Rottnest admission fee – WAtoday – 16/02/2012
Tourism Council calls for emergency summit – MICEBTN – 14/02/2012
WA holidays ‘can’t compete’ with cheap Bali – WA Today – 9/02/2012

January 2012

WA hotels mining for tourists – Travel Blackboard – 25/01/2012
Accommodating development / Page 1 / Page 2 – WA Business News – 19/01/2012
Boost tourism funds call – Augusta-Margaret River Mail – 18/01/2012
Perth hotel bed shortage discovered – ABC News – 14/01/2012
Tourist areas “falling behind” mining towns – Australian Mining – 16/01/2012
Two-speed economy hits hotel occupancy – WA Business News – 13/01/2012
Tourists serve up some good news for South West - The West Australian - 10/1/2012

December 2011

Failing to entice east caost tourists – ABC News – 15/12/2011
Big drop in eastern State tourists a ‘black hole’ for WA – The West – 15/12/2011
Interstate tourism to WA is down 30% – WA Business News – 14/12/2011
China leads WA tourism growth – WA Business News – 7/12/2011
Developer call for waterfront hotel complex – The West Australian – 7/12/2011
FIFO miners a big challenge for Australian tourism – Steel Guru – 4/12/2011

November 2011

WA tourism rewards – The West Australian – 30/11/2011
FIFO squeezes out tourists – Sydney Morning Herald – 29/11/2011
WA’s China tourist boom at risk – Perthnow.com – 9/11/2011
Direct flights between China and Perth begin – ABC news – 9/11/2011
Qantas ´shenanigans´hurt tourism in WA - Perthnow.com – 01/11/2011

October 2011

Tourism industry takes another hit with Qantas grounding – 31/10/2011
Was CHOGM worth it for Perth? - The Sydney Morning Herald – 31/10/2011
Tourism back Perth hotel plan – Travel Weekly – 26/10/2011
Land release to stimulate hotel development – The West Australian – 26/10/2011
Shark Attacks in Australia: Government takes new precautions – International Business Times – 25/10/2011
Fears latest fatality could hit tourism – The West Australian – 24/10/2011
Shark attacks crippling WA tourism – Perthnow – 22/10/2011
Tourism jobs are hard to find in WA – ABC News – 14/10/2011
Surprise tourist accommodation figures shows we’re looking good – Augusta-Margaret River Mail – 12/10/2011

September 2011

Tourism Council welcomes event funding – WA Business News – 28/09/2011
Build 300 new hotel rooms each year ‘or go backwards – The West Australian – 28/09/2011
Rowdy holiday homes targeted – The West Australian – 21/09/2011
Western Australia expects more tourists from China – english.news.cn – 19/09/2011
Tourism operators gear up for Chinese growth – ABC News – 19/09/2011
Tourism spending slumps by 100 million plus – ABC News – 14/09/2011
$100 slump in tourism spending – WA Business News – 14/09/2011
Tourists can face a difficult task to find a hotel room – ABC News – 12/09/2011
WA plans for Chinese tourism boost – The West Australian – 9/09/2011
Douglas family speaks out against gas hub – ABC News – 9/09/2011
International business tourism soaring – WA Business News – 7/09/2011
‘What’s the point?’: tourism questions west Kimberley heritage listing – Sydney Morning Herald 1/09/2011
Downturn in leisure tourists – South Western Times – 1/09/2011

August 2011

China – Perth flights start in November – perthnow.com 11/09/2011

July 2011

Accommodation shortage in boom state capital Perth – The Australian 27/07/2011
Boom hits hotel rooms, economy – Perthnow.com 25/07/2011
New tourism planning, development rules for WA – Perthnow.com 20/07/2011
More flexibility for tourism projects – WA Business News 19/07/2011
Perth wins race to host athletics – The Weekend West 16/07/2011
CHOGM retail trading boost not enough – Perthnow.com.au 13/07/2011
Bid to topple seven-storey hotel plans fails – Guardian Express 12/07/2011
Tourism slump hits NW operators – theWest.com.au 12/07/2011
Vacancy signs as tourism operators struggle – ABC Kimberley 11/07/2011
Full Hotels Hurting – 7.30 Report 8/07/2011
New water park operational by 2015 – Channel 9 News 4/07/2011

June 2011

Call for WA Investment – Travel Weekly 27/06/2011
Tourism WA welcomes Ningaloo Listing – WA Business News 27/06/2011
Airport chaos as flights resume – The West Australian 16/06/2011
Chaos continues as Perth flights suspended – Travel Weekly 15/06/2011
‘Cockroach’ convention needs upgrade – Perthnow.com & The Sunday Times 12/06/2011
Business first for overseas visitors – WA Business News 9/06/2011
Liquor Act all bottom up – WA Business News 9/06/2011
licensing balance – WA Business News 9/06/2011
Bottom up on liquor licensing – WA Business News 9/06/2011
WA urged to urged to do more for Chinese Tourists – The West Australian 7/06/2011
Business only for travellers to WA – WA Business News 6/06/2011
WA’s business tourism boom from China- PerthNow 6/06/2011
More facilities planned for caravanners – The West Australian 4/06/2011
Land may be released for new hotels – The West Australian 3/06/2011

May 2011

Tourism, events funds boosted – Augusta Margaret River Mail 25/05/2011
Budget’s historic investment in tourism- Perthnow.com.au 19/05/2011
Blitz on WA’s service quality ahead of CHOGM- Perthnow.com.au 21/05/2011
Tourism sector welcomes budget boost – WA Business News 19/05/2011
Perth China Flights to pump up tourism- PerthNow.com.au 9/05/2011
Internet visa push aims to boost Chinese tourism – The Weekend West 9/05/2011
Tourism industry battles worst of times – The Weekend West 09/05/2011

April 2011

Perth being considered as a location for a new Theme Park – Channel 9 News
ATAP joins the TQUAL team – Australian Tourism Exchange Newsletter

March 2011

Liquor restrictions to be examined in Broome (video) – GWN Broome
WA toursim vital post-boom – Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson – PerthNow.com.au
Australia’s best named at Qantas Tourism Awards- News.com.au
The best of Australian tourism revealed- thetelegraph.com.au
Australian Tourism Awards – The West Australian
Qantas Australian Tourism Awards – STM, Sunday Times
Eyes on the Prize – The Weekend Australian Magazine

February 2011

Industry calls for action on new waterfront plan - perthNow.com.au
Perth’s $440m Waterfront plan revealed- perthNow.com.au

January 2011

Big g’day to USA from everyone except WA - thewest.com.au

November 2010

WA Tourism Awards – West Australian Newspaper
Tourism’s Best in the West
WA Tourism Awards – STM, Sunday Times

January 2010

Closure to cost Peel ‘millions’- inmycommunity.com.au

November 2009

Perth to host CHOGM- thewest.com.au