The Perth Airport Western Australian Tourism Awards now in their 41st year are designed to reward and promote excellence within the Western Australian tourism industry. Every year tourism operators are encouraged to enter the Awards providing themselves with the opportunity to be publicly recognised for their contribution and achievements over the last 12 months. The [...]

Transport Minister Troy Buswell announced that regulation amendments had been made to allow the limited use of segways by commercial tour operators. This will increase opportunities for many tourism operators in WA. Read Ministerial Press Release

TQUAL Grants are administered by the Federal Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism. This is the last round of federal TQUAL grants. TQUAL grants provide funding for projects which deliver high quality visitor experiences: Grants are between $15,000 and $100,000 per project. You must match the grants dollar for dollar, with funding from yourself or [...]

Over 800 guests gathered last night in Hobart to celebrate the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards, where the Western Australia tourism industry was represented by a number of outstanding tourism operators. Read more…

Tourism Council WA CEO Evan Hall has welcomed the Premier’s election promise to invest $20 million in tourism facilities in Western Australian National Parks. An increase in national park funding was a key ask in the Tourism Council WA State Election Proposals. Read more…

Tourism Council WA CEO Evan Hall has welcomed election promises from both parties to build the airport rail link by 2018. The link will be a major boost for tourism by reducing congestion and travel costs; and improving the visitor experience. Read More…

The Liberal and Labor parties have both announced major tourism funding packages during an election debate between Tourism Minister Kim Hames and Shadow Tourism Minister Michelle Roberts. The debate was held by the Tourism Council this morning before an industry audience. Read more..

Tourism Council WA has congratulated Garuda Indonesia and Tourism Minister Kim Hames on today’s announcement of a new daily service from Jakarta to Perth which will commence on the 28 June. Read more…

Tourism Council WA has welcomed today’s launch of Tourism WA’s ‘1001 Extraordinary Experiences’ campaign. The online campaign will showcase the diversity of tourism experiences across WA by using photos taken by locals and tourists. Read more…

A new consultancy service is now available to give your tourism business a competitive advantage. Tourism Advantage provides a professional advisor for tourism businesses across regional WA. Our Industry Advisors will visit your business and assist with business planning, mentoring and advice. The service is government funded and delivered free to businesses by Tourism Council [...]

Tourism Council WA CEO Evan Hall has welcomed today’s announcement of a funding increase for the IGA Taste Great Southern food and wine festival through the State Governments Regional Events Program. Read more…

Central Institute of Technology are providing funded Cert III Tour Guide training to staff or volunteers who are fluent in English and Mandarin. The training is Monday evenings and Saturdays, commencing 25 February to finish on 1 July 2013. Download Course Information and the Mandarin Tour Guide Application Form

Today’s data from the ABS Survey of Tourist Accommodation for the September Quarter 2012 shows the occupancy of regional tourist accommodation remains well behind Perth and mining towns. For the September quarter 2012, hotel occupancy for Perth was 86% while average regional occupancy was 62%. Read more…

Latest data released by Tourism Research Australia shows that international leisure tourism to Western Australia has dropped by 3% in the past 12 months compared to the a 3% national increase. Read more…

To view the photos taken at the 2012 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards click here

Over 800 guests gathered last night at Crown Perth to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Perth Airport Western Australian Tourism Awards, Awards that recognise tourism excellence and reflect the passion and professionalism of tourism operators in Western Australia. Read more… Winners and Medallists 2012 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards

Tourism Council WA anticipates fierce competition on WA regional routes following today’s announcement that Virgin will acquire the regional airline Skywest and Tiger Airways. Tourism Council WA believes the takeover is a sign of increased rivalry between Virgin and Qantas in WA. Read more…

Tourism Council WA welcomes the announcement of the $48.5 million Tourism Industry Regional Development Fund (TIRF) which will assist tourism businesses in WA to increase the quality and range of visitor experiences. TIRF supports investment in the quality and range of visitor experiences: Grants of between $50,000 and $250,000 per project You must at least [...]

Tourism Council WA welcomes the announcement of the $48.5 million Tourism Industry Regional Development Fund (TIRF) which will assist tourism businesses in WA to increase the quality and range of visitor experiences. Read more…

A 25% increase in visa fees is expected to be announced in the Treasurers mini-budget today. The visa fee increase comes on top of a recent 17% tax increase on international visitors. The latest tax hit includes the “Backpacker” Working Holiday Visa rising by 25% from $280 to $350. Backpackers are critical to WA regional [...]

Thank you to all members who participated in our Tourism4Tommorrow state election survey. The survey showed your top ten state election policy issues are: 1. Tourism & events becoming a state priority. 2. Indigenous tourism funding. 3. Interstate marketing funding. 4. Regional Tourism Organisation funding. 5. WA events calendar gaps and new events. 6. DEC [...]

Today’s data from the ABS Survey of Tourist Accommodation shows that the annual occupancy of Perth accommodation for the year ending June 12 was 86%, while the regional tourism towns averaged around 60%. Read more…

Tourism Council WA CEO Evan Hall has welcomed the $7.9 million marketing boost announced by the State Government today. The announcement follows tourism industry calls for a new marketing campaign to promote WA into Sydney and Melbourne. Read more…

Finalists in the 2012 Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards were announced tonight at an event at the Esplanade Hotel Fremantle. Read more… Download complete list of Finalists here

Have your say on state tourism policies In the lead up to the next state election in March 2013, each of the political parties will be developing their policies for the tourism industry. To make sure the government and opposition are on the right track, we are surveying all Tourism Council WA members to identify [...]