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Oct 3, 2024 | 
japantoday.com | Freya Higgins-Desbiolles
Right now, Australia is one of the top five tourist destinations in the world, a distinction the World Economic Forum says it shares with only the United States, France, Spain and Japan. So important is tourism to Australia’s economy that the best estimates are it employs 655,000 people, 12 times as many as Australia’s coal industry. And most of them are employed in regional locations, where jobs are scarce.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Freya Higgins-Desbiolles
Right now, Australia is one of the top five tourist destinations in the world, a distinction the World Economic Forum says it shares with only the United States, France, Spain and Japan. So important is tourism to Australia’s economy that the best estimates are it employs 655,000 people, 12 times as many as Australia’s coal industry. And most of them are employed in regional locations, where jobs are scarce.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
thetimes.com.au | Freya Higgins-Desbiolles
Written by Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Adjunct professor and adjunct senior lecturer in tourism management, University of South Australia Right now, Australia is one of the top five[1] tourist destinations in the world, a distinction the World Economic Forum says it shares with only the United States, France, Spain and Japan.
So important is tourism to Australia’s economy that the best estimates are it employs 655,000[2] people, 12 times as many as Australia’s coal industry[3].
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
everythingzoomer.com | Bobbie Chew Bigby |Freya Higgins-Desbiolles
Each year, temperature records are broken and extreme weather events strike. July 22, 2024 now marks the hottest day on record, surpassing the previous heat records set in 2023. Extreme weather events are impacting many tourism hotspots, such as the recent Jasper wildfire, the April 2024 flooding of Dubai airport and the 2023 Maui wildfires. Yet tourism continues to grow, and travel levels are expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels shortly. Climate change is an inseparable aspect of modern tourism.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
phys.org | Bobbie Chew Bigby |Freya Higgins-Desbiolles
Each year, temperature records are broken and extreme weather events strike. July 22, 2024 now marks the hottest day on record, surpassing the previous heat records set in 2023.
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Aug 25, 2024 | 
msn.com | Bobbie Chew Bigby |Freya Higgins-Desbiolles
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Aug 25, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Bobbie Chew Bigby |Freya Higgins-Desbiolles
Each year, temperature records are broken and extreme weather events strike. July 22, 2024 now marks the hottest day on record, surpassing the previous heat records set in 2023. Extreme weather events are impacting many tourism hotspots, such as the recent Jasper wildfire, the April 2024 flooding of Dubai airport and the 2023 Maui wildfires. Yet tourism continues to grow, and travel levels are expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels shortly. Climate change is an inseparable aspect of modern tourism.
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Aug 25, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Bobbie Chew Bigby |Freya Higgins-Desbiolles
Social Justice1 day agoFederal Judge Gives Louisiana Polluters a 'Free Pass' to Harm Communities of Colorcommondreams.org - Edward Carver • 1dA right-wing federal judge in Louisiana on Thursday permanently blocked two federal agencies from enforcing civil rights legislation that could …Social Justice5 days agoExtreme weather 101: Your guide to staying prepared and informedgrist.org - Lyndsey Gilpin & Jake Bittle • 5dHow to pack a go-bag, get emergency alerts, and find disaster aid.
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Jun 9, 2024 | 
dailybulletin.com.au | Freya Higgins-Desbiolles
Miami-based cruise operator Carnival Corporation has announced it will retire its P&O Cruises Australia brand in March 2025. The decision marks the end of the line for an iconic cruise brand in Australia and the Pacific, after nearly a century of operations. Parent company Carnival has been on a campaign of international growth through acquisitions and mergers since at least 1989. P&O Cruises Australia was bought by the company in 2003.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
newshub.co.nz | Freya Higgins-Desbiolles
By Freya Higgins-Desbiolles for The ConversationMiami-based cruise operator Carnival Corporation has announced it will retire its P&O Cruises Australia brand in March 2025. The decision marks the end of the line for an iconic cruise brand in Australia and the Pacific, after nearly a century of operations. Parent company Carnival has been on a campaign of international growth through acquisitions and mergers since at least 1989. P&O Cruises Australia was bought by the company in 2003.
