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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | Kristy Sexton- McGrath |Mary Lloyd
Australians who say they have been left stranded overseas and broke after their travel agency collapsed have now been told the company was likely trading while insolvent. Melbourne-based agency Traveldream — which was registered as Australian Travel Deals Pty Ltd and sold discounted flights, cruises and international tour packages — collapsed in April and went into voluntary administration.
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3 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Kristy Sexton- McGrath |Alison Branley
Star-gazing, nude solstice swims and spectacular light shows are part of a growing travel trend known as "noctourism" that's injecting hundreds of millions of dollars into Australia's economy each year. A global survey of more than 27,000 travellers found noctourism was a top travel trend for 2025, according to booking.com, with a growing demand for night experiences.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kristy Sexton- McGrath
Australian airports are preparing for record-breaking passenger numbers this holiday season, with millions taking to the skies. Today will be the busiest day for domestic travel at the Sydney Airport since 2019, with 81,000 passengers departing or arriving in the city. An estimated 5.8 million people will pass through the airport between December 13 and January 27, almost half a million more travellers than last year's holiday period.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kristy Sexton- McGrath
As the holiday season kicks off and millions of Australians prepare to travel, new research has revealed the staggering environmental cost of global tourism. A University of Queensland-led study - published in Nature Communications today - has found the sector is responsible for almost a tenth of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kristy Sexton- McGrath
Exploring Australia's breathtaking landscapes and unveiling its hidden treasures may seem like a dream job. But a critical shortage of tour guides across the country has reached alarming levels, leading the Federal Government to add the job to its national occupational shortage list for the first time. The change opens the door for skilled migrants fill the gap.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kristy Sexton- McGrath
Outback tourism operators are feeling the squeeze as soaring costs and increasing global competition cut into visitor numbers. Tourism authorities are blaming the decline on the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, and return of international travel as Australians swap the rugged landscapes of the outback, to head overseas in record numbers. Featured:Carissa Morgan, travellerJustin Morgan, travellerGreig Taylor, NT tour operatorAndrea Plawutsky, Destination Country and Outback NSW chair
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kristy Sexton- McGrath
When Carissa and Justin Morgan sat down together to discuss selling their family home, they knew they were about to make a life-changing decision. Their dream was to experience Australia's quintessential outback; to share some of the country's most remote and iconic landscapes with their two young daughters. Undeterred by a rise in the cost of remote travel in Australia, they took the plunge and sold their house in Mackay in central Queensland to fund a year-long caravan journey.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kristy Sexton- McGrath
Australians are heading overseas in record numbers, driven by a phenomenon dubbed "revenge travel", as they make up for lost time following the COVID-19 border restrictions. Despite the cost of living crisis, international trips have now surged beyond pre-pandemic levels, as Aussies attempt to reconnect with the world.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kristy Sexton- McGrath
Recent data shows a 32 per cent rise in outbound travel in the year to June, compared to the previous year, with Australians taking more than 11 million trips. Indonesia and New Zealand were the top two destinations for Australians. The Australian Tourism Export Council says Australia needs to double down on efforts to attract international visitors.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
rnz.co.nz | Kristy Sexton- McGrath |Christopher Testa |Sarah Richards
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath, Christopher Testa, and Sarah Richards, ABC Far NorthThe pilot killed when a helicopter crashed into a Cairns hotel roof has been identified as 23-year-old Blake Wilson of New Zealand, who had been working as a ground crew employee with the company for four months.
