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Sydney hosts mega tourism event

May 21, 2022, at 08:58 pm

Tourism Australia’s largest annual travel trade event, the Australian Tourism Exchange 2022 (ATE22) was successfully held at the International Convention Centre in Sydney between 15 to 18 May with over 1100 delegates comprising international buyers, Aussie tourism product sellers and media.

US, Australia ban entry to travellers from South Africa amid Covid-19 variant 'Omicron' scare

Nov 27, 2021, at 04:35 pm

Washington/UNI: The United States and  Australia have issued official orders restricting travel from South Africa amid the growing concerns of the new Covid-19 Omicron variant.

Australia Travel: Port Stephens- Read Now, Travel Later

Feb 23, 2021, at 11:52 pm

Less than three-hour drive north from Sydney, Port Stephens regularly props up in the minds of the local Indian diaspora when thinking of a day trip to a nearby hideout to enjoy sea and sand. This destination is also pretty popular among overseas visitors and ranks high in almost every itinerary for anyone touring down under from India.  

Australian borders open to travellers from New Zealand

Oct 16, 2020, at 09:31 pm

Canberra/Xinhua: International travelers will enter Australia for the first time since March after the nation's borders were opened to New Zealand in a limited capacity.

Travel between Australia, New Zealand to restart by September: Aussie minister

Jul 04, 2020, at 04:48 pm

Canberra/Xinhua: Australian tourism minister has revealed that international travel between Australia and New Zealand could resume as early as September.

Etihad Airways to offer special transfer flights connecting key cities

Jun 04, 2020, at 10:52 pm

Abu Dhabi/IBNS: Effective Jun 10, Etihad Airways will link 20 cities in Europe, Asia and Australia via Abu Dhabi.

Australia Calling: Buy your all-inclusive return fare for INR 40,000

Nov 17, 2019, at 12:33 pm

Sydney/IBNS: India is currently the fastest growing inbound market for Tourism Australia with five consecutive years of double-digit growth. The 2020 arrivals goal of 300,000 Indian visitors was achieved in December 2017, three years ahead of target date.

Funding boost to entice Indian cricket fans to Australia

Aug 06, 2019, at 09:54 pm

Melbourne: Tourism Australia has received a $5 million funding boost to promote the upcoming ICC T20 Cricket World Cup being held in Australia for the first time next year, to fans in India.

Australia wants more Indian Tourists during ICC T20 World Cup next year

Jul 30, 2019, at 03:13 pm

Melbourne: The Australian Government has thrown its support behind the ICC T20 World Cup to be held in Australia next year, announcing a new campaign to promote the tournaments and Australia to cricket fans in India.

Record number of international holiday visitors to WA

Jun 29, 2019, at 04:07 pm

Perth: A record number of international visitors holidayed in Western Australia in the year ending Mar 2019, according to the latest International Visitor Survey (IVS) data.

Content creators from across the globe to attend GoPro Creator Summit in Kimberley

Jun 28, 2019, at 10:33 pm

Perth, June 28 (IBNS): Content creators from Asia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe, New Zealand and from around Australia are set to attend the second annual GoPro Creator Summit in Kimberley, western Australia.

"Un-discover" West Australia

May 15, 2019, at 04:17 pm

In September last year, Tourism Australia launched a major campaign in South and South East Asia showcasing some of the island continent’s unusual, unfamiliar and unexpected attractions and experiences.

India is fastest growing market for Australia tourism, says top official at 40 Years of Aussie Travel Trade Fair

Apr 18, 2019, at 02:29 pm

Perth: While China today stands as the Number 1 market, India emerges as the fasted growing one for Australia, said a top official of Tourism Australia at the event here to mark the 40th year of Aussie Travel Trade Fair.

Kerala optimistic with tourist arrival from Australia

Sep 16, 2018, at 02:51 pm

Kochi, Sep 16 (IBNS/NITN): A chartered flight from Australia, the first this season, landed at the airport here on Saturday, reports said. Forty-six tourists came on the flight.

Australia: Top end attractions

Aug 27, 2018, at 12:12 pm

“There’s nothing like Australia” is a campaign slogan of Tourism Australia which perhaps can be best appreciated when exploring Northern Territory – a vast area occupying the continents top end, very different to other parts of the mainland in terms of geographical settings, culture, and climate. Sandip Hor writes after touring the region

Australia showcases tourism treasures in Adelaide

Apr 20, 2018, at 01:34 am

Adelaide, Apr 19 (IBNS): Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) is the annual travel and tourism business-to-business event, which was held at the Convention Centre in Adelaide between Apr 15-19 to showcase the tourism experiences, that will drive future travel to Australia.

302,200 Indians visited Australia in 2017, says Australian Bureau of Statistics

Mar 12, 2018, at 11:10 pm

New Delhi,Mar 12 (IBNS): Visitor arrivals from India to Australia have crossed the 300,000 mark as recorded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for the year ended December 2017, an increase of 15.4% over the previous year.

Vienna is ready to welcome Indian families in 2018

Feb 12, 2018, at 09:50 pm

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IBNS): For centuries Vienna commanded a special place as the nucleus of Europe, forming a natural gateway between Western and European parts. Even today, this multidimensional city by the lovely Danube river, that is just a seven hours flight from India, is a charming cultural conduit to the rest of Europe, with diverse offerings.

No more climbing Uluru, Australia imposes ban on tourists

Nov 02, 2017, at 04:23 pm

Canberra, Nov 1 (NITN): When you think of travelling to Australia, a few key spots to visit spring to mind: Bondi Beach, the Great Barrier Reef, and of course Uluru - which  commonly was known for many years as Ayers Rock.

Australia witnesses a growth of 15 per cent in arrivals from India, records a double-digit growth for the fourth consecutive year

Oct 12, 2017, at 12:54 am

Kolkata, Oct 10 (IBNS): The land of Kangaroos, Australia, leads list of most preferred holiday destination by Indians.

Uluru: Return to the Rock

Jul 10, 2017, at 11:11 pm

“Never mind how many times it has appeared in movies or on postcards: the great red monolith of Uluru (Ayers Rock) still stirs those who visit it”, writes celebrated American author Patricia Schultz in her book – ‘1000 Places To See Before You Die’.

Assam Tourism Minister asks UK, Australia to withdraw travel advisory against state

Sep 22, 2016, at 12:56 am

Guwahati, Sept 21 (IBNS): Assam Tourism Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday asked UK and Australia to immediately rectify their travel advisory to its citizens on Assam.

150,000 Australian visas issued to Indian tourists in 2015-16

Jun 29, 2016, at 09:45 pm

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS) In what could indicate that of India is becoming one of the fastest growing markets for Australian tourism, the Australian High Commission in New Delhi has granted a record 150,000 Visitor visas during the 2015-16 program year.

Australia eyes half million Indian tourists annually by 2020

Jun 06, 2015, at 01:54 am

Kolkata, June 5 (IBNS) Australia is hard-selling itself as an attractive tourist destinations to the rising number of Indian holidaymakers in the land of Oz as the footfall from the Asian nation increased in leaps and bounds while the two countries are hopeful of thrashing out a landmark economic cooperation treaty by year end to boost trade and investment, said a top diplomat of Australia here on Friday.