Sydney Tourism News

The Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library and community hub in Victoria's Geelong has opened, with the new three-storey facility housing a collection of more than 30,000 books and resources.

Heathrow Airport, one of the world’s busiest international transit hubs, is facing the possibility of losing up to 4 million passengers annually due to new government regulations requiring almost all foreign travelers to obtain Electronic Travel Authorizations (ETAs) starting from April 2025. The UK government’s decision to enforce stricter entry requirements, even for passengers who are simply connecting flights through Heathrow, has raised concerns about significant financial losses and the potential decline of the airport’s status as a major global transit hub.

Imagine partying it up at the world’s highest nightclub in the second tallest building on Earth.

Montenegro’s breathtaking landscapes and preserved ecosystems have proven to be a significant draw for nature lovers, as nearly half a million tourists visited the country’s five national parks between April 1 and August 31, 2024. During this period, the National Parks of Montenegro (NPCG) collected over 2.3 million euros, solidifying the importance of these protected areas in boosting the nation’s eco-tourism and travel industry.

As overtourism continues to strain the travel infrastructure and ecosystems of popular destinations like Spain, Japan, and Greece, a new wave of countries is stepping up to capitalize on the growing demand for off-the-beaten-path travel experiences. Nations such as Greenland, Morocco, Serbia, and Georgia are positioning themselves as appealing alternatives for international tourists seeking unique adventures, authentic cultural experiences, and sustainable tourism practices.

Brunswick County secured its position as one of North Carolina’s top tourism destinations, ranking sixth in the state for visitor spending during 2023, according to data recently released by the N.C. Department of Commerce. Visitors spent a remarkable $1.17 billion in Brunswick County last year, a 7.5% increase from 2022, underscoring the county’s growing appeal to both domestic and international travelers.

The El Insurgente suburban railway line in Mexico has been extended to Mexico City, this is reported by a the railway transport news portal.

As the Bavarian summer holidays come to a close, Munich Airport reports impressive traffic numbers: Over the past six weeks, the airport welcomed 6.2 million passengers, marking a 10% increase compared to last year. The busiest day was Sunday, September 1st, with 143,000 passengers passing through the airport. This surge in air travel demand was reflected in an outstanding load factor of 86% for aircraft, setting a new record. During the holiday season, airlines conducted 46,000 takeoffs and landings at Munich, a 7.6% rise from the previous year’s summer.

Tourism in Henrico County, Virginia soared to new heights in 2023, with visitor spending approaching a record $1.9 billion, according to the latest data from the Virginia Tourism Corporation. This impressive figure marks the highest level of tourism spending for any locality in Central Virginia and places Henrico as the fifth-highest county in terms of visitor revenue across the state. Only Loudoun, Arlington, Fairfax, and the city of Virginia Beach saw more tourist dollars spent in their jurisdictions.

Yesterday, MICHELIN honored 28 Denver restaurants in the second edition of the MICHELIN Guide Colorado, showcasing the city’s growing culinary prestige. This prestigious recognition celebrates a variety of restaurants, each representing exceptional culinary craftsmanship.

Stellantis, the European parent company of American brands Ram, Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep, is retooling its Michigan plants to enable more electric vehicle production.The automaker says it will put more than $400 million into three Michigan facilities to support its “multi-energy strategy,” enabling manufacturing of electric and gas versions of the same vehicles to be built in the same facilities. Most of the money will roll into the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP), where the upcoming 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger, an EV truck with a gas-powered range extender, will be built alongside the all-combustion engine versions of the pickup.SHAP will

Following last night’s debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, several users on X homed in on the vice president’s earrings speculating that she was using them to get her talking points. Echoing a long history of political conspiracy theories, X users claimed she wore the Nova H1 Audio Earrings, which double as wireless earpieces. But anyone who looks closely can tell those aren’t what Harris was wearing. The Nova H1 Audio Earrings were announced last year as part of a Kickstarter campaign. They feature real pearls that hide a pair of wireless speakers, which transmit audio up and into your ears. They’re also almost certainly not what Harris was wearing.Apart from the large pearls on both Harris’ earrings and the Nova H1

Google Search is now adding links to archived websites in the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine. That’s a bit of good news for anybody lamenting the disappearance of the cached pages link from Google’s results.The Internet Archive hosts billions of archived webpages, as it notes in its blog post today about the change. The Wayback Machine is a very helpful tool for looking at older versions of websites to see what may have changed compared to past versions, which, in some cases, can go back decades.Hey, catching up. Yes, it's been removed. I know, it's sad. I'm sad too. It's one of our oldest features. But it was meant for helping people access pages when way back, you often couldn't depend on a page loading. These days, things have

T-Mobile, which is working with SpaceX to let people text and make phone calls over satellite, says it has successfully sent a test emergency alert via a Starlink satellite. Satellite alerts can help ensure that people receive critical communication when they’re out of wireless coverage range, and T-Mobile claims this is the first time a wireless emergency alert has been sent over satellite in the US.“At 5:13 PM PT on Thursday, September 5th, T-Mobile initiated a test alert for a hypothetical evacuation notice,” according to T-Mobile. “The alert was sent 217 miles into space where it was received by one of the more than 175 Starlink direct-to-smartphone satellites currently in low earth orbit that effectively function as cell towers in

In case you missed the news, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions recently went up in price with the rollout of a new “Standard” tier, which doesn’t include day-one access to first-party Xbox games. Thankfully, if you’re still keen on an Ultimate membership, CDKeys is offering one-month subscription codes for $11.19 ($9 off) and three-month codes for $29.79 (about $30 off). These aren’t the lowest prices we’ve seen, but they sure beat paying the subscription’s new price of $19.99 a month.If you need a refresher, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate grants access to a massive library of downloadable games for Xbox consoles and PCs. Naturally, that includes first-party titles like Halo Infinite and Hi-Fi Rush but also great third-party games like S

Glasst has come up with an unusual solution for DIYers struggling to commit to a new wall color. Its Unpaint is a paint alternative that can be applied using standard tools like brushes, rollers, or even sprayers, but not permanently. When it dries, the company claims the paint can be easily peeled off instead of requiring laborious sanding or solvents to remove it.Unpaint uses the Colombian-based company’s proprietary Glasstommer technology, which allows a quickly applied liquid material to become a thin removable film. Glasst considers the exact makeup of the material a trade secret but does divulge that it contains a “biodegradable elastic component” that “dries to create a film that removes as easily as peeling an adhesive.”The

Bluesky, the decentralized X alternative, now supports video. The platform announced on Wednesday that you can share videos up to 60 seconds long on its desktop site and mobile app.The videos will autoplay by default, but Bluesky says you can turn this feature off in the settings menu. You can also add subtitles to your videos, as well as apply labels for things like adult content. There are some limitations to Bluesky’s video feature, as the platform will only allow up to 25 video uploads (or 10GB of video) per day. Bluesky now has video! Update your app to version 1.91 or refresh on desktop! We’ve begun gradually rolling out the ability to post video. Thanks for your patience! Estamos gradualmente implementando a capacidade de

The US has quadrupled its capacity for manufacturing solar panels in just a couple of years since passing the biggest federal spending package yet on climate and clean energy.Domestic solar module manufacturing capacity grew to 31.3 gigawatts in the second quarter of 2024, according to a report published this week by Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association. That’s a significant jump, comparable to around 80 percent of the roughly 40GW of solar the US installed last year. It’s some welcome news as the US tries to meet goals it has set under the Paris agreement meant to keep climate disasters like wildfires and flooding from getting significantly worse. The Biden administration has made domestic manufacturing a

After various rumors and leaks, the PlayStation 5 Pro is finally official complete with a new GPU, $700 price point, and no built-in disc drive. But is that pretty much it? What makes this new console 40 percent more expensive than the existing PS5 you can buy today for $500? The same one that’s bound to go on sale during the holidays, not long after the Pro’s November 7th launch date.What are the differences between the PS5 and PS5 Pro that make it (depending who you ask) a worthwhile upgrade or a superfluous expense?The PS5 Pro has three core performance improvements over the standard PS5, according to Sony’s technical presentation announcement, hosted by PS5 lead architect, Mark Cerny. It’s got a