Of the grand order of folio leviathans, the Sperm Whale and the Right Whale are by far the most noteworthy. They are the only whales regularly hunted by man. To the Nantucketer, they present the two extremes of all the known varieties of the whale. As the external difference between them is mainly observable in their heads; and as a head of each is this moment hanging from the Pequod's side.
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To me tourism falls into three broad categories – 1 visiting natural attractions, 2 visiting man-made attractions and 3 events. Yes there are international and local visitors, business and leisure visitors – but essentially wherever they come from, and whether it is for business or leisure, visitors travel for one of those reasons. I would love to see a breakdown of where visitor dollars are spent because I would …
October 21, 2022
Music festivals are back Music festivals have bounced back over Easter with Bluesfest attracting over 100,000 punters, the Rabbits Eat Lettuce festival attracting a younger crowd and the National Folk Festival struggling to reach the 10,400 who attended in 2019. I was at the Folk Festival again this year and will have an article next week on the new direction taken by the NFF Board, with a salient lesson …
April 22, 2022
The big news this week for businesses in NSW was the announcement of a $530m funding package for tourism and events that premier Dominic Perrottet said “would bring back tourists and supercharge the businesses and attractions that contribute $38 billion to our economy, making the state one of the world’s most popular destinations.” NSW government announce recovery package for events More than $530 million will be invested in reviving …
October 22, 2021
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The wrap – 14th October
Welcome to the wrap. Remember back in January I published an article looking at where the money from the Business Events Grant scheme went? Who benefited from the 2020 Business Events Grants Scheme? You may remember that the biggest recipient was an arms expo – Land Forces. Well, investigative reporter Callum Foote has had a look at that expo and it makes for interesting reading. What do you think …