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• Japanese returning to Gold Coast
  FOR the first time in years, the rapid downward spiral of Japanese tourists to the Gold Coast has finally reversed -- showing an 8.4 per cent upswing last year.
• City 'safe' for travel
  THE Gold Coast is being promoted to India as a safe, family-friendly holiday destination, free from racism.
• Coast's dolphin calf makes public debut
  THE Gold Coast's latest resident, a newborn dolphin calf, made her public debut this morning at Sea World, alongside mum Hallie.
• Gold Coast tourism aims at Middle East
  THE Middle Eastern tourism market is poised to rise on the Gold Coast.
• Great travel deals to boost Coast market
  GET ready for an invasion of southerners thanks to a whole heap of undeniable Gold Coast travel deals that are about to be unleashed.
• Saltwater festival to make waves on Tweed
  A NEW saltwater-themed festival is set to provide the Tweed Shire with major economic and tourism benefits.
• Shuttle from Gold Coast to Byron Bay
  GREYHOUND Australia is launching a new shuttle bus service to Byron Bay.
• Foxy drop at Gold Coast food, wine show
  ADELAIDE-based organic winery Wild Fox Wines is one of dozens of businesses showing the best Australian products at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre this weekend.
• Jetstar's mobile check-in latest text-nology
  CHECKING in for a flight on the Gold Coast will soon be as easy as scanning a mobile phone at the boarding gate with Jetstar announcing the roll-out of a world-first technology.
• Marlin hunt hooks hundreds on Gold Coast
  HUNDREDS of anglers have converged on the Gold Coast to catch marlin as big as 100kg that have gathered off the Seaway.
• Gold Coast tourism goes turtle
  THE Gold Coast is yet to tap into one of its biggest marine resources -- its growing turtle population.
• Another huge weekend ahead for Coast
  JUST as the Gold Coast recovers from one of the biggest weekends on its 2010 calendar, a second big weekend is coming up, featuring Big Day Out, the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman series and Surf 'n' Ink.
• Happy young Tiger passenger No.3 million
  FIVE-year-old Cooper Brooks was not expecting his Tiger plane ticket from the Gold Coast to win his family a trip back to the sunshine state this year.
• Injection of cash for Gold Coast tourism
  THE State Government will spend an extra $500,000 on domestic and international marketing of the Gold Coast.
• Hovercraft is latest Gold Coast thrill ride
  FROM Monday a 30-minute hovercraft thrill ride on the Broadwater will be the latest Gold Coast attraction, filling the niche between jet-boat and helicopter rides.
• Bizarre guest requests top hotel survey
  A BATHTUB filled with red wine, an Aboriginal witch doctor and a meeting with the Prime Minister are among the unusual requests hotel guests have made in the past decade.
• Airlines' alliance to send Coast soaring
  THE historic partnership between Jetstar and AirAsia will mean cheaper fares and open more doors for low-cost travel to and from the Gold Coast.
• Coast to benefit from new air alliance
  GOLD Coast commuters could be among the beneficiaries after today's announcement of a new alliance between Jetstar and Malaysia's low-cost carrier AirAsia.
• Tiger Airways offers Coast $38 flights
  THE Gold Coast may have the 'almost full' sign up but Tiger Airways is determined to cram some more tourists in with $38 flights to be offered to and from the Coast today.
• Gold Coast theme parks in ride war
  THE Gold Coast's theme parks are gearing up for a multimillion-dollar tug of war over visitors in 2010, with major expansions planned along with new rides and shows.