Malaga-based wireless products manufacturer Acurix Networks provided free WiFi to about 150,000 people on Rottnest Island last year, with the average user spending more than one and a half hours on the service.
Snorkel tour and boat charter operator Charter 1 has locked horns with the Rottnest Island Authority, claiming it was squeezed out of the popular holiday island in favour of another operator, forcing it to restructure its business.
A DECADE after proposing a resort development in Margaret River and one year on from losing a bid to develop a new Rottnest Island resort in Longreach Bay, Karma Royal Group has finally locked in b
Marylyn Paspaley's Pinctada Hotels and Resorts has pulled out of its bid to develop a luxury hotel at Longreach Bay, a day after new data revealed a slump in visitors at the holiday destination.
The peak body representing business owners and lessees on Rottnest Island says its members have received positive feedback from visitors to the island about the new 120-room hotel planned for Longreach Bay.
Marilynne Paspaley's Pinctada Hotels and Resorts has been named the preferred proponent to build a new hotel on Rottnest Island, beating a rival proposal from Karma Resorts.
A mid extensive investment at Rottnest Island, businesses have developed strategies to counter the falling numbers of visitors to the island caused by cheap international travel opportunities and the global financial crisis.
THE Rottnest Island Authority has launched a new tender for the development of a premium hotel on the Mount Herschel site overlooking Longreach Bay, following the failure of its initial efforts in previous years.