Advocate calls for 'common sense' after fine threat for using accessible zone without permit
By Camron Slessor
Disability advocate and wheelchair user Shane Hryhorec is calling for Adelaide Airport to use a common sense approach after being threatened with a fine for using an accessible pick-up zone without a permit.
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Night Closures Set as Costa Rica Begins Demolishing Toll Booths
Costa Rica will begin demolishing the old toll booths on the General Cañas Highway next Monday, April 27, with overnight closures expected to affect drivers heading from San José toward Alajuela and Juan Santamaría International Airport. The work will run from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for an estimated five days. During that window, the […]
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https://ticotimes.net/2026/04/25/night-closures-set-as-costa-rica-begins-demolishing-toll-booths
Protests Mount Over Costa Rica’s Papagayo Gulf Development
Environmental groups in Guanacaste are raising pressure against a real estate and tourism project in Playa Panamá, where the planned cutting of hundreds of trees has opened a wider fight over development in the Gulf of Papagayo. The protest was held in Playa Panamá against the Bahía Papagayo project, which environmental groups say would affect […]
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https://ticotimes.net/2026/04/24/protests-mount-over-costa-ricas-papagayo-gulf-development
Environmental groups protest a Papagayo Gulf development in Guanacaste over planned tree cutting, water concerns, and growing debate over coastal tourism expansion.
Costa Rica to Add Nearly 1500 Hotel Rooms in Major Tourism Expansion
Costa Rica’s hotel market is preparing for another wave of growth, with the Costa Rican Tourism Institute confirming 17 new tourism projects tied mainly to lodging and representing about $391.8 million in investment. The projects are expected to add 1,493 rooms nationwide between 2026 and 2027, with Guanacaste leading the list. The northern Pacific province […]
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Living on idyllic headland poses health problems for mob of kangaroos
By Claire Simmonds
Kangaroos lying on a NSW mid north coast headland may be a "selfie" dream for tourists, but some are becoming weak from malnutrition.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-24/sick-kangaroos-coffs-coast-look-at-me-now-headland/106597450
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Small WA town takes centre stage for Netflix series filming
By Eliza Bidstrup
There is a buzz about town in a small community north of Perth as filming begins for a new Netflix series.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-23/netflix-start-filming-breakers-wa-wheatbelt-gingin/106584962
Costa Rica Lands Two Spots on Travel + Leisure’s 2026 Best New Hotels List
Two Costa Rican properties have earned spots on Travel + Leisure magazine’s 2026 It List of the world’s 100 best new hotels. The publication considered nearly 250 properties across 40 countries scheduled to open or complete renovations between February 2025 and February 2026. The Costa Rican hotels selected were Hotel Fermata, in Santa Teresa, and […]
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Hotel Fermata in Santa Teresa and Origins Astral Lodge in Bijagua made Travel + Leisure's list of the world's 100 best new hotels for 2026.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-22/travel-quiz-april-22/106510700
Air Transat to Start Direct Quebec City Flights to Costa Rica
Air Transat will add a new nonstop route between Quebec City and Costa Rica starting December 15, giving travelers a direct link from Jean Lesage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José. The route was announced as part of the airline’s winter 2026-2027 program, and published schedule data list the service as […]
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https://ticotimes.net/2026/04/21/air-transat-to-start-direct-quebec-city-flights-to-costa-rica
Costa Rica Cracks Down on Unauthorized Tours and Illegal Park Entry
Costa Rica will begin enforcing new fines on April 30 against people who enter national parks and other protected wild areas through illegal access points or take part in unauthorized activities inside them. The measure was published yesterday and takes effect 10 days later because the text does not include an immediate start clause. Illegal […]
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osta Rica will begin fining people and tour operators for illegal entry into national parks and protected areas starting April 30
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