Australia’s official travel website, Australia.com, has a whole new look and it’s better for tourists.

The new site provides information on thousands of hotels, tours and experiences within Australia.

According to the Directorate General of the Budget, Accounting and Statistics, prices for a night’s stay at a Taiwan hotel rose by about $4 this year when compared to last year.

Unfortunately, the occupancy rate is suffering. In a bit of irony, the occupancy rate is down 4 percent, which is almost the exact increase of the rates this year.

Expedia is about to get a welcomed upgrade. JetBlue is about to embrace the Internet by committing to a long-term deal with Expedia.

JetBlue flights will now be listed on Expedia. According to the companies, this initial deal is for five years.

Cebu is a popular tourist destination in the Philippines. It looks like the major tourism players there are trying to rework the area to target a more affluent traveler.

It’s the goal of many tourist destinations. The thought of luring in travelers with lots of disposable income has become the manta behind the new visions in more places than just Cebu.

According to study conducted by Google Israel, 80% of searches by Israelis are for tourism-related topics. It’s a trend that’s growing around the world.

The second most searched topic by Israelis is for electrical products.