2015 Media Interviews

Thursday 10 December 2015 
Channel 9 News
Bradley Woods Discusses WA Tourism and Travel Fortunes. 

 

Tuesday 17 November 2015 
6PR
Bradley Woods Discusses Sunday Trading. Listen to the full radio interview here. 

 

Monday 16 November 2015 
6PR
Bradley Woods Discusses the Awards for Excellence 2015. Listen to the full radio interview here. 

 

Monday 26 October 2015 
ABC
Sunday Trade Resident Concerns . Listen to the full radio interview here. 

 

Thursday 23 October 2015 
6PR
Aldi Supermarket Chain Applying to Sell Liquor in their New Stores in WA . Listen to the full radio interview here. 

 

Tuesday 13 October 2015 
6PR
Mr Geert Wilders visit to WA; Bradley Woods AHA(WA) CEO comments. Listen to the full radio interview here. 

 

Wednesday 7 October 2015 
ABC South West
Liquor Control Act and Viability of Country Pubs. Listen to the full radio interview here. 

 

Wednesday 23 September 2015
Channel 9 

 

Tuesday 22 September 2015
Channel 9 

 

Monday 13 September 2015
ABC 

 

Thursday 3 September 2015
Today Show Channel 9


Channel 9

WA has fallen well behind the rest of the country when it comes to attracting international tourists. Industry groups say the government isn’t spending enough money on marketing the state overseas and we should be concentrating on Asia and America.


GWN 7

 

Thursday 27 August 2015 
Channel 9
Qantas has come under fire for downgrading its domestic services into and out of Perth.

Friday 21 August 2015 
Channel 9
Boutique Hotel Boom in Western Australia

 

 

Tuesday 18 August 2015 
6PR
Liquor Control Act Sunday Trading – Introduction to State Parliament. Listen to the full radio interview here.

 

Friday 7 August 2015 
Channel 9
Virgin Australia will give business up to Tiger Airways on the busy Bali route. 

 

 

Friday 31 July 2015
6PR
AHA backs PCB and its critical role in helping Tourism WA achieve its target of doubling visitor expenditure to $12 billion by 2020 .  Listen to the full radio interview here.

 

Wednesday 29 July 2015
6PR
International visitors to Western Australia. Listen to the full radio interview here.

 

Wednesday 29 July 2015
The West Australian
WA tourism growth trails rest of Australia. Read the full article here.

 

Wednesday 29 July 2015
Cim Magazine
WA needs bigger voice in crowded market. Read the full article here.

 

Monday 13 July 2015
ABC 720 Radio
AHA(WA) CEO, Bradley Woods on ABC 720 talking about ‘Treat people like idiots and they’ll act like idiots: WA’s Nanny State’. Listen to the full radio interview here.

Tuesday 7 July 2015
ABC News

WA’s destination marketing needs to increase by at least $20 million to bring it into line with other States and increase the number of visitors to WA.

Channel 7 News
Hotel boom in Perth to boost tourism industry with strong levels of international and local investment.

 

Friday 3 July 2015
Channel 7 News
Perth’s cost of living and how penalty rates are contributing to the rise and why you get what you pay for in WA.

Channel 9
New survey shows Perth is the most expensive city in the nation and one of the most expensive cities in world.


Friday 28 June 2015
Channel 9
They’re chic and trendy and changing the face of Perth. Small bars are growing in number, variety and making our city more cosmopolitan.

 

Sunday 31 May 2015
Channel 9
Tourism could be the answer to our economic woes. We’re being urged to sell our state to the British and Americans as new data reveals those tourists spend the most money in WA.

 

Thursday 28 May 2015
Channel 9
The $2billion Elizabeth Quay project could open to the public without any operating restaurants or bars. The project’s due to be ready in December and the government is looking for stop-gap food and entertainment options.

 

 

Wednesday 20 May 2015
Channel 7 Today Tonight
WA’s Best Steak Sandwich Metropolitan Live Cook-off at AHA Hospitality Expo.

 

Wednesday 20 May 2015
GWN 7
WA’s Best Steak Sandwich Regional Live Cook-off at AHA Hospitality Expo.

 

Tuesday 12 May 2015
Channel 9
WA’s Best Steak Sandwich LIVE Cross

 

 

Tuesday 12 May 2015
6PR
AHA(WA) CEO, Bradley Woods, on 6PR æ ‚udget Talk. Listen to the full radio interview here.

 

Wednesday 6 May 2015
6PR
AHA(WA) CEO, Bradley Woods, on 6PR æ ²4 Hour Cycle: Accommodation Hotels in Australia.  Listen to the full radio interview here.

 

Thursday 30 April 2015
6PR
AHA(WA) CEO, Bradley Woods, on 6PR with Gary Adshead 栁HA(WA) dismisses FARE Alcohol Poll.  Listen to the full radio interview here. 

 

Tuesday 28 April 2015
ABC720
AHA(WA) CEO, Bradley Woods, talks to John McGlue on ABC720 about Destination Marketing Spend in WA. Listen to the full radio interview here. 

 

Tuesday 28 April 2015
The West Australian
At a time when WA Government appears to have little control over its revenue streams from iron ore royalties, the economic tipping point for the hotel and tourism industry is on the horizon.  

At a time when WA Government appears to have little control over its revenue streams from iron ore royalties, the economic tipping point for the hotel and tourism industry is on the horizon.

 

Monday 27 April 2015
AHA(WA) CEO Bradley Woods talks to Today’s Jess Keilly about USS Carl Vinsson docking off Fremantle and the associated economic benefits for Perth.

Channel 9 Today


Tuesday 14 April 2015
Paying the bill at a restaurant is usually the last thing you do after a meal, but an enthusiastic group of Perth Diners has paid upfront even before the restaurant was built; Lucky Chan’s Laundry and Noodlebar opened today in Northbridge. 

Channel 7

 

Monday 6 April 2015
Perth customers have paid up to 15% more to eat out this Easter long weekend. Despite the high public holiday surcharges, business owners say they are struggling to cover costs. 

Channel 9, 6.00pm

Channel 9, 4.30pm

 

Channel 9, 7.00am – Sunday 5 April 2015  

 

 

16 February 2015
Restaurant staff left holding the bill.  Australian Hotels Association WA chief executive Bradley Woods said the restaurant received an insolvency notice and a liquidator had been appointed. Read the full article here. 

 

16 February 2015
Sizeable contribution to businesses  Tens of millions of dollars are believed to have been pumped into Perth businesses during the three-day Giants extravaganza, which Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi said had marked the cityⳠ㣯ming of ageä® Read the full article here. 

 

28 January 2015
Channel 10 – WA Labor Liquor License Policy  The WA Police and Health Department have been accused of creating a Nanny State for constantly refusing liquor licenses. 

 

19 January 2015
ABC Early Edition – Fringe Festival  The State’s two biggest Arts Events are predicting record crowds this year despite the financial downturn. Fringe World has grown so fast it is expecting bigger audience numbers than its more established cousin, Perth International Arts Festival.

 

6 January 2015
ABC720 – Raffles Hotel and Cyclist Lycra  We are used to hearing about large groups of cyclists taking over coffee shops but it seems they are increasingly showing up at hotels too, and its causing some issues for hotel operators. Listen to the full interview here. 

 

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