Perth has had a major tourism boost with two of the world's best known travel guides listing WA as a "must-see" destination for 2017.
Travel +Leisure has included Perth in its 50-best-places-to-travel and Lonely Planet has listed Pinky's Eco Retreat and Beach Club on Rottnest Island at number eight in its Top-35-new-travel-openings for 2017.
Perth's dining scene caught the eye of Travel + Leisure who singled out Odyssea at City Beach, Reveley and Isle of Voyage at Elizabeth Quay and the Waiting Room at Crown Towers as places to visit for fine cuisine.
Pinky's Beach made it onto the Lonely Planet list despite the fact it is not even open for business yet. But the promise of it's glamping experience excited the Lonely Planet team enough to include it in their top ten.
Premier Colin Barnett said more and more people were discovering Perth was the perfect place for a holiday.
"We have one of the world's biggest inner-city parks, Kings Park, right on our doorstep. Within 30 minutes you can be at some of the best beaches in Australia or in the Swan Valley wine region.
"Within one hour you can be swimming with dolphins, on the world-recognised Rottnest Island or in the moonscape of the Pinnacles.
"Then in the evening you can dine at any number of world-class restaurants and have a nightcap at an award-winning bar," he said.
In the 12 months to September 2016 WA attracted 10.3 million visitors who spent an estimated $9.6 billion.
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