Headlines
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“Healthy year” for CATO
Friday | Jun 18 2010THE Council of Australian Tour Operators has managed to maintain its membership numbers at 96 operators over the past 12 months, despite the ructions of the global financial crisis.
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CTM crosses the Tasman
Thursday | Jun 17 2010AUSTRALIAN travel management specialist Corporate Travel Management has announced the acquisition of Auckland-based TMC Cavalier Travel Services, marking CTM’s first move overseas.
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ATEC Indigenous push
Thursday | Jun 17 2010THE Australian Tourism Export Council today announced a new industry-wide effort to facilitate the development of Indigenous tourism experiences, as well as encouraging Indigenous people to make a career in tourism.
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Domestic ‘holding strong’
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010FEDERAL tourism minister Martin Ferguson has hailed figures from the govt’s National Visitor Survey which he says show domestic tourism is performing well “despite challenges from a competitive international market”.
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New Sabre agent system
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010SABRE Pacific has today announced the global launch of a revolutionary new platform for travel agents which it says will boost efficiencies and increase agency revenues.
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NSW targets wildlife tourism
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010NSW Parks & Wildlife this morning announced that it will be opening its doors to more private operators in an attempt to meet bold new visitation figures.
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Disney debuts new World
Tuesday | Jun 15 2010IN TRUE Hollywood style, Disney launched its latest Southern California attraction on the weekend with a star-studded party attracting such A-listers as Teri Hatcher from Desperate Housewives and actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Geena Davis.
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Tourism CRC set to close
Tuesday | Jun 15 2010AUSTRALIA’S Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre is set to shut down on 30 Jun after more than twelve years in operation, after having been unsuccessful in its bid for a third round of funding.
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Skal Congress confirmed
Friday | Jun 11 2010SYDNEY’S hosting of the 2010 Skal World Congress in Oct is going full steam ahead, after a visit this week by the organisation’s Secretary-General Jim Power to review arrangements.
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New SYD int’l complete
Friday | Jun 11 2010FEDERAL Transport Minister Anthony Albanese this morning officially opened the revamped International Terminal at Sydney Airport, as the culmination of a $500 million development project.