Headlines
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Mantra in Accor’s sights
Monday | Oct 9 2017LISTED Australian hotelier Mantra Group has granted AccorHotels access to its books, with the French hospitality giant proposing a takeover bid valuing the company at almost $1.2 billion (TD breaking news).
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Princess at home in WA
Monday | Oct 9 2017PRINCESS Cruises will redeploy Sun Princess to homeport in Fremantle late next year following a commitment from the Western Australia Government to dredge at Broome Port.
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Celebrity invests $400m
Monday | Oct 9 2017CELEBRITY Cruises has announced a multi-million dollar refurbishment across its entire fleet that will see all cabins and suites upgraded.
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Excite expands into US
Friday | Oct 6 2017EXCITE Holidays has revealed plans for an expansion into the United States, having reached agreements with key consortia ahead of a launch next month.
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TA mounts youth pitch
Friday | Oct 6 2017TOURISM Australia today formally launched a new $5 million campaign targeting the youth travel market.
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Daydream plots relaunch
Thursday | Oct 5 2017DAYDREAM Island Resort & Spa in the Whitsundays has relocated its sales & marketing operations from Brisbane to Sydney as it prepares for its forthcoming $65 million redevelopment project.
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Oz cruising cracks $5b
Thursday | Oct 5 2017CRUISE tourism contributed $5.3b to the Australian economy in 2016/17, new figures show.
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Youth travel expo to Aus
Thursday | Oct 5 2017AUSTRALIA has been announced as the host nation for next year’s World Youth Student and Educational (WYSE) Travel Confederation, which will take place in Sydney 08-10 May.
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Palawan turns on its colours
Wednesday | Oct 4 2017MW Tours and Cebu Pacific recently hosted a team of 10 agents from NSW and ACT on a famil to the Philippines exploring Palawan and Manila, including the islands of El Nido.
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Excite Holidays does Abu Dhabi
Wednesday | Oct 4 2017EXCITE Holidays in conjunction with the Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, recently held two exclusive agent dinner events to celebrate their latest campaign, Abu Dhabi: One City. Endless Possibilities.