Headlines
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VTO hopeful for growth
Thursday | Aug 31 2017VANUATU will activate a new digital marketing campaign next month in the key Sydney and Brisbane markets to further drive destination awareness and appeal as the next phase of its ‘Wake up in Vanuatu’ push (TD 18 Apr).
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Qantas rejigs LHR flights
Thursday | Aug 31 2017THE iconic “Kangaroo Route” operated by Qantas from Australia to London will undergo another significant change in Mar next year, with the carrier confirming it will once again operate A380s from Sydney to the UK via Singapore, rather than Dubai (TD breaking news).
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Get on board, urges Rail Plus
Wednesday | Aug 30 2017RAIL Plus is urging travel agents to capitalise on strong demand for luxury rail product, with the specialist wholesaler seeing 20% growth of sales in its Great Train Journeys range this year.
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NZ wants to slug tourists
Wednesday | Aug 30 2017NEW Zealand’s Labour Party has expressed intent on charging inbound tourists an extra NZ$25 to help fund tourism projects after a surge in overseas visitors to the country in recent years.
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QF BNE Dreamliner base
Wednesday | Aug 30 2017THE second wave of new Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, to be delivered from mid-2018, will be based in Brisbane, opening up new potential int’l routes.
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TA, Union Pay agreement
Tuesday | Aug 29 2017TOURISM Australia has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China’s UnionPay Int’l, opening up opportunities for the organisations to work together on business development and joint promotional activity.
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TNQ lures Amway delegation
Tuesday | Aug 29 2017CAIRNS will welcome 8,000 delegates in 2019 for the Amway China Leadership Seminar.
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Profits take off for Rex
Tuesday | Aug 29 2017REGIONAL Express this morning announced a $17.8 million pre-tax profit for the year to 30 Jun – four times the figure from the previous financial year as the company saw green shoots of recovery in the national economy.
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Mantra profit jumps 23%
Tuesday | Aug 29 2017THE acquisitions of six new properties during FY 2016/17 drove Mantra Group Limited’s full year revenue to $689 million, up 13.7%, with the hotelier saying it had seen particularly strong revenue growth from the key markets of Sydney, Melbourne, the ACT and the Sunshine Coast.
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Skinner to head Tour East
Monday | Aug 28 2017JEFF Skinner has been appointed as the new general manager Australia of Tour East, the inbound operator formerly part-owned by Qantas and acquired by Japan’s JTB some years ago (TD 09 Oct 2014).