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JAL makes history
Tuesday | Oct 10 2023JAPAN Airlines (JAL) has become the first carrier in the world to join the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), which establishes and manages global standards for sustainable travel.
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Uluru is on the rocks
Monday | Oct 9 2023A MAJOR slump in visitation to Uluru has created a $200 million black hole in Australia’s tourism economy, new figures from Parks Australia has indicated.
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Escape with Body Soul
Monday | Oct 9 2023NEWS Corp Australia’s health media brand Body Soul has partnered with holiday package company My Holiday to launch Escape with Body Soul, a new multi-platform wellness travel content pillar.
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Air NZ extends credits
Friday | Oct 6 2023FOLLOWING the lead of Qantas and Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand has become the latest carrier to extend the expiry date for credits issued due to the impacts of COVID-19.
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Compass points to agents
Friday | Oct 6 2023MOTORCYCLE and 4WD adventure tour company Compass Expeditions has launched a new travel agent portal designed to simplify the company’s large and diverse range of itineraries.
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A Star is born for Royal
Friday | Oct 6 2023ROYAL Caribbean International has revealed its next Icon Class ship will debut in 2025 and be called Star of the Seas (render pictured inset below).
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Exploring the majestic Norfolk Island
Friday | Oct 6 2023OMNICHE Holidays recently hosted six agents on a five-day famil to Norfolk Island.
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Sydney knocked off perch
Friday | Oct 6 2023BRISBANE has overtaken Sydney as the most popular destination for international small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) travelling to Australia, new statistics from Corporate Traveller have revealed.
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Travel heading off a cliff
Thursday | Oct 5 2023INTREPID Travel co-founder and Chairman Darrel Wade has warned the global travel and tourism sector “cannot continue for much longer” in its current form unless major changes to sustainability policies are accelerated by all parties.
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QF doubles down on QR
Thursday | Oct 5 2023QANTAS is holding firm on its view that Qatar Airways was rightfully denied more capacity in Australia by the Federal Govt.