Headlines
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Record 2012/13 for P&O
Wednesday | Mar 16 2011P&O CRUISES has doubled the number of short cruises in its new 2012/13 program released this morning (TD breaking news), with the voyages on sale from 31 Mar.
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2010 domestic tourism flat
Wednesday | Mar 16 2011DOMESTIC visitor nights rose just 1% last year, with Aussie residents spending a total of 260 million nights away from home in Australia during 2010.
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Indigenous initiatives urged
Tuesday | Mar 15 2011A LACK of Indigenous job opportunities in travel & tourism continues to plague the industry, according to Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) board member, David Baffsky.
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Big corporate travel merger
Tuesday | Mar 15 2011CORPORATE agencies World Travel Professionals and Platinum Travel Corporation have joined forces, with the combination forming what’s claimed to be “one of the largest privately owned travel organisations in Australia”.
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‘Reconsider’ travel to Tokyo
Monday | Mar 14 2011THE Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is advising Australians to “reconsider your need to travel to Tokyo” due to the massive Japanese earthquake last Fri afternoon.
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SQ to pay fuel commission
Monday | Mar 14 2011SINGAPORE Airlines this morning announced that it will pay base travel agent commission on fuel and insurance surcharges for tickets sold in Australia.
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Canterbury urges visitors
Friday | Mar 11 2011TOURISTS visiting New Zealand’s Christchurch and Canterbury region after the recent earthquake can be assured of a warm Kiwi welcome, according to Tim Hunter, head of the regional tourism organisation.
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Step forward for DJ/DL JV
Friday | Mar 11 2011APPROVAL by US authorities for the proposed Virgin Blue/Delta alliance may still be pending, but the partnership has gained momentum with a green light for an expanded codeshare pact.
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Visitor numbers climb 5%
Thursday | Mar 10 2011AUSTRALIA welcomed over 5.4 million visitors in 2010, a 5% increase compared to the year earlier, according to Tourism Research Australia figures released yesterday.
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The Texans are coming!
Thursday | Mar 10 2011A DELEGATION from Texas Tourism is set to visit Australia later this month to ramp up awareness of the Lone Star state’s tourism offerings, in the lead-up to the launch of the new Qantas services to Dallas/Fort Worth.