Headlines
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$20m tourism stimulus
Wednesday | Jan 27 2010IN a new bid to attract visitors to Australia, Tourism Australia has formed a partnership with the industry that will see a massive $20m spent to stimulate travel from top regional trading partners (TD breaking news).
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Austria standing strong
Wednesday | Jan 27 2010AUSTRIAN Tourism is hoping to boost its marketing budget in Australia by incorporating the large numbers of Aussies visiting the country on river cruises in official visitor numbers.
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Flight Centre SME push
Monday | Jan 25 2010FLIGHT Centre has announced a restructure of its business travel divisions to “capture the growing needs of the SME travel market.”
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Mirvac into hotel alliance
Friday | Jan 22 2010MIRVAC Hotels & Resorts has become the newest member brand of the Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), which is the world’s biggest alliance of independent hotel brands.
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Canberra quota dropped
Friday | Jan 22 2010A FEDERAL government directive to force public servants to increase their use of alternatives to Qantas when flying between Canberra and Sydney has been discontinued.
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ESTA ‘service fee’ plan
Thursday | Jan 21 2010THE US Department of Homeland Security says it’s anticipating having to start charging a “small service fee” for its Electronic System for Travel Authorization, which will also shortly become compulsory for all travellers to the US under the Visa Waiver Program (TD 11 Jan).
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QantasLink boosts NSW
Thursday | Jan 21 2010THE delivery of its 19th Q400 aircraft will see QantasLink expand its schedules at a number of regional NSW ports.
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Flight Centre set to climb
Wednesday | Jan 20 2010FLIGHT Centre has upgraded its profit expectation for 2009/10 from the previous $125m-$135m target to a new forecast of $160m-$180m (TD breaking news).
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GAP growing down under
Wednesday | Jan 20 2010AUSTRALIAN travel agents are at the forefront of a surge in sales for small group tour operator GAP Adventures, as the local market climbs into the position of number two for global sales for the firm.
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HOT responds to AFTA
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010HOUSE of Travel has issued a statement responding to the AFTA discussion paper on the future of travel agency regulation and consumer protection, saying that while supporting reform, it believes the AFTA proposal “falls short in some areas”.