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TTNQ’s ferry alternative
Wednesday | Jan 3 2024SCENIC boat transfers between Cairns and Port Douglas for just $50 are now available, while the coastal road between the two cities is closed.
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AI to transform air travel
Wednesday | Jan 3 2024ELECTRIC air taxis are expected to become commonplace at major international airports by 2030, according to a new report from Sita.
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Lux travellers are getting smarter
Wednesday | Jan 3 2024LUXURY Travel Collection Member Portfolio General Manager Nikki Glading (pictured) believes the luxury sector will have to continue to work as hard as it has been, as travellers become increasingly more educated about the market.
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LTC fills gap in luxury industry
Tuesday | Jan 2 2024THE Luxury Travel Collection’s (LTC) new Member Portfolio (TD 04 Dec), which was launched just under a month ago, fills a market gap the way only Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) can, General Manager Nikki Glading enthused.
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Trip.com reveals ’24 predictions
Tuesday | Jan 2 2024CHINESE travellers, theme parks and music festivals, and sustainability will be the cornerstones of travel for 2024 according to data revealed by Trip.com Group.
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Venice group ban
Tuesday | Jan 2 2024VENICE is set to ban large tourist groups and loudspeakers, in a bid to ease the impact of mass tourism.
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APT ready for evolution
Friday | Dec 22 2023GENERATIONAL change at the top of APT Travel Group has seen long-serving patriarch of the business Geoff McGeary step away to make way for his children Rob McGeary and Lou Tandy – but don’t call it a transition, McGeary stresses, it’s an evolution.
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It’s unconscionable: Rex
Friday | Dec 22 2023REX Airlines has joined Federal Transport Minister Catherine King in taking aim at the poor schedule performance of its rivals (see page one), suggesting Qantas and Virgin Australia are showing a “deliberate disregard and neglect of the travelling public”.
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’24 to thrive, not survive
Friday | Dec 22 2023THE future of Australia’s tourism sector looks bright despite mounting downward pressure applied by persistent inflation and broader geopolitical uncertainties, a new outlook report from Deloitte contends.
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Bleisure boosts Brisbane
Friday | Dec 22 2023BRISBANE is on track to be the top destination for corporate travellers in 2024, with data from Flight Centre’s Corporate Traveller division showing 20% more bookings for the Qld capital than last year’s top spot, Melbourne.