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ICC Sydney celebrates talent
Thursday | Jan 19 2023THE International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC) has affirmed its dedication to upskilling its events professionals, as three of the venue’s employees progress through to the second year of the Venue Management Association’s (VMA) School.
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Taylor joins AFTA team
Wednesday | Jan 18 2023THE addition of Richard Taylor as AFTA’s new Director of Membership Experience (TD breaking news) is part of a “member-first approach” by the association, according to CEO Dean Long.
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ANA boosts SYD – HND
Wednesday | Jan 18 2023ALL Nippon Airways (ANA) has bolstered its services between Australia and Japan, yesterday announcing it will extend its Sydney daytime flights to daily frequencies from Mar.
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Virtuoso hails luxury cruise rise
Wednesday | Jan 18 2023LUXURY cruising is set to become even more popular this year among Aussies, with the latest travel trend data from Virtuoso predicting the segment’s production in 2023 will overtake pre-COVID 2019 levels by 30%.
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Short-term arrivals top 500k
Tuesday | Jan 17 2023THERE were just over 500,000 short-term visitor arrivals into Australia in Nov – a monthly increase of 17%, according to new figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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Peru emergency extended
Tuesday | Jan 17 2023THE Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is continuing to advise Australians to reconsider their need to travel to parts of Peru including Cusco, Puno, Arequipa, and Ayacucho due to the country’s ongoing political protests (TD 23 Dec 22).
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Travelex adds search to app
Tuesday | Jan 17 2023TRAVELEX has partnered with meta-search provider Kayak to launch an enhanced version of the Travelex Money app.
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Costa plots electric docking
Tuesday | Jan 17 2023CARNIVAL Corporation’s Italy-based Costa Cruises brand has announced a collaboration with Italian energy firm Enel Group, with the aim of “promoting sustainable maritime mobliity using electrification solutions”.
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EK doubles BNE flights
Monday | Jan 16 2023EMIRATES is expanding its services to Brisbane, with the addition of a daily Boeing 777-300ER service this month.
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G Adventures restructure
Monday | Jan 16 2023SMALL group adventure operator G Adventures has announced the launch of G Travel Community (GTC), a new holding company that will act as the overarching parent brand for its existing and new acquisitions.