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Day trips from Montreal
Tuesday | Sep 12 2023JUST beyond the city of Montreal, Quebec, lies a treasure trove of picturesque towns, wineries, mountain ranges, and national parks.
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RV adventures in the Yukon
Tuesday | Sep 12 2023YUKON Territory is a driver’s dream, with almost 5,000 kilometres of roads, abundant with friendly locals and awe-inspiring wilderness dazzling with crimson and gold displays of autumn leaves.
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Big airship order
Tuesday | Sep 12 2023AIR Nostrum has doubled its order of Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) Airlander 10 low-emission airships to 20.
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Int’l tourism gathers pace
Monday | Sep 11 2023AUSTRALIA’S international tourism spend has recovered to 99% of pre-COVID levels at $1.6 billion for Jun 2023, the latest data from Tourism Research Australia (TRA) has revealed.
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Hamilton Island for sale?
Monday | Sep 11 2023ONE of Australia’s most coveted tourist destinations, Hamilton Island, could be up for sale with the AFR reporting that owners, the Oatley family, have brought in UBS to review options.
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New owners for Iririki
Friday | Sep 8 2023VANUATU’S iconic Iririki Island Resort & Spa has new owners, with the Deeley family, which owns Australia’s Vision Hotels group, taking over the property effective 01 Sep.
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PlanPay backer pulls out
Friday | Sep 8 2023TOUCH Ventures, the ASX-listed company which funded digital travel lay-by payment facilitator PlanPay (TD 28 Feb), today announced it was writing down its investment in the financial firm to nil and will not provide any further money for the business.
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SE Asia needs to be tapped
Friday | Sep 8 2023GOVERNMENT tourism agencies need to brush up on their ability to understand the cultural preferences and expectations of travellers from a rapidly growing Southeast Asia market, a new paper prepared by DFAT has suggested.
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QF maintains int’l edge
Friday | Sep 8 2023QANTAS has again accounted for the biggest share of the international passenger traffic pie in Australia, with new figures from BITRE showing the Flying Kangaroo represented 17.6% of all passenger carriage in Mar.
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FCM doubles China staff
Friday | Sep 8 2023FLIGHT Centre Travel Group’s (FCTG) B2B division FCM Travel has moved quickly to catch the ongoing reemergence of the Chinese business travel market, with the brand opening a new and larger office in the city of Guangzhou this week.