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Sydney funds events growth
Thursday | Sep 8 2022BUSINESS events across Greater Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong will receive a $60,000 boost, as part of the third round of the NSW Government’s Accelerate fund, which aims to stimulate the return of business events.
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VA undercutting its rivals
Wednesday | Sep 7 2022VIRGIN Australia corporate airfares are consistently about a third cheaper than Qantas and also lower than Rex Airlines on Australia’s key domestic capital city routes, according to a new analysis from corporate travel industry consultant Tony O’Connor from Butler Caroye.
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Domestic tix prices surge
Wednesday | Sep 7 2022DOMESTIC Economy airfares in Australia increased by 56% between Apr and Aug, a new report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has shown.
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Light up corporate travel
Wednesday | Sep 7 2022VIRGIN Australia CEO Jayne Hrdlicka and Rex Airlines Deputy Chairman John Sharp have been named among the line-up of speakers for Flight Centre’s corporate travel event, Illuminate.
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Rydges Sydney rebooted
Wednesday | Sep 7 2022CRYSTALBROOK Group has acquired The Rydges Sydney Harbour hotel, located in the city’s historic Rocks precinct, which up until now had been owned by New Landmark Hotels since 2003.
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Why Vic #Tourismmatters
Wednesday | Sep 7 2022THE Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) is calling on the major parties ahead of the state election in Nov to commit to its five-point plan to help resurrect Victoria’s tourism economy.
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Link adds two members
Tuesday | Sep 6 2022LINK Travel Group, the invitation-only JV between Spencer Group, Goldman Travel and Flight Centre, today announced the addition of Travel Beyond and Eden Corporate Travel to its ranks (Td breaking news).
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Japan back to the future
Tuesday | Sep 6 2022INSIDE Travel Group Sales & Marketing Manager Harry Sargant believes Japan has chosen a fantastic time to reopen to the Australian market, following last week’s announcement that fully booked solo travellers will be welcome back from tomorrow (TD 01 Sep).
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GJNZ unveils guided tours
Tuesday | Sep 6 2022KIWI Rail’s tourism division, The Great Journeys of New Zealand (GJNZ), has launched a new collection of rail tourism offerings in regional NZ, comprising 10 short break packages and multi-day tours, as well as a series of 12 fully guided tours.
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Webjet geared for growth
Monday | Sep 5 2022WEBJET is well placed to capture the continued shift to NDC sales channels, with its Air-Hub technology, capable of aggregating air content, now “well advanced”, according to a recent strategy update.