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Leisure demand strong – O’Shea
Wednesday | Aug 9 2023LEADING travel industry stock market analyst John O’Shea has today issued an update predicting strong leisure travel demand, even in the face of high interest rates and soft economic growth.
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Party with Viking at NTIA
Wednesday | Aug 9 2023THE National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA) Afterparty is set to be a Vor-tastic event, with Viking announced as the sponsor for the hotly anticipated celebration, set to take place in Melbourne on 18 Nov (TD 31 Jul).
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Global air traffic upsurge
Wednesday | Aug 9 2023GLOBAL air travel recovery has continued to gain momentum, with new data from The International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealing total traffic is now at 94.2% of pre-COVID levels.
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CX ups BNE-HKG by 50%
Wednesday | Aug 9 2023CATHAY Pacific (CX) will boost Brisbane flights by 50%, in a move that is set to deliver more than 76,000 inbound seats in the first year of operation.
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Majestic lords of the Arctic
Wednesday | Aug 9 2023KNOWN as the Polar Bear Capital of the World, the sub-arctic community of Churchill, Manitoba, is ideally positioned to view polar bears in the wild as they congregate and wait for the ice to freeze on Hudson Bay.
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Have a howling good time
Wednesday | Aug 9 2023VISITORS to Alberta have the opportunity to interact with wild wolves and wolfdogs at the Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary in the Rocky Mountains, not far from Banff.
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first glimpse at the star grand
Wednesday | Aug 9 2023THE Star Brisbane has offered a sneak peek of its venues and experiences, including The Star Grand, a five-star hotel with 340 luxury rooms overlooking Brisbane River.
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Livn bought by ResPax
Tuesday | Aug 8 2023ACTIVITIES and experiences tech provider Livn Group has been acquired by Cairns-based booking software specialist ResPax, with the deal promising “business as usual” for Livn clients following the company’s appointment of voluntary administrators (TD 23 Jun).
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SIA delivers Aussie boost
Tuesday | Aug 8 2023THE Australian market will be a huge beneficiary of Singapore Airlines’ newly unveiled global expansion strategy, with the carrier announcing it will start phasing in an extra 4,700 seats to/from Australia from Mar 2024 (TD breaking news yesterday).
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Venice in danger
Tuesday | Aug 8 2023MASS tourism in Venice is causing “irreversible changes” to the Italian city, UNESCO has warned.