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Long-haul makes a return
Thursday | Apr 6 2023TRAVELLERS are gradually moving toward long-haul travel again, with the final quarter in 2022 seeing a solid shift in favour of destinations further away from home, according to a new Traveller Insight Report published by Expedia Group.
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CATO’s Earth Day line-up
Thursday | Apr 6 2023THE Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) has revealed an impressive line-up of speakers for its upcoming World Earth Day lunch (TD 28 Mar).
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$2m for mice research
Thursday | Apr 6 2023THE Federal Government has confirmed it will put $2 million towards measuring the impact and benefit of business events, marking Australia’s biggest-ever single investment in business events research.
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Finnair flies back to Oz
Wednesday | Apr 5 2023ONLY four months after announcing its physical withdrawal from the Australian market (TD 02 Dec 2022), Finnair has sensationally back-flipped on the decision, revealing overnight that is has now re-established a local presence.
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Visitor spend skyrockets
Wednesday | Apr 5 2023AUSTRALIA’S overnight visitor spend surged by 34% to $27.5 billion for the 2022 Dec quarter compared to the equivalent pre-COVID period, according to the National Visitor Survey Results from Tourism Research Australia.
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Agents the focus for NT
Wednesday | Apr 5 2023WHILE visitor numbers are still not back to what they were pre-pandemic, the Northern Territory is confident of attracting a wave of new tourists to the region now that the scars of COVID are well and truly in the rear vision mirror.
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Lindeman resort on the cards
Wednesday | Apr 5 2023A NEW luxury operator has reportedly been signed up to operate the planned redevelopment of a luxury resort on Lindeman Island, after a buyer was finally found for the troubled Qld real estate this week.
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More supplier help sought
Wednesday | Apr 5 2023REGIONAL travel agencies require greater support and contact from supplier partners, according to new survey data published by Travellers Choice this week.
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AW bolsters Uniworld
Tuesday | Apr 4 2023THE Travel Corporation (TTC) brands Adventure World (AW) and Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection have partnered to offer guests customsiable pre- and post-cruise journeys.
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“Robust” ATAS key driver
Tuesday | Apr 4 2023THE “inherent robustness” of the Australian Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS) has been the main factor in several new AFTA members joining this year, the Federation said.