Headlines
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Xmas travel plans scuttled
Wednesday | Nov 23 2022THREE in 10 Aussie households have been forced to cancel their upcoming summer holiday plans because of recent interest rate raises, a new study from mortgage broker Aussie shows.
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THE WHITE PLACE FOR A WELCOME
Wednesday | Nov 23 2022SEABOURN Venture has been welcomed to the fleet in style, with Seabourn’s first purpose-built expedition ship hailed via an official naming ceremony in Antarctica over the weekend.
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LE opens first pop-up store
Tuesday | Nov 22 2022LUXURY Escapes is dipping its toes in the bricks and mortar space for the first time, revealing the opening of a special pop-up retail space in Chadstone, Victoria this week.
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Build it and they will come
Tuesday | Nov 22 2022A SPEAKER at the Australian Tourism Export Council’s (ATEC)upcoming Meeting Place conference in Cairns believes the country’s strong tourism growth prospects are in danger of being derailed if worker shortage issues are not urgently addressed effectively by the sector.
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Figures back QF claim
Monday | Nov 21 2022NEW aviation figures show that Qantas became the most punctual airline in the country during the month of Oct, with on-time departures and on-time arrivals for the carrier both performing better than any of its domestic competitors.
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Lindeman to be restored
Monday | Nov 21 2022THE island that once housed a Club Med Resort off the coast of Queensland has been purchased for an undisclosed amount by prominent developer Shaun Juniper, and his wife Samantha.
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$10m caravan park boost
Monday | Nov 21 2022THE Federal Government has delivered on its pledge to allocate $10 million to the caravan park sector (TD 17 May), announcing today that new funding will go toward upgrades at sites around the country to maintain a growing pool of family tourism accommodation options.
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Kiwi travel insurer buy
Monday | Nov 21 2022NIB New Zealand is set to acquire Christchurch-based travel insurance provider, OrbitProtect, for an undisclosed amount.
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QF to appeal in High Court
Friday | Nov 18 2022QANTAS has welcomed a High Court decision today to grant the carrier leave to appeal a ruling earlier this year, which found the airline was in breach of the Fair Work Act when it outsourced around 2,000 ground crew workers in 2020 (TD 05 May).
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CATO pushes for air treaty
Friday | Nov 18 2022THE Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) has called for an Open Skies Agreement at a meeting held this week in Adelaide with Federal Minister of Tourism Don Farrell.