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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.
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Jacqui Walshe on TNZ Board
Monday | Sep 5 2022SYDNEY-BASED Walshe Group CEO Jacqui Walshe has been appointed to the Board of Tourism New Zealand (TNZ).
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$2m for NZ tourism workforce
Monday | Sep 5 2022GO With Tourism, an initiative tasked with growing NZ’s tourism and hospitality workforce, has been awarded NZ$2 million from the country’s International Visitor and Conservation Levy.
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EK extends Premium in Oz
Friday | Sep 2 2022EMIRATES’ recently revamped Premium Economy options (TD 11 Aug) will be featured on all Sydney to Heathrow flights from 15 Dec, as well as debut on services between Dubai and Melbourne from 01 Feb 2023.
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VA rebirths global deals
Friday | Sep 2 2022VIRGIN Australia has relaunched a booking platform offering travellers more than 400,000 hotel room and car rental deals that can be booked directly on the airline’s websites.