Headlines
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NSW $56m ecotourism push
Tuesday | Jun 21 2022THE NSW Government has proposed a major $56 million investment into the state’s Dorrigo National Park inland from the north coast, including a new multi-day walk and visitor centre, that promises to put NSW on the global ecotourism map.
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Tassie bookings up by 40%
Tuesday | Jun 21 2022DEMAND for booked nights to Tasmania for the next three months is up by close to 40% on the same period last year, according to new figures from Tourism Tasmania’s COVID-19 recovery update report.
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Qantas goes big on SAF
Monday | Jun 20 2022A SIGNIFICANT investment will be made by Qantas to expedite the establishment of the aviation fuel (SAF) industry in Australia, via a new landmark agreement signed with Airbus.
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Samoa to court agents
Monday | Jun 20 2022PLANS are underway by the Samoa Tourism Authority (STA) to mobilise a dedicated sales team to support and grow targeted sales incentive programs in the Australian market.
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MEL recovery continues
Monday | Jun 20 2022PASSENGER traffic through Melbourne Airport continued to recover last month, with a total of 367,681 international passengers.
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Agents: #byebyeQantas
Monday | Jun 20 2022JANENE Pendleton is the MD of Helloworld Travel Drummoyne and is among a number of readers who have responded to Ian Mollison’s opinion piece on Qantas Head of Distribution Igor Kwiatkowski’s reminder about the upcoming commission cuts published last week (TD 16 Jun).
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QR reveals unlikely profit
Friday | Jun 17 2022QATAR Airways has posted a record profit for the 2021/22 period, more than doubling its previous biggest profit despite the turbulence of the pandemic.
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Allianz guilty on insurance
Friday | Jun 17 2022TRAVEL insurance giant Allianz and its local marketing arm AWP Australia Pty Ltd have collectively pleaded guilty to seven criminal charges of making “false or misleading statements about travel insurance”.
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Domestic air recovering
Friday | Jun 17 2022AUSTRALIA’S domestic aviation sector continued to improve its performance in Apr, with passenger numbers up 31.9% on the previous corresponding period – but still down about 10% on pre-pandemic levels.
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Offsetting business travel
Friday | Jun 17 2022CORPORATE travel marketplace Locomote has joined forces with CarbonClick, a NZ-based enviro-tech company, to offer businesses a way to manage their sustainability when travelling.