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Qld given warm welcome
Tuesday | Jun 7 2022IT APPEARS many Australian travellers are keen to escape the wintery blusters impacting much of the country, with the sunny Gold Coast the most booked destination in recent months, according to new figures released by Booking.com this week.
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Trade “vital” for Disney
Monday | Jun 6 2022THE travel trade in Australia and NZ have become an even more important part of Disney Destinations’ distribution strategy, with new arrangements implemented during the pandemic meaning travel advisors are a key channel to ensure clients make the most of their Disney experience.
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Airports show resilience
Monday | Jun 6 2022SYDNEY, Brisbane and Perth airports were able to turn a profit last financial year despite the catastrophic downturn in traveller volumes, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Airport Monitoring Report has revealed.
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TTNQ makes WHM push
Monday | Jun 6 2022TOURISM Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ) has partnered with youth travel platform Global Work & Travel to launch a new campaign to attract more working holidaymakers (WHM) from Europe.
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Travel spend on the rise
Friday | Jun 3 2022TRAVEL spend by Australians is finally back to pre-pandemic levels, with Apr recording a 10% higher volume than the same month in 2019, new figures from CommBank iQ have revealed.
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Biz travel is booming baby
Friday | Jun 3 2022INTERNATIONAL business travel bookings have seen a significant increase over the last six months, according to data released by Corporate Traveller.
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Fiji eyes one million tourists
Thursday | Jun 2 2022TOURISM Fiji has unveiled ambitions to return to pre-pandemic visitor numbers by 2024, a new corporate plan developed with The Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative has noted.
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Justice group urges change
Thursday | Jun 2 2022THE Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA), a non-profit association of lawyers, academics and other professionals dedicated to “protecting and promoting justice, freedom and the rights of the individual”, has made a formal submission to AFTA’s current review of the AFTA Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS).
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Explorer makes history
Thursday | Jun 2 2022P&O Cruises Australia’s flagship Pacific Explorer (pictured) made history this morning when she became the first vessel to dock at the new Brisbane International Cruise Terminal (BICT).
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Agents hold key to boom
Thursday | Jun 2 2022THE lack of travel reviews for overseas destinations over the last two years places Australian travel agents in a unique position to nurture the recovery of outbound volumes, Intrepid Travel’s Managing Director ANZ, Sarah Clark believes.