Headlines
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Hurtigruten local office
Friday | May 3 2019NORWEGIAN expedition cruise line Hurtigruten is targeting “substantial growth” by launching a dedicated Australian sales, marketing and operations office.
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Jetstar to South Korea
Friday | May 3 2019JETSTAR has announced Australia’s first low fares direct service linking Australia and South Korea, with flights from the Gold Coast to Seoul to launch on 08 Dec.
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Ikon Pass targets Aussie skiers
Friday | May 3 2019MT Buller ski resort has joined NSW’s Thredbo, NZ’s Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Mt Hutt on the Ikon Pass (TD 17 Apr), in a move to ramp up the local presence of US ski giant, Alterra Mountain Company.
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Google’s travel insights
Friday | May 3 2019AUSTRALIAN travel companies need to put mobile first if they want to take advantage of the growth in travel bookings online, according to latest trends presented by search giant Google.
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Sustainability on everyone’s agenda
Friday | May 3 2019MEMBERS of the travel and tourism industry united at Tue’s sold-out Travel Daily’s Sustainability Summit under a common desire to commit to a sustainable future.
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Bestjet facing legal action
Thursday | May 2 2019THE liquidators of collapsed online travel agency Bestjet have obtained orders for “Public Examinations” of the business failure, with the Federal Court of Australia issuing summonses for oral examinations starting in Jul.
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Cruising growth plateaus
Thursday | May 2 2019THE dramatic slowdown in cruising growth in Australia (TD breaking news) comes as no surprise to the industry, given the long-running debate about infrastructure constraints, according to Cruise Lines Int’l Association (CLIA) Australasia Chairman, Sture Myrmell.
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Airbnb “out of control”
Thursday | May 2 2019INDUSTRY leaders voiced fears that travel disrupter, Airbnb, had got “out of control” at Travel Daily’s 2019 Sustainability Summit in Sydney on Tue.
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Joy on offer for Aussies
Thursday | May 2 2019NORWEGIAN Cruise Line’s (NCL) recently renovated Norwegian Joy still has availability on its inaugural Alaska season, which begins on 04 May.
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France pays respect to the Diggers at Sofitel Wentworth
Thursday | May 2 2019MORE than 100 years on, France remembered what it owes to Australia with a special memorial commemoration soire held on Mon by Atout France in partnership with Air France and Accor.