Headlines
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Woolworths Disney flight
Friday | Jul 19 2019SUPERMARKET giant Woolworths has been revealed as the charterer of a Qantas A380, which will operate a special one-off flight between Sydney and Orlando early next year.
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Michael James in fast lane
Friday | Jul 19 2019MICHAEL James (pictured), the former CEO of the collapsed Air Australia and husband of Bestjet MD Rachel James, has been spending plenty of time on the road in recent weeks, with his own personal motor racing team having come in second place in the Phillip Island 600.
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Klook’s Aus expansion
Friday | Jul 19 2019TRAVEL activities and services booking platform Klook expects to triple its Au/NZ market share by end 2019, just months after its Australian launch (TD 22 Feb).
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Luxury family escapes
Thursday | Jul 18 2019LUXURY Escapes has moved into the homes and villas market, launching a new range of exclusive retreats for groups and family getaways.
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Waldorf rebrand & push
Thursday | Jul 18 2019DAIWA Living Waldorf will rebrand its Waldorf Apartments portfolio to “Nesuto” under an aggressive strategy to more than triple the number of the brand’s rooms in Australia and NZ.
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YOTEL to open in Melb
Thursday | Jul 18 2019UK-BASED hotel group, YOTEL, has announced plans to open its first property in Australia, with the 2022 arrival of YOTEL Melbourne.
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TRA moves with the times
Wednesday | Jul 17 2019TOURISM Research Australia (TRA) has adjusted its methodology for calculating the National Visitor Survey (NVS) figures, and is no longer using antiquated landline interviews to collate the results.
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Bestjet hearings begin
Wednesday | Jul 17 2019ROBERT McVicker Junior, the director of online travel agency Bestjet Travel Pty Limited when it collapsed just before Christmas last year (TD 18 Dec 2018) is expected to be the first of the failed company’s former executives to face the music in a Public Examination taking place in Brisbane today.
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No plans to rename 737 MAX
Wednesday | Jul 17 2019BOEING has downplayed speculation it will drop the name MAX from its 737 aircraft, after photos of new Ryanair 737 MAX aircraft showed the “737 MAX” logo replaced by “737-8200”.
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Holiday Inn Sunny Coast
Wednesday | Jul 17 2019THE Sunshine Coast is set to see its first new internationally branded hotel in three decades, with investment & development company Pro-Invest purchasing a site in Maroochydore with intent to develop a Holiday Inn Express & Suites.