Headlines
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Australia #2 for Silversea
Tuesday | Jan 8 2019AUSTRALIA is on the cusp of becoming the second largest global market for Silversea Cruises, according to the company’s CEO Roberto Martinoli who is in Sydney this week to help celebrate the inaugural visit of flagship Silver Muse.
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RSSC Explorer to sail here
Monday | Jan 7 2019REGENT Seven Seas Cruises this morning confirmed details of the 2020/21 deployment of its flagship Seven Seas Explorer in Australasian waters for the first time ever.
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QF leads OTP for 2018
Friday | Jan 4 2019QANTAS was Australasia’s most punctual airline last year, according to a new report from flight data aggregator OAG, which has compiled its 2018 “Punctuality League” based on 58 million flight records.
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US online ahead of pack
Friday | Jan 4 2019THE US online travel sector continues to grow at a faster pace than the overall market, according to research compiled by travel industry research authority Phocuswright.
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Michael James firmly in Bestjet frame
Thursday | Jan 3 2019MICHAEL James, the disgraced former owner of Air Australia who presided over the carrier’s $97 million collapse in 2012, has been heavily implicated in the operations of the failed Bestjet Travel (TD 18 Dec), with a preliminary report to the administrators repeatedly citing his involvement with the OTA.
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Schwartz invests in Qld
Thursday | Jan 3 2019PRIVATE hotel investor Dr Jerry Schwartz has made his first investment in Queensland with the $70 million purchase of the five-star Hilton Surfers Paradise from the Chinese group, Ja Feng.
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Flight Centre expands
Wednesday | Jan 2 2019FLIGHT Centre has announced a series of new investments across the USA and Asia following the acquisition of Silicon Valley-based Casto Travel and the signing of a 10-year lease on the four-star Camakila Legian Bali Hotel (TD breaking news 21 Dec).
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Bestjet accusations deepening
Wednesday | Jan 2 2019THE controversial collapse of Bestjet Travel Pty Limited (TD 19 Dec) has seen accusations flying in recent days, with the company’s new owners threatening legal action against founder Rachel James who has been alleged to have illegally retained control of the Bestjet servers, systems and website.
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ANA links Perth and Tokyo
Wednesday | Jan 2 2019ALL Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced it will commence flying a direct service between Tokyo and Perth from 01 Sep.
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Silver Muse’s Down Under debut
Wednesday | Jan 2 2019SILVERSEA Cruises has treated a number of its key industry partners to a festive season cruise aboard its flagship Silver Muse, which made her way to Australian waters for the first time in recent days. Travel agents enjoyed a number of sectors on the maiden arrival including cruises between Bali and Darwin, Darwin and Cairns, Cairns and Brisbane and then onward to Sydney, where Muse will this weekend embark on a series of trans-Tasman voyages.