Headlines
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Crystal to farewell Mozart
Friday | May 17 2019CRYSTAL Cruises has revealed its largest river ship Crystal Mozart will be redeployed to a new venture in 2020 under Genting Cruise Lines, the cruise division of Crystal’s parent company Genting Hong Kong.
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Labor’s tourism pledge
Thursday | May 16 2019THE Labor Party has flagged plans to create a new Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Cities and Tourism if elected this Sat.
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Google travel platform push
Thursday | May 16 2019GOOGLE has rolled out a range of changes to its online travel offering, simplifying the navigation between Google Flights, Hotels and Trips on desktops as well as mobile.
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Jabiru’s redevelopment
Thursday | May 16 2019JABIRU, located in the Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory is slated for a major tourism redevelopment when the current uranium mining activities are brought to a close and the mining company restores the land.
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NT seeing tourism boom
Wednesday | May 15 2019THE Northern Territory is seeing swelling demand in both international and domestic visitation on the back of a two-year $103 million “turbocharging tourism” investment made by the NT Government.
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Marriott keeps growing
Wednesday | May 15 2019MARRIOTT International is not going to stop with the current brands it has in Australia and is pushing forward with extensive growth plans, Marriott International VP Global Sales, Asia Pacific (excl Greater China) Ramesh Daryanani told TD.
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New NZeTA requirement
Wednesday | May 15 2019ABOUT 1.5 million visitors to New Zealand each year are expected to be impacted by the introduction of the country’s New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA), which will be required for travel from 01 Oct.
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Avalon short cruise success
Tuesday | May 14 2019AVALON Waterways is seeing strong traction for its expanding array of shorter duration European river cruises, with the line’s MD, Pam Hoffee saying the Avalon 2020 program has added extra four- and five-night itineraries on the Rhine, Danube and Main rivers.
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TNZ adds visitor insights
Tuesday | May 14 2019TOURISM New Zealand (TNZ) has launched “Visitor Profiles” for its local tourism operators, giving a “comprehensive overview of high-value visitors” from six key inbound markets.
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New Flight Centre Bali hotel
Tuesday | May 14 2019FLIGHT Centre subsidiary Bespoke Hospitality Management Asia (BHMA) has announced the debut of its first “luxury lifestyle resort” in Indonesia, with the opening this week of the X2 Bali Breakers Resort.