Headlines
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Industry celebrates NTIA
Monday | Jul 12 2010ALMOST 1000 people from across the Australian travel industry celebrated the night away on Sat evening at the National Travel Industry Awards (view photos here).
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Travellers Choice change
Friday | Jul 9 2010INDEPENDENT agency group Travellers Choice is positioning itself for further growth by announcing a restructure of responsibilities in its existing staff.
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Saturday night’s the night
Friday | Jul 9 2010THERE’S just over 24 hours until the start of the industry’s night of nights for 2010 – the National Travel Industry Awards.
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Lion Air prowls PER, SYD
Thursday | Jul 8 2010INDONESIAN low-cost carrier Lion Air has confirmed that it plans to fly to Perth and Sydney “in the near future”.
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EU crisis to hit Australia
Thursday | Jul 8 2010THE United Nations World Tourism Organisation this week warned that ongoing financial problems in Europe are likely to impact travel to Australia.
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TSAX targets Facebook
Wednesday | Jul 7 2010ALMOST a third of all visitors to the Travelscene American Express website have been led there from social networking phenomenon Facebook, with TSAX conducting more than 200 Facebook marketing campaigns over the last 12 months.
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PPHG plots Aussie return
Wednesday | Jul 7 2010THE Pan Pacific Hotels Group will open three Australian properties by Jan, as the Singapore-based hotelier moves to re-establish its roots in the local market.
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Dixon new TA chairman
Tuesday | Jul 6 2010ORMER Qantas ceo Geoff Dixon was this morning named as the new chairman of Tourism Australia, replacing Rick Allert who wasn’t re-appointed to the TA board by tourism minister Martin Ferguson (TD breaking news).
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May arrivals dip slightly
Tuesday | Jul 6 2010SHORT term visitor arrivals into Australia during May trended down 0.2% during the month – while departures continued their ongoing strength, up 0.6%.
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Mauritius targets Australia
Monday | Jul 5 2010THE resumption of Air Mauritius flights from Sydney this week will see the carrier’s Australian capacity double – with hopes of further significant growth over the next few years.