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Reed Hols in liquidation
Tuesday | Aug 22 2017MELBOURNE-BASED tour company Reed Holidays has been placed in voluntary liquidation, winding up operations for its three brands, Young at Heart Holidays, Seniors Coach Tours and Australian Air Holidays.
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WA aims to tackle hotel void
Monday | Aug 21 2017TOURISM WA will divert $2 million in funding to help fill empty hotel rooms in Perth as the city suffers its lowest occupancy rates in seven years.
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EK seat selection revamp
Monday | Aug 21 2017EMIRATES yesterday began offering an expanded range of “extra value seats” in Economy class, with passengers able to pay extra for ‘preferred seats’, ‘twin seats’ and ‘extra legroom seats’.
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Tourism Aus selects Clarke
Monday | Aug 21 2017FORMER Australian test cricket captain Michael Clarke has been enlisted by Tourism Australia to help drive Indian tourist numbers down under.
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Corporate Update 18 Aug 17: CWT names regional chief
Friday | Aug 18 2017CARLSON Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has appointed a new Managing Director to lead its Asia Pacific operations as the company works to exploit rapidly growing markets in the region.
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Record 2017 for Brisbane
Friday | Aug 18 2017INTERNATIONAL passenger numbers at Brisbane Airport jumped 7% in 2016/17 to over 5.6 million, representing the fastest growth rate for the Queensland capital in the last ten years.
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Spain pax accounted for
Friday | Aug 18 2017MAJOR tour operators have confirmed the safety of their Australian guests in Spain today after news of the apparent terror attack in Barcelona.
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Cathay posts huge loss
Thursday | Aug 17 2017CATHAY Pacific is expecting further headwinds after the Hong Kong-based airline posted a loss of HK$2.05 billion (AU$330m) in the first half of this year.
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Philippine Airlines CNS pullout
Thursday | Aug 17 2017PHILIPPINE Airlines will commence direct flights between Manila and Auckland in Dec this year, with the move seeing the suspension of the carrier’s existing service via Cairns.
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Tourism workforce shortfall
Thursday | Aug 17 2017TOURISM Australia managing director John O’Sullivan yesterday confirmed the sector is well on track to achieving several of its Tourism 2020 goals – but is falling short when it comes to issues around industry staffing, training and development.