Headlines
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Australian tourism on a roll
Thursday | Mar 16 2017AUSTRALIA’S inbound tourism trajectory is continuing upwards, with Tourism Australia md John O’Sullivan this morning flagging a potential 2030 target of $230 billion in visitor expenditure.
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Hotel boom worth $8 billion
Wednesday | Mar 15 2017AUSTRALIA’S current hotel construction boom is the most extensive in its history, fuelled by record investment levels totalling more than $8 billion.
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Preferred Hotels targeting Australia
Wednesday | Mar 15 2017PREFERRED Hotels & Resorts has set its sights firmly on the local market, saying it “represents a humongous opportunity” for the company.
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IVS shows strong growth
Wednesday | Mar 15 2017TOURISM Research Australia today released its International Visitor Survey for the year ending Dec 2016, with the figures showing a healthy 11% increase in visitors to a record 7.6 million.
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Air NZ 787-9s to Adelaide
Wednesday | Mar 15 2017AIR New Zealand today announced the introduction of its flagship Boeing 787 on the Adelaide-Auckland route.
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Cunard 2019 program out
Tuesday | Mar 14 2017CUNARD has unveiled its Jan to May 2019 program called the ‘Oceans of Discovery.’
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PX to fly Townsville-PNG
Tuesday | Mar 14 2017AIR Niugini has today confirmed the launch of non-stop flights between Port Moresby and Townsville, with the new service to commmence 31 Mar, “just in time for the NRL season”.
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Departures trending up again
Tuesday | Mar 14 2017SHORT term resident departures from Australia have risen 3.1% in trend terms over the 12 months to Jan 2017, with the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showing the reversal of a downward blip.
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Celebrity Edge revealed
Tuesday | Mar 14 2017A NEW “ship climbing” platform cantilevered to the side of Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Edge has been billed as standout attraction on the 2,918-pax ship when it debuts in Dec 2018.
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UK now a budget option
Monday | Mar 13 2017FLIGHT Centre head Graham Turner has declared the UK a “budget holiday destination” for Australian travellers, with record low airfares and the weak pound combining to create the best value “in living memory”.