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QF, JQ seek 10yr jv tick
Monday | Sep 25 2017THE ACCC has been called on to re-authorise coordination between Qantas and its low-cost offshoot Jetstar on domestic and international air services for a further 10 years.
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Trav Choice online move
Monday | Sep 25 2017TRAVELLERS Choice has forged a new partnership with online travel agency TripADeal, giving its members access to the Byron Bay-based company’s full range of packages (TD breaking news).
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Hayman reno fast-track
Friday | Sep 22 2017THE Queensland Government has moved to cut red tape and speed the redevelopment of Hayman and Daydream islands in the wake of Cyclone Debbie.
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Godfrey named TEQ chair
Friday | Sep 22 2017THE Queensland Government has appointed Virgin Australia co-founder Brett Godfrey as the new chair of Tourism and Events Queensland after former chair Bob East exited the role to take up the position of chair with Tourism Australia (TD 04 Sep).
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Marriott focused on Fiji
Friday | Sep 22 2017MARRIOTT International is placing a greater focus on the Fiji market with the appointment of Leon Thomson to the newly created role of exec assistant manager – sales & marketing Fiji Complex for the group’s biggest properties in the South Pacific.
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1% visitor dip to Hawaii
Thursday | Sep 21 2017AUSTRALIA & New Zealand retained their position as the third largest market for visitors to Hawaii outside of USA and behind Canada and Japan last year.
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ABS shift to arrivals data
Thursday | Sep 21 2017THE Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has provided a detailed explanation of the changes made to its tourism data after the demise of the Outgoing Passenger Card (OPC) in Jul.
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VA redundancies revealed
Thursday | Sep 21 2017THE revolving door of senior executives departing Virgin Australia over the last 12 months has seen the carrier make more than $3.2 million in redundancy payments.
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USTA champions Open Skies
Wednesday | Sep 20 2017THE US Travel Association (USTA) has developed a website to counter efforts made by the “Big Three” US airlines (American Airlines, Delta Air Lines & United Airlines) to dismantle the Government’s Open Skies pacts with Qatar and the UAE.
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Dom spending hits record
Wednesday | Sep 20 2017DOMESTIC travel spending hit a record $62.6 billion last financial year, boosted by big increases in the number of Australians holidaying at home.