Headlines
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Scenic to appeal ruling
Friday | Sep 1 2017SCENIC will appeal yesterday’s court decision in the long-running class action over its flood-affected river cruises (TD breaking news).
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$1.92m for Travellers Choice
Friday | Sep 1 2017TRAVELLERS Choice this morning revealed a pre-tax operating profit of $1.92m for 2016/17 – as well as confirming the sale of the group’s stake in the UK-based Worldwide Independent Travel Network (WIN).
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U to set sail in six weeks
Thursday | Aug 31 2017THE new youth-focussed brand from Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, U by Uniworld, will officially launch tonight, six weeks out from the line’s first sailing in Oct (TD 02 Aug).
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Another record year for Webjet
Thursday | Aug 31 2017WEBJET this morning released its full year results, with the company’s net profit after tax up almost 150% to $31.2 million.
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VTO hopeful for growth
Thursday | Aug 31 2017VANUATU will activate a new digital marketing campaign next month in the key Sydney and Brisbane markets to further drive destination awareness and appeal as the next phase of its ‘Wake up in Vanuatu’ push (TD 18 Apr).
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Qantas rejigs LHR flights
Thursday | Aug 31 2017THE iconic “Kangaroo Route” operated by Qantas from Australia to London will undergo another significant change in Mar next year, with the carrier confirming it will once again operate A380s from Sydney to the UK via Singapore, rather than Dubai (TD breaking news).
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Get on board, urges Rail Plus
Wednesday | Aug 30 2017RAIL Plus is urging travel agents to capitalise on strong demand for luxury rail product, with the specialist wholesaler seeing 20% growth of sales in its Great Train Journeys range this year.
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NZ wants to slug tourists
Wednesday | Aug 30 2017NEW Zealand’s Labour Party has expressed intent on charging inbound tourists an extra NZ$25 to help fund tourism projects after a surge in overseas visitors to the country in recent years.
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QF BNE Dreamliner base
Wednesday | Aug 30 2017THE second wave of new Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, to be delivered from mid-2018, will be based in Brisbane, opening up new potential int’l routes.
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TA, Union Pay agreement
Tuesday | Aug 29 2017TOURISM Australia has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China’s UnionPay Int’l, opening up opportunities for the organisations to work together on business development and joint promotional activity.