Headlines
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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”.
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BA business class boost
Monday | Mar 13 2017BRITISH Airways has confirmed the introduction of ‘Club Europe’ business class product on all of its domestic routes within the UK, including flights from London to Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast and Inverness.
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Record NTIA nominations
Monday | Mar 13 2017THE National Travel Industry Awards look set to be bigger and better than ever in 2017, with more than 1,000 nominations received across the 38 categories this year (TD breaking news).