Headlines
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Norfolk Island ‘disaster’
Wednesday | Jan 4 2017NORFOLK Island’s tourism industry has warned of “economic and social disaster” in the wake of Air New Zealand’s decision to abandon services from Auckland (TD 16 Dec).
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Automated border plans
Wednesday | Jan 4 2017THE Department of Immigration & Border Protection (DIBP) has put the call out for a Service Provider to facilitate and implement a new automated processing solution through the Australian border protection process.
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JQ axes MEL-WLG route
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017JETSTAR will abandon its direct Melbourne to Wellington route from Mar, citing a lack of demand for the direct flights.
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Queen’s Wharf handover
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017WORK on the development of the $3 billion Queen’s Wharf Brisbane world-class integrated resort has commenced after Destination Brisbane Consortium took possession of the site.
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TD launches Terra Firma
Friday | Dec 23 2016NEXT year will see the debut of “Terra Firma,” a major initiative by the Travel Daily Group which aims to highlight the ongoing evolution of the touring sector.
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Tourism NT’s new leaders
Friday | Dec 23 2016TOURISM NT yesterday unveiled a new senior management team to steer the organisation’s activities and staffing resources to be “more effectively organised to deliver on strategic priorities and increase visitation to the Northern Territory”.
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China, Australia air partnership
Thursday | Dec 22 2016CHINA National Tourist Office, Tourism Australia and six Chinese airlines united to celebrate the launch of the China-Australia Year of Tourism 2017 in Sydney this week.
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Aus tourism’s $53b boom
Thursday | Dec 22 2016AUSTRALIA’S tourism industry has reaped an economic windfall worth $52.9 billion, with growth out-pacing the rest of the economy by a factor of three.
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HWFB shores up corp ranks
Thursday | Dec 22 2016HELLOWORLD Ltd’s corporate division Helloworld for Business (HWFB) says the re-signing by many of the group’s long-aligned agencies is testament to delivering on results promised.
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Amadeus carbon report
Wednesday | Dec 21 2016AUSTRALIA’S travel and tourism sector is lagging behind other industries in its disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report by Amadeus and Griffith University.