Headlines
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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.
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Dom. spend nudges $60b
Wednesday | Dec 21 2016AUSTRALIANS are increasingly choosing to holiday at home rather than overseas, with domestic overnight trips up 5% in the last 12 months ending 30 Sep, to a record 89.4 million.
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thl acquires El Monte RV
Wednesday | Dec 21 2016NEW Zealand motorhome and RV specialist thl has unveiled an ambitious strategy to more than double its Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) over the next four years, today announcing the acquisition of North American company El Monte RV Rental and Sales.
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Agents taste superstar life in Switzerland
Tuesday | Dec 20 2016TEN lucky agents from Australia and New Zealand have recently been treated to the superstar life in Switzerland after completing and out-performing others in the 2016 Swiss Travel Pass SuperStar Program. A joint initiative between the Swiss Travel System, Rail Europe and Switzerland Tourism, the program equips agents with information and updates on the use and benefits of the Swiss Travel Pass.