Headlines
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Dreamtime for Brisbane
Tuesday | Jan 10 2017BRISBANE has been chosen to host Tourism Australia’s business showcase Dreamtime for the first time, bringing overseas buyers to the Queensland capital in Dec.
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Crown Resorts exec rejig
Tuesday | Jan 10 2017CROWN Resorts Limited today announced that chairman Robert Rankin would be stepping down from the role effective 01 Feb, to be replaced by current executive deputy chairman John Alexander in an executive chairman capacity.
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WA strikes Expedia deal
Monday | Jan 9 2017TOURISM Western Australia has struck a global marketing deal with Expedia to promote the state across seven of the company’s online platforms.
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Seabourn Australia focus
Monday | Jan 9 2017ULTRA-LUXURY cruise line Seabourn is set to place a greater emphasis on its Australian market with plans for a circumnavigation in 2018/19 to be unveiled soon.
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VA expands inbound pass
Friday | Jan 6 2017VIRGIN Australia has expanded the availability of its PlusPass product for inbound travellers to Australia, which is now on sale in IATA Area 3, including South Asian Subcontinent, South East Asia and Japan/Korea.
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Carnival tech breakthrough
Friday | Jan 6 2017CARNIVAL Corporation’s new ‘Ocean Medallion’ technology (Cruise Weekly yesterday) could have applications right across the “larger vacation market and potentially other industries,” according to Carnival ceo Arnold Donald, who launched the new system at the giant Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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QF eyes Airbus options
Thursday | Jan 5 2017QANTAS is considering a revised fleet upgrade in which its current order for 99 new Airbus A320neo aircraft would be switched for a mix involving the lengthened A321neo cousin.
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Sunshine Coast int’l push
Thursday | Jan 5 2017VISIT Sunshine Coast (VSC) will mount a major push into offshore markets with the creation of a new Singapore-based role to drive its international promotion.
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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.