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Accommodation 14 Jun 23
Wednesday | Jun 14 2023WELCOME to Accommodation Updates, Travel Daily’s Wed feature. If your property has undergone some recent changes you would like to make the industry aware of, send a brief description with an image to accomupdates@traveldaily.com.au.
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Rezdy sells for $120m
Tuesday | Jun 13 2023AUSTRALIAN online booking software Rezdy has sold for $120 million to an American private equity firm, the AFR has reported.
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Aussie record UK spend
Tuesday | Jun 13 2023AUSTRALIA’S love of the United Kingdom continues to blossom according to new travel statistics form VisitBritain, which showed travellers notched up record spend in 2022.
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Aviation pioneer honoured
Tuesday | Jun 13 2023ROGER Leach, the founder of NT-based remote aviation specialist Chartair, has been named a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia in yesterday’s King’s Birthday Honours list.
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Tourism surge for Mar
Tuesday | Jun 13 2023AUSTRALIA’S domestic tourism saw a significant improvement in Mar, with the latest data from Tourism Research Australia (TRA)showing nights away and spend exceeded pre-pandemic levels.
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Air taxi debut
Tuesday | Jun 13 2023BOEING is set to showcase the new Wisk Aero 6th generation autonomous, all-electric air taxi at the 2023 Paris Air Show next week, an aircraft it plans to certify for commercial pax operations.
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APT here for agents
Tuesday | Jun 13 2023APT has extended its hours to field enquiries from agents, revealing it is now staffing the helpline between 10am and 2pm on Sun to assist with demand.
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Eurail gets sleep
Tuesday | Jun 13 2023EUROPEAN Sleeper is the latest railway carrier to join the Eurail network, enabling travellers with a Eurail Pass to board European Sleeper trains between Brussels and Berlin, with eight stops along the way, from 01 Jul.
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Island Escape sells
Tuesday | Jun 13 2023THE collapsed Island Escapes Cruises’ (TD 25 Aug 2022) 32-passenger Island Escape newbuild has been sold for just US$5.5 million, the company’s receivers have confirmed.
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Solomon expands
Tuesday | Jun 13 2023SOLOMON Airlines is expanding its Pacific routes and making it easier to fly to the Solomons, with new direct flights between Brisbane and Vanuatu’s Santo – see the back page for info.