News
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$10m for Qld promo
Friday | Jan 28 2011THE federal and Qld state govts will each contribute $5 million to a special marketing fund to help Queensland’s tourism industry recover from the impact of the floods earlier this month.
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Hayman waves the flood flag
Friday | Jan 28 2011STAFF at Hayman Island in the Whitsundays have banded together to raise $15,000 for the Queensland Premier’s Flood Disaster appeal (see here).
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An Urban century
Friday | Jan 28 2011INTREPID Travel is set to expand its Urban Adventures day tour offering to cover 100 destinations across the globe.
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HA wants groupies
Friday | Jan 28 2011HAWAIIAN Airlines has announced a new dedicated email address for group travel enquiries from Australian travel agents
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Parché on board
Friday | Jan 28 2011LYN Parché, general manager of The Byron at Byron on the NSW North Coast, has been appointed to the board of Tourism NSW.
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Flood of bookings urged
Friday | Jan 28 2011THIS month’s Queensland floods will go down as being the most challenging event to strike the state’s tourism industry in recent history, says Queensland Tourism Industry Council chief executive officer, Daniel Gschwind.
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AFTA push for Qld sales
Friday | Jan 28 2011THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents has called on travel agents to be at the forefront of helping Queensland’s ailing tourism by recommending domestic holidays to clients.
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Bali flights canned
Friday | Jan 28 2011FLIGHTS into and out of Bali have been temporarily cancelled today for the second time in as many months, due to an ash cloud from the eruption of a volcano in eastern Java overnight.
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Window Seat 28 Jan11
Friday | Jan 28 2011ONLINE social networking phenomenon Twitter enabled a swift reaction to an email sent out by Qantas to its Frequent Flyers this morning, advertising a bonus 10,000 points for members who purchase life insurance with QFFF program partner OnePath.
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Shelley for ICCA
Friday | Jan 28 2011THE Australian cruise industry is gearing up for a big night, with tomorrow’s annual International Cruise Council Australasia Awards to be held at Sydney’s Sheraton on the Park.