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Window Seat 02 Sep 10
Thursday | Sep 2 2010ALL publicity is good publicity – at least that’s the hope of London’s upmarket Royal Garden Hotel, which has been getting a lot of global exposure this week – because its popularity with top sporting teams has meant it’s also where illegal bookmakers have attempted to corrupt cricket players.
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Look to the boomers
Thursday | Sep 2 2010BABY boomers aren’t just a desirable travel client demographic – they’re also a significant source of talent for staff-strapped employers, according to recruitment firm TMS Asia-Pacific.
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TA rolls out US campaign
Thursday | Sep 2 2010TOURISM Australia overnight launched its Nothing Like Australia campaign in the USA.
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QEII to name QE
Thursday | Sep 2 2010HER Majesty The Queen will name Cunard’s new Queen Elizabeth in Southampton on 11 Oct – details in Cruise Weekly.
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Milan to SCEC
Thursday | Sep 2 2010AUSTRALIAN “culinary identity” Lyndey Milan has been named as Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre’s new Food and Wine Ambassador, with the aim of helping the venue “develop a greater involvement in Sydney’s energetic culinary scene”.
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New Intrepid/APT WA site
Thursday | Sep 2 2010THE Intrepid Connections joint venture between APT and Intrepid Travel will work with the WA state government in a public-private partnership to develop a new sustainable nature-based tourism site in Western Australia.
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SQ and WA partner
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010SINGAPORE Airlines and the Western Australia State Government have signed a three year marketing agreement to promote the destination to potential visitors in Singapore, Germany and China.
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Website of the year
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010YESTERDAY’S Traveltech conference in Sydney also saw the announcement of the ‘Traveltech Web Awards.’
The overall winner was hotelscombined.com, with category winners also including Webjet, Jetstar, Habitathq, Lonely Planet, Wicked Campers, P&O, Contiki and World Nomads. -
LCCs no problem for Travelport
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010TRAVELPORT md Pacific, Shelley Beasley, yesterday downplayed suggestions that GDS providers aren’t able to handle the myriad of fare products offered by low cost carriers.
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Tas convict listings
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010TOURISM Tasmania chief Felicia Mariani has welcomed the recent addition of five Tasmania locations to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage convict sites (TD 04 Aug), such as Port Arthur, saying the move will “add further to our reputation as a world-class destination.”