News
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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.”
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TCF new signings
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010THE Travel Compensation has admitted 10 new head office locations between 16-31 Aug.
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Mercure appoints
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010MERCURE Hotel Geelong has appointed Benjamin Krieg as the properties new general manager, moving from Accor’s Ibis King Street Wharf in Sydney, where he held the same role since the hotels opening in Dec 2008.
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NZ resort sale
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010A US billionaire has purchased the upmarket New Zealand lodge of Wharekauhau for an undisclosed sum.