News
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Saffire opens today
Tuesday | Jun 1 2010AUSTRALIA’S newest luxury lodge, Saffire on Tasmania’s Freycinet Peninsula, has officially opened today, promising to set “a bold new direction for holidays and accommodation in Australia”.
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AFTA Update 01 June 10
Tuesday | Jun 1 2010Welcome to winter! Yes it’s June and 2010 is moving along very quickly. So is the next phase of the National Travel Industry Awards. Judging started today with the first of the finalists coming into the AFTA office to start to make their pitch to the panel for a successful outcome for this year’s awards.
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Dive Cairns grows
Tuesday | Jun 1 2010PRO Dive Cairns (PDC) has announced plans to expand its Dive Training Centre, with the purchase of adjoining land for the development of three new classrooms, an additional diver training pool and extra bathrooms and staff facilities.
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South Island sensations
Tuesday | Jun 1 2010This group of agents were hosted by APT on a recent famil to New Zealand’s South Island, enjoying the nine day Southern Sensation package. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4665457409/
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Yasur disruption
Tuesday | Jun 1 2010THE eruption of Vanuatu’s Mount Yasur on Tanna Island has led authorities to issue an aviation advisory about a 2km high ash plume.
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Strong forecast for Flight Centre
Tuesday | Jun 1 2010FLIGHT Centre expects that its 2009/10 full year profit figure will be its second best result ever – despite low airfare yields, the slow recovery in corporate travel and lower than normal interest earnings.
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Wyndham expands
Tuesday | Jun 1 2010WYNDHAM Hotel Group has announced that Australian based Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific will be responsible for the development and management of the expansion of the network within the South Pacific region via franchise and management contracts.
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Anthology tells its story
Tuesday | Jun 1 2010LAST night the founder of the Anthology collection, Grant Hunt, hosted a function to update the industry on the company’s expansion, which includes what the group describes as “Australia’s biggest tourism recycling program”. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4666065650/
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Starwood’s 1000th
Tuesday | Jun 1 2010THE Sheraton Quandao Lake Resorts in China opened yesterday, making it the 1000th hotel in the Starwood Hotel and Resorts Worldwide portfolio.
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CZ lifts Australia
Tuesday | Jun 1 2010CHINA Southern Airlines has announced an expansion of its flights into Australia, including moving its Sydney services to double daily from 31 Oct, as well as the 01 Nov debut of flights to Brisbane.