News
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QF points to travel
Monday | May 9 2022QANTAS has announced a major boost in availability of reward seats on domestic flights, with more than 1,700 so-called “Points Planes” to operate from capital cities to mostly regional destinations during Aug.
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Walker joins Royal
Monday | May 9 2022PHILIPPA Walker has been appointed to a new role as Partnerships Manager with Royal Caribbean International.
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Airline queries spike
Monday | May 9 2022AIR New Zealand has revealed that many of its customers have indicated a preference for in-person help to organise their travel plans, as many are finding protocols increasingly confusing.
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Sandals deaths
Monday | May 9 2022THREE American tourists have died at the popular Sandals Emerald Bay resort in the Bahamas over the weekend, with US reports suggesting a toxic coolant leak in the property’s air conditioner may be to blame.
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$86m for NT tourism
Monday | May 9 2022THE Northern Territory Government will invest $86.4 million into the territory’s tourism and events sectors, according to its latest Budget papers for 2022.
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Driven to new highs
Monday | May 9 2022MELBOURNE’S hotel industry recorded its highest monthly room rates on record for Apr on the back of the Australian Grand Prix, new figures from STR show.
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SL public emergency
Monday | May 9 2022DFAT has warned Australian travellers that a public emergency has been declared in Sri Lanka and curfews can be imposed with short notice, as anti-government protests grip the country.
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HK nightmares
Monday | May 9 2022THE European Chamber of Commerce has labelled Hong Kong a travel “nightmare”, citing a range of remaining protocols as stifling business operations in the Chinese territory.
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Cuba explosion
Monday | May 9 2022AT LEAST 27 people are dead and 81 injured after a blast at Cuba’s luxury Hotel Saratoga.
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LATAM restructure
Monday | May 9 2022LATAM Airlines has flagged its ambitions to emerge from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the United States at some point in the second half of 2022.