News
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CNS airport results
Monday | Apr 23 2018INTERNATIONAL passenger traffic at Cairns Airport jumped 3% year-on-year during Mar, boosted in part by the relaunch of Air New Zealand’s seasonal flights (until late Oct) from Auckland.
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Sapphire Coast Tourism to close
Monday | Apr 23 2018SAPPHIRE Coast Tourism, which has promoted travel and tourism on the far south coast of NSW for the last nine years, is set to be wound up on 30 Jun after a budgetary dispute with Bega Valley Shire Council.
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HX daily to Manila
Monday | Apr 23 2018VIRGIN Australia alliance partner Hong Kong Airlines has announced daily return flights between Hong Kong and Manila, operating a single-class A320 on the route from 01 Jun.
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NZ engine disrupts
Monday | Apr 23 2018AIR New Zealand will temporarily remove two of its 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft from service for urgent maintenance, after carrying out checks as part of a global inspection of some Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines.
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Modern acquisition
Monday | Apr 23 2018THE Modern Honolulu has been acquired by timeshare operator Diamond Resorts, the company’s first managed property in Oahu.
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Rocky incentive
Monday | Apr 23 2018RAIL Plus has sweetened its current Rocky Mountaineer incentive (TD 17 Apr) by adding $2,000 towards flights for the top selling agent by 30 Nov 2018.
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Booking.com buys activities tech
Monday | Apr 23 2018ONLINE accommodation giant Booking Holdings has announced the acquisition of Colorado-based FareHarbor, a company which provides technology to facilitate tour and activities bookings.
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Cronk Origin push
Monday | Apr 23 2018A VIDEO featuring Qld rugby league legend Cooper Cronk’s tips for exploring Sydney to footy fans heading to the NSW capital for the State of Origin encounter on Sun 24 Jun – preceded by the first ever Women’s State of Origin played on Fri 22 Jun – has been unveiled by Destination NSW.
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Hotel career expo
Monday | Apr 23 2018THE upcoming Hotel Career expo at Sydney’s Sofitel Wentworth Hotel on 07 May is expected to attract about 1,000 attendees who will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from 22 hotel groups about career possibilities within the hospitality sector – see www.hotelcareerexpo.com.au.
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TripAdvisor activities software acquisition
Monday | Apr 23 2018TRIPADVISOR has announced the acquisition of Iceland-based Bokun, described as a “leading provider of business management technology for the tours, attractions and experiences industry”.