News
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Coral appointment
Monday | Mar 5 2018CORAL Expeditions has appointed Jeffery Gillies as its commercial director.
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Shipwreck coast
Monday | Mar 5 2018THE Victorian Government has started the ball rolling on a major redevelopment of Victoria’s Shipwreck Coast by appointing architects to undertake the design of Stage One of the plan.
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Jumeirah Bahrain
Monday | Mar 5 2018DUBAI-BASED luxury hotel chain Jumeirah has announced the opening of its first hotel in Bahrain last week.
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TST expanded role
Monday | Mar 5 2018DMC Liberty Int’l Tourism Group has extended the rep services in Australia & NZ of The Sales Team Marketing Grp (TST) to include Asian destinations, commencing 08 Mar – not 08 May (TD Fri).
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Etihad adds Baku
Monday | Mar 5 2018ABU Dhabi-based carrier Etihad Airways has launched thrice weekly Airbus A320 services to Baku in Azerbaijan.
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Cobalt joins IATA
Monday | Mar 5 2018CYPRIOT carrier Cobalt Air has announced it has become a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the first airline from Cyprus to join the industry body.
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Thor, thl deal done
Monday | Mar 5 2018NZ-LISTED travel and tourism firm thl has closed on its 50/50 joint venture with Thor Industries in the US to develop a new digital platform to benefit RV owners around the world (TD 16 Feb).
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$12m for Litchfield
Monday | Mar 5 2018NEW swimming holes, 4WD tracks, campgrounds and more picnic areas are among projects planned for Litchfield National Park under a $12.1m investment by the Northern Territory govt.
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MTA rated ‘best partner’
Monday | Mar 5 2018HELLOWORLD Travel ceo Andrew Burnes has named the home-based Mobile Travel Agents (MTA) group as his “best business partnership” of the past 30 years in an upbeat address to members on the weekend.
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JQ ceo flags SIN rethink
Monday | Mar 5 2018SINGAPORE’S decision to crank up an airport levy annually for the next six years (TD Thu) and roll out a new departure tax could see low-cost carrier Jetstar alter its operations at Changi Airport.