News
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AU hotel projects boom
Monday | Nov 28 2016A SURGE in Australia’s hotel stock will attract a vast new audience of high-end tourists, business travellers, and conference and incentive groups, Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA) says.
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BARA slams MEL fuel shortages
Monday | Nov 28 2016THE Board of Airline Representatives of Australia (BARA) says deep fuel rationing at Melbourne Airport last week once again shows the need to reform the entire supply chain.
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New Queensland campaign
Monday | Nov 28 2016QUEENSLAND premier Annastacia Palaszczuk yesterday launched a major new ‘I know just the place’ tourism campaign, with the destination marketing promotion focusing on the state’s unique attractions.
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PMC could cut airport queues
Monday | Nov 28 2016THE government should direct some of the funds collected via the Passenger Movement Charge to new technology at airports to improve the arrival and departure experience, according to a major new report commissioned by TTF Australia.
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Travel Specials 25 Nov 16
Friday | Nov 25 2016WELCOME to Travel Specials, Travel Daily’s Friday feature. If your firm has released a travel special you’d like to make the industry aware of, send the details to specials@traveldaily.com.au.
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Window Seat 25 Nov 16
Friday | Nov 25 2016GUESTS at last night’s China Eastern Airlines’ celebration at Lotus restaurant in Sydney (see page 5) were given the opportunity to taste one of the carrier’s flagship aircraft.
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Flighties cowboy style in Texas
Friday | Nov 25 2016TEXAS Tourism and American Airlines invited eight travel agents from Australian Flight Centres to experience the best of Texas.
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CTS famil to sunny China & India
Friday | Nov 25 2016CHINA Travel Service recently treated a group of agents to a 10-day famil to China and India, in conjunction with Air China.
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Virginia’s visitor appeal
Friday | Nov 25 2016THE Governor of Virginia, the Honorable Terry McAuliffe, was in Australia this week on a tourism & trade mission, visiting Sydney and Melbourne.
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China Eastern beds down Aus
Friday | Nov 25 2016CHINA Eastern Airlines’ ongoing route additions and capacity increases to its Australian ports are likely to only keep going up, says the airlines general manger for Oceania, Kathy Zhang.