News
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Iconic Parramatta venue transformed
Thursday | Dec 21 2023PARRAMATTA Town Hall has reopened to the public after undergoing a 14-month, $30 million restoration, with the venue now available to be hired for all kinds of events from early 2024.
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CCC re-opens
Thursday | Dec 21 2023EVERYTHING is business as usual again at the Cairns Convention Centre (CCC), which temporarily closed during Cyclone Jasper in Far North Queensland.
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No air delays, yet
Thursday | Dec 21 2023A VOLCANIC eruption that occurred on Mon in the Reykjanes Peninsula north of Grindavik in Iceland has prompted DFAT to issue a warning to Aussie travellers to avoid areas near the eruption site.
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Elevate your stay
Thursday | Dec 21 2023GUESTS booking a 2024 Crystal cruise before 31 Jan will receive a complimentary suite upgrade and an upgraded wardrobe valet service with dry-cleaning to mark this year’s Wave Season.
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Resetting the relationship
Thursday | Dec 21 2023THERE are promising signs the relationship between Qantas and the travel trade is moving toward a more positive track, with the Australian Travel Industry Association’s (ATIA) board hosted by the carrier’s Chief Executive Officer Vanessa Hudson and senior executives this week.
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A Xmas beyond in Adelaide
Thursday | Dec 21 2023THE Journey Beyond team recently held its Christmas party at the Adelaide Showgrounds, where close to 500 invited guests donned their most vibrant holiday colours to celebrate the occasion.
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A perfect splash of Xmas
Thursday | Dec 21 2023WORLD Expeditions made quite a big splash at its Christmas party in Brisbane this week.
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Window Seat 21 Dec 23
Thursday | Dec 21 2023THE final frontier of space travel achieved a major milestone this week, with NASA confirming it was able to use state-of-the-art laser communications on a spaceship 19 million miles away to broadcast an HD cat video.
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Rex loyalty accepts points
Wednesday | Dec 20 2023JUST like the launch of the loyalty program itself (TD 03 Oct), Rex Airlines was late in delivering the second phase of its Rex Flyer loyalty scheme, which this week belatedly allowed members to use points to book flights.
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Capitals lead domestic trips
Wednesday | Dec 20 2023AUSTRALIANS are increasingly choosing to take domestic holidays in capital cities rather than regional areas, with figures from Tourism Research Australia indicating an ongoing reversion to pre-pandemic travel patterns.