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Most on-time for 2022
Wednesday | Jan 4 2023THAI AirAsia was the most punctual airline in the Asia-Pacific region over the last 12 months, while Haneda Airport in Tokyo was the top performing global airport in 2022, according to a new report from global aviation analytics provider Cirium.
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Travel plans scaled back
Wednesday | Jan 4 2023AROUND six in 10 Australians who had trips lined up this holiday season reconsidered their plans due to inflation, a new study by New York Stock Exchange-listed “human insight platform”, UserTesting, has found.
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China flight demand surge
Tuesday | Jan 3 2023THE easing of China’s formerly strict COVID-19 policies has seen a boom in outbound flight bookings, according to data from major Chinese OTA Trip.com.
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Hong Kong lifts restrictions
Tuesday | Jan 3 2023VISITORS to Hong Kong are no longer required to take mandatory PCR COVID-19 tests on arrival or be quarantined, while authorities there have also lifted the Vaccine Pass requirement which restricted access to specified premises.
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Fiji commits to sustainable tourism
Tuesday | Jan 3 2023FIJI has strengthened its commitment to improving regional sustainable tourism, after recently signing the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment in Suva.
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China Airlines cuts comm
Friday | Dec 23 2022TAIWAN-BASED China Airlines has become the latest carrier to slash its travel agent commissions in Australia, revealing overnight that the rate will be reduced from 5% to just 2% from 01 Feb 2023.
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The perfect Aussie Spirit
Friday | Dec 23 2022NORWEGIAN Cruise Line’s (NCL) Norwegian Spirit’s inaugural Australian season is being viewed as the perfect opportunity to showcase its foundation product in Europe and Hawaii to locals, following her US$100 million bow-to-stern revitalisation.
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Mt Hotham Airport sold
Friday | Dec 23 2022THE airport which services the popular Victorian ski resort of Mount Hotham has been sold by owner Vail Resorts for $6 million to an undisclosed Melbourne property investor.
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Outlook impeding recovery
Friday | Dec 23 2022A FULL recovery of the inbound business travel segment to pre-pandemic levels in Australia is expected to be slow in the face of a continued challenging economic outlook, a new report delivered this week by Tourism Research Australia (TRA) suggests.
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Primmer leaving Helloworld
Thursday | Dec 22 2022THE departure of Julie Primmer from Helloworld (TD breaking news) marks the end of an era, with Primmer having led the group’s retail networks for more than a decade (TD 18 Apr 2011), after earlier roles with Harvey World Travel and as GM Sales at Jetset Travelworld.