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News In Brief
Surprise? Aussies love the outdoors and camping is in!
Despite COVID-19 concerns and a terrible year for world travel, 65 percent of Aussies are still dreaming about travel and…
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News In Brief
TAA’s final board meeting for 2020 is also its first ‘face to face’ since the pandemic began!
Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA) held its last board meeting of the year at the Association’s new offices in Sydney’s Castlereagh…
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News In Brief
Hotelbeds signs deal with Flight Centre to increase global distribution reach
Hotelbeds, a leading bedbank announced it made a deal with Flight Centre to increase its retail distribution reach in Australia,…
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New Zealand
TRENZ returning as hybrid event in 2021
New Zealand's biggest annual international travel and trade event is set to return in 2021 – but not in its…
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News In Brief
Major accommodation industry expo NoVacancy gets green light
National Media today announced that the much awaited NoVacancy Hotel + Accommodation Industry Expo has been given the official green…
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News
“Rockstar” Wayne Taranto is Ovolo Australia’s new director of operations
Wayne Taranto has been appointed as the director of operations for Ovolo Group in Australia. Based in Sydney, Wayne will…
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Tourism
New Starry Night glamping experience for Qld’s Sunshine Coast
In this post COVID-19 restriction era, nature-based getaways are in high demand and a new luxe glamping retreat has opened…
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News In Brief
Loaded rates deserve careful consideration
The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) has welcomed confirmation by the Fair Work Commission that it will consider inserting loaded rates…
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New Zealand
Art from Ruby Jones inspired by New Zealand’s COVID19 hotel isolation journeys
Since March 2020, over 76,000 returning New Zealanders have experienced 14-day managed isolation in hotels around the country in order…
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New Zealand
Airbnb going public is a maverick move
In early 2020, Airbnb’s management announced that to address the slowing growth in sales, it wanted to scale back ancillary…
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