Tourism
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Collapsed travel agency allegedly duped clients with fake airline tickets
New Zealand company Travel Globe sold fake airline tickets to travellers for six months before it collapsed this month owing…
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Accom celebrates as Trivago found guilty
Trivago faces a multi-million-dollar fine after the Federal Court found it misled travellers over hotel pricing in breach of Australian…
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Hotel bookings plummet following promising Spring
As Australia devotes $76 million to tourism recovery across the country, hotel performance data for December shows it is desperately…
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Smelly guest threatened by disgruntled Airbnb host
A jet-lagged Airbnb guest who slept without showering after arriving at his New York accom was berated about personal hygiene…
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$76m to fight “biggest challenge in living memory”
The government has committed an "unprecedented" $76 million to tourism recovery as it moves to protect jobs, businesses and local…
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Demolished Mooloolaba favourite returns after $3.8 million facelift
A holiday park with a million dollar view has reopened following a multi-million-dollar facelift.
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All quiet in CBD as lockout laws pass into history
As the first night of Sydney’s post lock-out era passed without incident this week, leading accom bodies welcomed the removal…
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Agoda ad rekindles ‘bait and switch’ fears
An online travel agency censured overseas for questionable advertising tactics is allegedly running 'bait and switch'-style promotions in Australia.
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US heeds ScoMo’s pleas to water down travel warnings
America has downgraded its bushfire warning for tourists travelling Down Under after prime minister Scott Morrison lobbied US vice president…
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Travel warning “the last thing we need”, premier tells Trump
Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is urging US president Donald Trump to revise a US travel warning for Australia issued in…
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