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Thomas Cook back from the dead
Thomas Cook is to be revived as a travel brand after the name was bought by a former shareholder for…
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Gastro outbreak hits iconic resort
More than 50 tourists at a premium Queensland holiday resort have been struck down with vomiting and diarrhoea from water…
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Epic hospitality training
EPIC - Empathy, Patience, Intuition and Compassion. Most guest service training focuses only on interpersonal communications, yet when you only…
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Rooms by the hour reinvented at Sydney Airport
Pay-by-the-hour hotel rooms will be available at Sydney Airport from next year as the Plaza Premium Group debuts its international…
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Fair or flawed? Multinationals hit with new tax rules
A new law forcing multinational online travel agents to comply with Australian GST rules has come into effect - but…
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OTAs have “positive impact” on Australia, new research suggests
OTAs support one in four Australian tourism jobs and generated a quarter of the $28.4 billion spent by international tourists…
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Queensland’s short stay apathy threatens growth and jobs, says sector
Leading accom bodies are warning Queensland government inaction over short-stay regulation could damage investor confidence and impact tourism jobs in…
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Meet the hotel engineer prioritising the planet
“My personal task is to train passionate young people to fill the gap for much needed technical staff in the…
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Whitsundays attack fuels debate over shark controls
The debate over shark controls off the Queensland coast has been reignited following an attack on two British tourists which…
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New tags for Perth, Gold Coast in push to attract internationals
Perth and the Gold Coast will be reclassified regional cities, not major ones, as they look to cash in on…
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