BY JAMES WILKINSON
Fiji is set to get a AUD$290 million integrated resort – featuring a casino under the first ever gaming licence to be issued in the country – on Denarau Island after US-based developer One Hundred Sands Limited was given the green light for the project from the Fijian Government.
BY JAMES WILKINSON
Emirates has announced its Dubai-Melbourne-Auckland route will be upgraded to a daily Airbus A380 service from October 2012, adding an extra 50,000 seats a year in a significant boost to tourism.
Quest Serviced Apartments has recognised its outstanding franchisees and employees at a recent gala awards dinner in Melbourne.
BY JAMES WILKINSON
Air New Zealand is launching flights from Brisbane and Sydney to Norfolk Island after winning an Australian Government tender for air services on the popular tourist route.
Heritage Hotel Management has announced that Auckland’s Waitakere Estate has joined the company’s growing Heritage Boutique Collection (HBC).
Hampton Hotels, part of the Hilton Worldwide portfolio of brands, has opened its first Hampton by Hilton hotel in Asia Pacific.
BY JAMES WILKINSON
Adelaide has emerged as the big winner in Singapore Airlines’ new northern summer operating schedule, gaining three additional flights per week, taking the new total to ten from March 25 to October 27, 2012.
BY JAMES WILKINSON
Leading industry bodies Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA) and the Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF) have welcomed the Australian Government’s expanded Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme to include hotels.
South Australia tourism has massively outstripped the nation with a 7.4% rise in domestic visitor expenditure this year, compared to zero growth nationally.
SilverNeedle Hospitality has opened the first Chifley Executive Suites in Newcastle on the back of strong demand for apartment-style accommodation.
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Doubletree by Hilton set for Indonesian debut
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