Category: Oceania
New Zealand’s new Sky Waka opens for mountain high sightseeing
New Zealand’s newest on-mountain tourism experience has opened to sightseers. The new Sky Waka gondola travels 1.8 km through one of the North Island’s most rugged and spectacular landscapes, on the slopes of volcanic Mt. Ruapehu. The ride which passes waterfalls and snow-capped peaks will be equally as spectacular in the summer months, providing a […]
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Australia to launch a new campaign to boost tourism from India
Tourism Australia has received a $5 million funding boost to promote the upcoming ICC T20 Cricket World Cup being held in Australia for the first time next year, to fans in India. More than one million spectators from around Australia and the world are expected to attend this significant sporting event, which will be played […]
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Air New Zealand wins international diversity and inclusion award
Air New Zealand has been awarded the inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Team Award at the 2019 International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting held in Seoul, Korea. The award internationally recognises Air New Zealand as leading the way for diversity and inclusion in the aviation industry, by implementing positive and tangible change in the […]
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Sunshine Coast Convention Centre officially opens at Novotel Twin Waters Resort
Queensland Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones officially opened the $10 million Sunshine Coast Convention Centre at Novotel Twin Waters Resort. Positioned on the grounds of the Novotel Twin Waters Resort, the convention centre has been purpose-built by Shakespeare Property Group who purchased the Resort in September 2018 for $100 million. Minister Jones was joined […]
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Vivid Sydney 2019 commences in Australia
Sydney will be awash with breathtaking colour and special effects for the upcoming 23 nights, with the lights officially turned on for Vivid Sydney by Premier Gladys Berejiklian on May 24. The largest event of light, music and ideas in the Southern Hemisphere will transform the city into a colourful showcase of illumination, sensational sounds […]
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Queensland and Uber partner to launch scUber, the world’s first rideshare submarine on the Great Barrier Reef
Queensland, Australia, in partnership with Uber, announced the launch of scUber, the world’s first rideshare submarine experience in the Great Barrier Reef. This once-in-a-lifetime experience will offer riders an unfiltered lens to Australia’s underwater icon. For a limited time only, scUber riders will gain exclusive access to the world’s largest ecosystem, renowned as a bio-diverse […]
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Tourism Australia wins Marketing Excellence Award in India
Tourism Australia’s marketing activities in India were recognised at the Times Travel Awards 2018 in Delhi recently winning the ‘Excellence in Marketing Initiative – International Tourism Board’ award. The winners were selected on work done over the last two years and recognise both consumer marketing as well as support for the distribution network. Some of […]
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Air New Zealand launches ‘Tiaki – Care for New Zealand’ in-flight entertainment channel
Air New Zealand has launched a dedicated ‘Tiaki – Care for New Zealand’ channel on its in-flight entertainment system aimed at educating visitors about travelling responsibly and safely in New Zealand. The new channel is now available on all of the airline’s international services and includes educational content from partners Tourism New Zealand and the […]
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Vivid Sydney 2019 enters a new decade of innovation and creativity
Vivid Sydney, the largest festival of light, music and ideas in the Southern Hemisphere, will ignite the Harbour City this winter from May 24 to June 15 as it enters a new decade of innovation and creativity with an inspiring and star-studded programme of events. Destination NSW CEO and Executive Producer – Vivid Sydney, Sandra […]
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Accor and sbe to launch iconic Hyde brand in Australia
Accor has chosen Australia as the first Asia-Pacific market to expand its partnership with sbe outside of the U.S. The hospitality giant brings its luxury lifestyle hospitality brand, Hyde to the Australian shores following Accor’s acquisition of a 50% stake in sbe in October 2018. Launched in March 2019, Hyde Paradiso, in Gold Coast, is […]
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