Visa and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) have released findings from their latest Travel Intentions survey. The 2010 survey shows Australia and Japan have cemented their status as the most sought-after holiday destinations for the next two years, with 40% of the 6,714-respondents surveyed in this year’s research saying they would consider travelling to [...]

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Qatar Airways is celebrating the launch of scheduled services to Australia following the airline’s inaugural flight into Melbourne on 6 December 2009 night. The new Doha – Melbourne route signals the beginning of Qatar Airways’ operations to Australia, and adds another continent to the airline’s rapidly expanding global network. Melbourne becomes the award-winning airline’s 85th [...]

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On 12 November 2009 night the winners of the fifth AsiaSpa Awards, presented by AsiaSpa magazine, the region’s most recognised spa and wellness publication, were announced and honoured at a glittering evening in Hong Kong. Celebrating the best in innovation and quality in spas around the region, the 27 categories voted on by 28 independent [...]

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Sydney-Melbourne Touring has appointed Klick Communications to deliver a PR and social media campaign that illuminates the variety of experiences unique to the Sydney-Melbourne Touring routes; the Sydney Melbourne Coastal Drive, the Sydney Melbourne Heritage Drive and Great Alpine Road. Sydney-Melbourne Touring Chairman Ken Hore says, “Klick’s tourism experience and passion for new media bring [...]

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The DestinAsian-Asia’s Travel Magazine, The parent company of several subsidiaries operating in the media and publishing sectors, based in Jakarta – Indonesia. They checked and selected 39 hotels to join their annual roundup of Asia-Pacific’s most notable debuts.

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The inaugural Singapore Airlines A380 service bound for Melbourne, the capital city of the Australian state of Victoria, took off from Singapore Changi Airport last evening and touched down at Melbourne Airport early this morning. With 453 customers on board the 471-seat double-decker aircraft, SQ227 departed Singapore at 2100hrs and arrived in Melbourne at around [...]

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Australia’s new international airline V Australia today announced Phuket and Johannesburg as its next two destinations along with a strengthened focus on Melbourne just six months after launch. Four new V Australia routes to commence from December onwards include: Brisbane to Phuket, Thailand direct twice weekly from 22 November 2009 Melbourne to Phuket, Thailand direct [...]

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