TOURISM – AUSTRALIA

Take-off in US tourists tipped

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Original article by Matt O’Sullivan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 18 : 22-Jun-15

Tourism Australia has secured a new marketing deal with Virgin Australia Holdings, after first joining forces to promote Australia in 2012. The two groups will jointly spend $A50m to promote the nation, with the US to be targeted initially. Meanwhile, Virgin CEO John Borghetti anticipates an upturn in tourists from the US due to the lower value of the Australian dollar. Tourism Australia has also renewed its marketing deal with Etihad.

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TOURISM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX VAH, ETIHAD AIRWAYS, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, DELTA AIR LINES, AMERICAN AIRLINES INCORPORATED

Allegro buys The Ghan and Indian Pacific trains

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Original article by Simon Evans
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 20 : 31-Mar-15

Allegro Funds has paid an undisclosed price for Great Southern Rail, which operates iconic Australian train services The Ghan and The Indian Pacific. The vendor was Serco, which has owned Great Southern Rail since 1999. International tourists account for around 25 per cent of passengers on the two trains, and Allegro MD Adrian Loader anticipates continued strong growth in demand for upmarket rail travel

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ALLEGRO FUNDS PTY LTD, GREAT SOUTHERN RAIL, SERCO GROUP PLC, LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, CUSTOM COACHES

Qantas Haneda access will increase capacity to Japan

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 28-Nov-14

Qantas will commence daily flights to the Japanese airports of Narita and Haneda from August 2015, after the carrier was given access to the latter. Qantas will offer more flights to Japan as a result, and Peter Harbison of the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation expects services to Haneda to focus on premium business travellers as the airport is much closer to the Tokyo CBD. The Australian tourism industry is also expected to benefit

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QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, CENTRE FOR ASIA PACIFIC AVIATION, TTF AUSTRALIA LIMITED TOURISM AND TRANSPORT FORUM, TTF AUSTRALIA LIMITED, JETSTAR JAPAN, JAPAN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED, KOREAN AIR LINES COMPANY LIMITED, CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED, SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED, JETSTAR AIRLINES PTY LTD, AIR NEW ZEALAND LIMITED – ASX AIZ

More Australian holiday-makers choosing to cruise

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 18-Aug-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 10,699,000 Australians aged 14+ took at least one holiday of at least three nights’ duration in the year to June 2014. Some 4.5 per cent of these people opted for a cruise holiday for their last long trip, compared with just 3.2 per cent in the year to June 2011. The South Pacific was the most popular cruise destination in the year to June 2014, while 33.4 per cent of Australians who opted for a cruise holiday were in the 50-64 age group and 37.5 per cent were aged 65+

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, P&O CRUISES AUSTRALIA LIMITED, THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LIMITED