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Solomon Islands

Solomon Airlines moves forward in Australia

By Charles Kereau

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (eTN) - Solomon Airlines has announced it will be opening its own fully dedicated Australian reservation and sales office at Brisbane International Airport next week.

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Hamilton Island

'Best job' winner reports for duty

A Hampshire man has started work as the new caretaker of an Australian tropical island after winning a competition to land "the best job in the world".

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Fiji

Fiji's new tourism icon - Fiji Water

Fiji may be in hot water with its friends over the island republic's policies since a military coup in 2006, but when it comes to cold bottled water, its popularity is international.

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Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand safety video: Nothing but bare essentials

Air New Zealand is getting down to the bare essentials with a new in-flight safety video that features flight attendants wearing just body paint.

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Northern Territory

Tourists shocked by the return of monster croc

A monster croc - believed to be about 4.5m long - has reappeared at a popular Northern Territory reserve.

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Hospitality Sales And Marketing Association International

Australia welcomes HSMAI

By eTN Staff Writer

The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Asia Pacific will conduct their first event in Australia in Sydney on July 1, 2009.

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Swine Flu in Australia

Swine flu central but no worries, mate

By David Beirman, eTN Special Correspondent

Over the past few days, Melbourne has been hosting the Australia Tourism Exchange, one of Australia’s largest travel industry trade expos.

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Australia

Tourist clung to Ghan train for two hours

A young American tourist has survived a terrifying train ride in which he clung to the outside of the legendary Ghan in the freezing dark as it hit speeds up to 110km/h in the South Australian Outback

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2,000 leave Australian ship after swine flu drama

By Talek Harris

SYDNEY (AFP) — Australian authorities Monday let 2,000 people leave a cruise liner at the center of a swine flu scare that left them stranded at sea for days, as the nation's number of cases jumped

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Airlines Dispute

Air Niugini and Solomon Airlines settle dispute and ink new code-sharing deal

By Charles Kereau

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (eTN) - Solomon Airlines has confirmed that the current code-share agreement, which was terminated at the beginning of May with Air Niugini for the Honiara, Solomon Islands to

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New Zealand

Tourist's passport stolen by parrot

TE ANA, New Zealand - Police in New Zealand said a Scottish tourist's passport was stolen by a kea, a large wild parrot, during a bus tour in the Fiordland region.

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Australia

Pacific Dawn's passengers cleared to disembark

Passengers aboard the P&O cruise ship Pacific Dawn have disembarked in Brisbane after being screened for swine flu.

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Finally, Cattle Class worth flying

Airline of the week - Air Tahiti Nui

This week we're giving a shout out to Air Tahiti Nui for providing an outstanding flying experience in the BACK of the plane.

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Australia

James Packer clears way for $112m Perisher project

By Nick Tabakoff

An agreement struck between James Packer's private company and the NSW
Government will clear the way for a new $112 million village - incorporating

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Air New Zealand

Airline crew wear nothing but body paint in latest ad

Its latest advertisement claims it has nothing to hide.

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Baby Boomers Market

Tourism operators pulling down the shutters for Australia - without realizing

By eTN Staff Writer

Forget Gen X and Gen Y.

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Australia

Will 'world's best job' earn tourism dollars?

By cnn.com

The "best job in the world" contest has generated huge interest around the globe, but the jury is out on whether that will translate into more tourism dollars for Queensland, Australia.

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Qantas

Qantas may cut business class seats as demand plunges

By bloomberg.com

Qantas Airways Ltd., the Australian carrier that says it invented business class 30 years ago, may remove some premium seats as companies force executives to fly coach or stay at home.

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Pacific's Final Tourism Frontier

Is New Caledonia Pacific’s last tourism frontier?

By Luc Citrinot, eTN Staff Writer

With a population of less than 200,000 inhabitants, New Caledonia is relatively unknown.

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Australia

"Complete bull....": Stella Group collapse denied

By thedaily.com.au

"Complete bull...." is how a spokesman for the Stella Group summed up reports that the global tourism company was in danger of collapse.

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