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Tongariro eruptions trigger tourist cancellations

Tongariro National Park

Tongariro eruptions trigger tourist cancellations

AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Foreign tourists wary of more eruptions on Mt Tongariro have begun to cancel their bookings.

China on verge of becoming New Zealand's second-biggest tourist market

Chinese Tourism To New Zealand Soars

China on verge of becoming New Zealand's second-biggest tourist market

China has surged ahead of the United States and is on the verge of becoming New Zealand's second-biggest tourist market, according to the latest International Visitor Survey.

Australian tourism worried over fall in backpacker numbers

Australia's backpacker tourism industry

Australian tourism worried over fall in backpacker numbers

Australia's backpacker tourism industry is facing the biggest crisis in its history, with many tour operators struggling to survive following big falls in young travelers.

Female Qantas pilot taken off plane after she was suspected of drinking

Qantas Airways

Female Qantas pilot taken off plane after she was suspected of drinking

The female captain of a Qantas plane was ordered from the controls of a passenger jet last week, just minutes before it was due to take off, after cabin crew suspected she had been drinking ...

Fraser Island tourists warned about wild dog attacks

Dingoes maul young German tourist in Queensland

Fraser Island tourists warned about wild dog attacks

Tourists to Queensland's Fraser Island should carry walking sticks and travel in groups, a conservationist has warned after dingoes mauled a young German visitor.

Race to the bottom of the world

Aviation News

Race to the bottom of the world

By Ron Kuhlmann, Aviation Journalist

Australia is in the news, aviation wise. The revered national carrier, Qantas (QF), has been featured quite a bit of late and most of the coverage focuses on its struggles to remain viable.

Poll names Australia amongst world's most popular getaways

Australia tops the list of "Dream Destinations",

Poll names Australia amongst world's most popular getaways

LONDON, England - Australia is one of the most sought-after destinations in the world, according to the results of a recent poll.

Queensland at risk of becoming "Spain of Australian states"

Queensland Tourism

Queensland at risk of becoming "Spain of Australian states"

Queensland's finances are in a "shambles" but it is not Spain, according to a tourism industry insider.

Virgin Australia sends cabin crew to etiquette, posture and language classes

Virgin Australia

Virgin Australia sends cabin crew to etiquette, posture and language classes

Virgin Australia cabin crew are being ordered to take classes in etiquette, posture and language as part of the company's bid to take on Qantas as the airline of choice for business-class ...

Foreign tourists regard Australians as unreliable, unhelpful and untrustworthy

Australian tourism reality check

Foreign tourists regard Australians as unreliable, unhelpful and untrustworthy

Ausalians like to think of themselves as rugged, fun and easygoing - but that's not what the rest of the world thinks.

Deadly shark attacks killing tourism in Western Australia

Five killed by sharks in 10 months in W. Australia

Deadly shark attacks killing tourism in Western Australia

Western Australia's reputation as the world's deadliest place for shark attacks is hurting tourism and the federal government should consider lifting the ban on fishing of great whites, the state ...

Fare war with Virgin Australia takes toll on Qantas' yield

Qantas Vs Virgin Australia

Fare war with Virgin Australia takes toll on Qantas' yield

Qantas has suffered its first monthly decline in yields from both its domestic and international operations in more than two years, in a further sign of the impact of a fare war with Virgin ...

Premier aims to make Queensland number one ecotourism destination

Ecotourism back on the agenda in Queensland

Premier aims to make Queensland number one ecotourism destination

Ecotourism is well and truly back on the agenda in Queensland with the completion of the DestinationQ Key Action Plan this week.

Australian tourism industry wants to expand program to import workers

Australian tourism has thousands of vacant seasonal jobs to fill

Australian tourism industry wants to expand program to import workers

The tourism industry is hoping a trial of importing seasonal workers can be expanded to fill thousands of vacant jobs.

Air Pacific returns to profit

National airline of Fiji returns to profit first time in 3 years

Air Pacific returns to profit

NADI, Fiji - Air Pacific, the national airline of Fiji, has achieved a significant milestone in its transformation plan, posting a return to profit for the first time in three years, with its ...

Solomon Islands offer Rajoy official residence

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands offer Rajoy official residence

After a protocol error at the UN conference Rio+20 that introduced Mariano Rajoy as ‘the first minister of the Solomon Islands’, the South Pacific nation has responded with appropriate ...

Qantas screams bloody murder over Etihad buying into Virgin Australia

Qantas Threatened By Etihad's Move

Qantas screams bloody murder over Etihad buying into Virgin Australia

Qantas management is warning the carrier could ''go under'' if the state-owned Etihad is allowed to buy enough of a share of Virgin Australia to allow it to start undercutting Qantas on its ...

Australian government: No cruise drug tests

Australian Cruise Industry

Australian government: No cruise drug tests

Australian government has rejected a coroner's recommendation that people boarding leisure cruise ships undergo drug screenings and sniffer dog inspections, following the death of Dianne Brimble ...

Report: New Zealand not perceived as "must-see" destination anymore

NZ State of the Tourism Sector 2012 report

Report: New Zealand not perceived as "must-see" destination anymore

New Zealand is perceived to have "fallen off the global radar" as a desirable destination, according to a report on the state of the tourism industry.

Australian tourism welcomes change in departure tax

Australian passenger movement charge

Australian tourism welcomes change in departure tax

Australia's tourism industry has welcomed the federal government's decision to change increases to the passenger movement charge (PMC) announced in last month's budget.

Air New Zealand announces new Chief Executive Officer

Christopher Luxon appointed new CEO of Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand announces new Chief Executive Officer

Air New Zealand has appointed Christopher Luxon as its next Chief Executive Officer.

Tourism Australia goes after Indian tourists

Australia Targets Indian Tourism Market

Tourism Australia goes after Indian tourists

Australia is making a bid to capture some of the 50 million Indians who are expected to travel overseas by 2020 with a new plan to lure tourists.

New Australian tourism campaign big hit in China

There's Nothing Like Australia Advertising Campaign

New Australian tourism campaign big hit in China

The latest version of Tourism Australia's global advertising campaign, There's Nothing Like Australia, has achieved almost 6 million downloads since it was launched just over a week ago, making it ...

New Zealand domestic tourism spending up 11 percent

Domestic Tourism Booming In New Zealand

New Zealand domestic tourism spending up 11 percent

Domestic tourist spending was up 11 per cent to a record figure of almost $10 billion in the year to March 2012, according to a Ministry of Economic Development study.

Australian tourism: Air passengers face triple-whammy of taxes

Tourism industry facing threat of triple tax burden

Australian tourism: Air passengers face triple-whammy of taxes

The tourism industry says air passengers face a triple-whammy of taxes at a time when the sector is struggling.

Tahiti's rare tourist attraction--transit of Venus

Tahiti's Transit of Venus

Tahiti's rare tourist attraction--transit of Venus

By Nelson Alcantara, eTN editor-in-chief

Whether you are an astronomer or not, the chance to see a rare astronomical phenomenon is something that piques interest. For some, this is enough incentive to travel.

Fiji’s national airline plays name game (again)

Fiji Aviation

Fiji’s national airline plays name game (again)

By Christine Khan, eTN Asia/Pacific Contributor

The latest initiatives in the turnaround strategy of Air Pacific, Fiji’s national carrier, have been revealed, including a rebranding of the airline and a return to its 1958 name of “Fiji ...

Air Pacific to go back to former name of Fiji Airways

Airline Rebranding and rebuilding

Air Pacific to go back to former name of Fiji Airways

SUVA, Fiji – Since 2009, Air Pacific, its Chairman, CEO, and numerous staff, have worked to stabilize, rebuild, and improve the entire infrastructure of Fiji's national air carrier, Air ...

More Australians visiting New Zealand

Number of Australians traveling to New Zealand soars

More Australians visiting New Zealand

Australian online travel agency, Jetabroad, has noted a large jump in the number of Australians traveling to New Zealand this March compared to the same time last year.

Guam Visitors Bureau booth visited by US Secretary of Commerce

US travel Association International Pow Wow

Guam Visitors Bureau booth visited by US Secretary of Commerce

TUMON, Guam - US Secretary of Commerce John Bryson visited the Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) booth on the convention floor during the US Travel Association's 2012 International Pow Wow in Los ...

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