Huka Lodge Acquired by Baillie Lodges in New Zealand, Tourism Australia Launched AUD5 Million Tourism Campaign to Boost Domestic Tourism, NZD50 Million Events Fund Rolled Out to Regions in New Zealand, Hua Hin Airport to be Further Upgraded in Thailand.
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The lavish five-star 294-room W Melbourne, part of the imposing Collins Arch Precinct complex on the corner of Flinders Lane and Market Street and with rooms ranging from $399 to $1269 per night, is due to open next Thursday.
Sean Hunt, area vice president of the parent company, Marriott, says Australians are craving luxury experiences with international travel still on indefinite hold. You will now receive updates from Traveller Newsletter
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When it comes to travel, the wipeout that was 2020 has been so deeply etched that it hardly needs summarising. Virtually everyone has cancelled a holiday many times over, and the âcredit pointsâ bank is close to overflowing.
Global international arrivals for the year dropped 75 per cent compared to 2019 figures â marking a return to 1990 travel volumes, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation.
The Asia-Pacific suffered the biggest drop of any region this year, with 82 per cent fewer inbound tourists.
As the world deals with the swings and roundabouts of mutant strains of COVID-19, and swaths of travellers â the elderly and those with existing health conditions â concerned about boarding flights or cruise ships, what does 2021 hold?