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Tourist bucks weigh in with record economy boost

Tourist bucks weigh in with record economy boost

Travel and tourism will contribute more to Australia’s economy in 2024 than any year on record, according to international forecasts.

Weekend city visits lift but workers still shun the CBD

Weekend city visits lift but workers still shun the CBD

Weekend city visits lift but workers still shun the CBD

Weekend city visits lift but workers still shun the CBD

The number of people visiting Australia's largest cities still remains below pre-pandemic levels but weekends are beginning to buck the trend.

Discussions ongoing to reduce airport train travel cost

Discussions ongoing to reduce airport train travel cost

Discussions ongoing to reduce airport train travel cost

Discussions ongoing to reduce airport train travel cost

Discussions to reduce fares on privately-operated trains to Brisbane airport are underway but won't drop to 50c during a public transport trial in Queensland.

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Two-month window for sale of grounded airline Bonza

Two-month window for sale of grounded airline Bonza

Out-of-pocket staff and other creditors of cash-strapped budget carrier Bonza will be better off if the company is sold rather than wound up, a court has heard.

Australian Singapore Airlines passenger reveals terror

Australian Singapore Airlines passenger reveals terror

An Australian passenger on the Singapore Airlines flight has recounted the "horrifying" moment the plane plunged during the deadly flight.

Aussies fear being left behind in New Caledonia

Aussies fear being left behind in New Caledonia

An Australian couple fears being left behind by the government after being stranded for weeks in riot-hit New Caledonia.

Australians injured after Singapore flight rises to 13

Australians injured after Singapore flight rises to 13

The Australian government has assisted at least 12 Australians and one permanent resident who were hospitalised in Bangkok after a flight hit deadly turbulence.

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One dead as turbulence hits Singapore Airlines flight

One dead as turbulence hits Singapore Airlines flight

One dead as turbulence hits Singapore Airlines flight

One dead as turbulence hits Singapore Airlines flight

A person has died and 30 others have been injured as a Singapore Airlines flight plummeted in severe turbulence and was forced to make an emergency landing.

Air Vanuatu liquidation prompts Virgin flight boost

Air Vanuatu liquidation prompts Virgin flight boost

Air Vanuatu liquidation prompts Virgin flight boost

Air Vanuatu liquidation prompts Virgin flight boost

The national airline of Vanuatu has been placed into liquidation after cancelling all flights to and from Sydney and Brisbane.

Bonza's planes fly off as customers, workers in lurch

Bonza's planes fly off as customers, workers in lurch

Bonza's planes fly off as customers, workers in lurch

Bonza's planes fly off as customers, workers in lurch

Embattled budget carrier Bonza remains in limbo as its newly appointed administrators finalise plans for a creditors' meeting.

Bonza cancels more flights as fleet poised to soar away

Bonza cancels more flights as fleet poised to soar away

Bonza cancels more flights as fleet poised to soar away

Bonza cancels more flights as fleet poised to soar away

A creditors' meeting for cash-strapped airline Bonza is due to be held within days after its administrators applied to a court.

Petrol car ban, greener taxis could halve emissions

Petrol car ban, greener taxis could halve emissions

Petrol car ban, greener taxis could halve emissions

Petrol car ban, greener taxis could halve emissions

Australians could halve transport pollution by the end of the decade and improve people's health with a new study showing the hard changes needed to get there.

Resilient travel demand propels Flight Centre earnings

Resilient travel demand propels Flight Centre earnings

Resilient travel demand propels Flight Centre earnings

Resilient travel demand propels Flight Centre earnings

Australians' insatiable appetite for travel amid falling discretionary spending has helped Flight Centre to a solid sales lift in the first half of 2023/24.

Indonesia beats NZ as top Aussie tourist destination

Indonesia beats NZ as top Aussie tourist destination

Indonesia beats NZ as top Aussie tourist destination

Indonesia beats NZ as top Aussie tourist destination

Indonesia is Australia's favourite overseas holiday destination, beating New Zealand for the first time since tourism records were kept.

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Virgin Australia signs code-sharing deal with Link

A new code-sharing agreement between Virgin Australia and Link Airlines has expanded Virgin's reach to regional locations.

Testing begins on Melbourne's newest railway station

Construction on Melbourne's newest underground railway station, part of the metro tunnel project, is complete and functional testing is to get under way.

More older cyclists are dying on Australia's roads

As the overall tally of cycling fatalities declines Australia-wide, the number of older cyclists dying on the road is on the rise, a new report has found.

Air New Zealand to go electric with cargo plane

A battery-powered plane will join the Air New Zealand fleet within two years as part of a plan to tackle the "wicked" challenge of cutting air travel emissions.

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Virgin Voyages launches in Australia with a splash

Dancers, champagne and Sir Richard Branson have all featured at the launch of a new Virgin Voyages cruise ship that will call Australia home.

Cashed-up Webjet finished first half with $634m in bank

Webjet has beaten earnings forecasts with a 39 per cent jump in revenue for the first half, but won't yet resume paying a dividend.

More apartments will improve quality of life: report

More apartments and flats need to be built near existing infrastructure to make life easier for Victorians, a report has found.

Qantas CEO apologises as inquiry hears damning evidence

The new chief of Qantas has apologised to Australians for poor service as a Senate inquiry was told the airline had acted like it was "above the law".

Calls to cut flight caps to lower prices, boost tourism

Removing a cap on the number of international flights coming into major airports would lower ticket prices and increase quality, an inquiry has heard.

Extra Qatar flights would have cut fares, grown tourism

Qantas is an "exceptionally aggressive competitor", a parliamentary hearing into Qatar Airways' failed bid for extra flights into Australia has been told.

Regional Express lifts revenue, flags further expansion

Regional Express hopes the delivery of new planes to its fleet will help increase flying and boost revenue as the airline battles to become profitable.

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