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Commonwealth Games highlights importance of sports tourism
by Ali Coulton
We’ve spent the past two weeks doing our best Sporty Spice impression at the Commonwealth Games. Here’s what we learned.
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Visit USA expo series wraps up in Sydney
Did you drink one too many cocktails and forgot what went down at Visit USA’s trade show? Travel Weekly to the rescue.
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Aussie airports roll out acid mats for Bali holidaymakers
Consider it akin to rolling out the red carpet, except with a more sterile smell and far fewer celebrity sightings.
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Commonwealth Games to show travellers another side of Britain
There’s more to Birmingham than the Peaky Blinders, but that won’t stop us from reenacting our favourite episodes on every street corner.
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Tourism NT invites Aussies to experience the blockbuster hit of the summer
If your clients are tired of freezing their butts off during this particularly brisk winter but don’t want to battle the heat waves terrorising Europe and the UK, Tourism NT has you covered.
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Smartraveller’s warning for Aussies heading to Qatar for World Cup
The DFAT-run travel advisory said travellers could face serious penalties for doing something that you wouldn’t think twice about in Australia.
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Voyages Indigenous Tourism celebrates NAIDOC week with cultural events
The company is encouraging Aussies to Pakala (Get Up!) Pakara ngarakati (Stand Up!) and Utiriwa (Show Up!) in line with this year’s NAIDOC Week theme.
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Events
Visit USA Expo Week’s big return
Dust off your cowboy hats because the destination marketing specialist is making a comeback with the most rootinest tootinest expo on this side of the Mississippi. And probably the other side too.
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Events
Top 12 unmissable events for Italian summer trips
Summer in Italy means sunshine, gelato, promenading after dinner, Aperols overlooking the ocean, hiking, cycling…and a jam-packed events calendar.
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Queensland government mulls tourism tax
In response to this, the NSW government will be introducing an ice-cream tax, which has infuriated primary school kids across the state.
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South Africa drops all remaining COVID restrictions
Meanwhile, we’ve decided to keep mask-wearing optional in Travel Weekly’s office, mainly to protect us against the office dogs’ various… smells.
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Conference planners take on the Top End with Darwin Convention Centre
The annual ‘Meet Darwin’ gathering has just wrapped up in the NT and rumour has it they invited significantly fewer crocodiles this year.