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South Australia reports record-breaking tourism numbers

South Australia, the location of the next World Routes event, has reported a record number of visors to the region, with the state’s visitor economy soaring to an all-time-high of AUD$6.9 billion. The results of the latest International and National Visitor Survey showed growth in domestic and international expenditure and …

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Royal Opera House prepares to welcome latest London venue

The Royal Opera House’s Linbury Theatre, the West End’s newest and most intimate venue, opens with its first live performance this week. Extensively redesigned and refurbished as part of the Royal Opera House’s Open Up project, London’s latest state-of-the-art theatre will open with TRIOConcertDance, a mixed programme of contemporary choreography. …

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Oman Air extends Maldives connections into spring

Oman Air has extended its Maldives winter programme and will now offer flights until April. With Oman Air operating six times a week to the destination on the new B737–MAX 8 aircraft from Muscat, passengers travelling on the double daily from London Heathrow and daily from Manchester on the Boeing …

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Phocuswright study shows independent hotels are concerned with growing costs of third-party reservations but see metasearch as a solution

[ad_1] Düsseldorf, Germany – trivago, a global hotel metasearch, partnered with the travel industry’s research authority, Phocuswright, on a study that explores independent lodging properties in the current online marketplace. Results of the study reveal metasearch is increasingly delivering both visibility and direct bookings to independent lodging properties, but critical …

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Strong festive period for Jamaican tourism

Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has revealed the Caribbean island saw record arrivals and earnings for the period December 21st-24th. Preliminary airport arrivals stood at 34,081, an increase of 12.8 per cent over the corresponding festive period in 2017. Estimated gross earnings stood at US$51 million, which represents a …

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