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11 Mar 2010 International visitors to NT up on national trend

International Visitor Survey results show Northern Territory tourism industry is ahead of the national trend.

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08 Mar 2010 Virgin Blue flies Sydney Uluru direct

Travellers from Sydney can now take a direct Virgin Blue flight to Uluru from 2 August this year.

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22 Feb 2010 Red Centre operators in landmark campaign

A total of 20 Red Centre operators will feature their travel products on one of Australia’s most popular lifestyle websites Yahoo!7 over the next six weeks as part of the $2.5million campaign.

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03 Feb 2010 Strengthening tourism links with Asia

The Territory Government continues to strengthen tourism links with Asia through meetings with key stakeholders in Malaysia this week.

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01 Feb 2010 New direct flights to Darwin from Canberra

Today Qantas commenced new direct flights to Canberra from Darwin operating three times a week providng an extra 1,000 seats.

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08 Jan 2010 New Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park management plan

The Territory Government today welcomed the new Plan of Management for Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and the announcement that climbing Uluru will not be closed unless significant conditions are met.

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05 Jan 2010 $200 accreditation subsidy - ends 31 March

Hurry, Tourism NT's $200 subsidy on Accreditation ends on 31 March - register your business for accreditation now.

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04 Jan 2010 Local musician to muster tourists

Local Darwin musician Jess Ribeiro will travel around Australia in February to promote holidays to the Northern Territory as part of the annual tourism NT Muster.

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23 Dec 2009 December issue of Tourism On Country now online

The December issue of Tourism On Country is now avalaible online, providing an update on the activities and highlights in Indigenous tourism in the Northern Territory.

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23 Dec 2009 Promoting the Red Centre to China

Six reporters from China will spend a unique Christmas in the Red Centre as part of a four-day familiarisation tour that will help promote Territory holidays to potential Chinese visitors.

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22 Dec 2009 Kings Creek Station hosts Christmas party

The staff in Tourism NT dug deep this year to support the Kings Creek Station Christmas Party for the communities in the Kings Creek region.

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18 Dec 2009 Territory tourism stands strong in testing times

National Visitor Survey results released this week have shown that the Northern Territory tourism industry has performed well despite the challenges of the global economic downturn.

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18 Dec 2009 Ultimate NT fishing adventure competition launched

Tourism NT has teamed up with the ABC Local Radio program ‘Tales from the Tinny’ to promote the Territory as the ultimate fishing destination in Australia, through a national fishing competition over the next two months.

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18 Dec 2009 Tourism industry operators optimistic

A recent poll of tourism industry operators, undertaken for the September 2009 quarter has revealed that over 80% of respondents anticipate either average or better than average results for their business, region and sector over the next 12 months.

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15 Dec 2009 Germany's top travel agents to visit the NT

The Territory Government is working to get more Germans to take a holiday in the NT.

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27 Nov 2009 $200,000 funding for going green

Tourism Minister, Dr Chris Burns, today called for tourism businesses across the Territory to apply for the new Environmental Enhancement Fund.

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