The year of the Dragon is already showing signs of success for Queensland’s accommodation operator Mantra Group with reports of 218 percent increase in booking to Cairns.

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After undergoing a recent upgrade, Orpheus, set in the heart of the world’s natural wonders, the Great Barrier Reef, is reopening its doors on 3 March 2012 to offer guests the ultimate in tropical island escapism.

Opening at Burswood Entertainment Complex February 8 2012!

Indulge in world class beauty and relaxation treatments with mountains and the sounds of nature as a backdrop at the new Spa Anise at Spicers Peak Lodge.

Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort & Casino rang in the New Year with a $1 million total resort upgrade, ensuring a stellar 2011/2012 winter season.

Taking bookings back to basics, ZUJI has announced it is adding consultants into the travel pot as part of its new phone bookings feature.

Expanding its revenue-making opportunities, Wotif has announced a commercial agreement with Adslot to utilise the company’s end-to-end self-serve display sales platform.

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Qantas Airways has commenced its Q Streaming pilot and Qantas customers are the first in the world to experience this ground-breaking inflight WIFI entertainment technology.

On 1 January, Burswood Entertainment Complex opened its newly developed glamorous Las-Vegas style pool area, offering a heightened level of luxury exclusively for hotel guests of the property.

Vibe Hotels offer accommodation packages and romantic dining options throughout February in celebration of Valentine’s Day.

Tourism Australia’s slogan ‘nothing quite like Australia’ has lived up to its name as eight Australian hotels have been rated among the world’s best.

Club Med’s Lindeman Island is the seventh Queensland island resort to close in the past few years as the industry now calls out for Federal Government assistance.

TripAdvisor, Inc., the world’s largest travel website, reveals Hard Rock Hotel Penang was chosen as No.1 Trendiest Hotel in Malaysia by TripAdvisor in its 2012 Travelers’ Choice® awards.

Marriott International has released plans to open the first new hotel under the AC Hotels by Marriott portfolio in France early next year.

This Valentine’s Day, make matters of the heart your own and pamper your loved one with a weekend escape of luxurious accommodation and champagne or dine on a romantic candlelit dinner at the city’s best kept secret.

A recent global study has revealed that travel is more important than the internet, television and political diplomacy at boosting the economy and tearing down cultural barriers.

With Valentine’s Day falling on a Tuesday this year, booking a dinner date for you and your loved one sounds like the perfect and spontaneous midweek plan.

New face for St Kilda’s Cosmopolitan Hotel

Guests at Palazzo Versace Gold Coast are invited to cruise the Gold Coast at their leisure with the introduction of an exciting Audi accommodation package.

Splendidly positioned in the Brisbane hinterland, Mercure Clear Mountain Lodge, Spa and Vineyard and Stephanie's Mountain Spa have teamed up to create a new range of indulgent packages just in time for Valentine's Day.

Inkaterra, one of Peru’s leading hotel chains, was recently announced as the recipient of the CU Green Choice Sustainable Tourism Standard.