Articles tagged “sydney”

Coronavirus

Trio of Investors Make $16.7 Billion Bid for Sydney Airport

The so-called Sydney Aviation Alliance is playing a very long game with its proposed buyout, but it's not a done deal as their offer falls short of the airport's pre-pandemic valuation. Who will blink first?

Jamie Freed, Scott Murdoch, Byron Kaye, Nikhil Kurian Nainan and Soumyajit Saha, Reuters | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

How One Upscale Australian Hotel Group Used the Crisis to Rethink Everything

"A fashion executive and a tech geek walk into a hotel bar ..." But instead of being the start of a bad joke, this is the start of a good story about creativity during a crisis.

Cameron Sperance and Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Business Travel

Sydney Positions Conferences As Catalysts for Economic Development

Governments, convention bureaus, and universities like those in Australia are collaborating more strategically to diversify the economy and drive economic development by targeting specific international conferences aligned with national interests.

Greg Oates, Skift | 8 years ago

Meetings

Australia Tourism Turns to User-Generated GoPro Films for New Year’s Eve Bash

This Tourism Australia project is a mashup of next-gen destination video marketing using GoPros, projection mapping, user-generated content, and social media influencers — and it didn't cost a lot to produce.

Greg Oates, Skift | 8 years ago

Airlines

Virgin Australia Brings Google Street View Into Its Sydney Airport Lounge

This is as close as you get to free lounge access without a ticket, and an excellent way to tempt passengers into paying for the real thing.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 9 years ago

Media and PR

The Addictive Bollywood Ad Campaign From Sydney Tourism

The ads may have been created with the Indian traveler in mind, but they're useful in portraying Sydney in a bright and upbeat light that will attract visitors from multiple nationalities.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Tourism

Sydney’s casino competition heats up in bid for wealthy Asian gamblers

Australia watched wealthy Asian gamblers double Macau’s gaming revenues for three years and now wants a larger piece of the pie as well as the venues to attract the high-spending tourists.

David Fickling, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Airlines

Turkish Airlines to start world’s longest non-stop flight, to Australia

Soo Kim, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Airlines

Australia’s airports receive a damning review from flyers and industry watchdog

Outside of its main international hubs, Australia’s airports are inadequately equipped to take on a rising number of international visitors. Tourism growth, however, isn’t a bad problem to have.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Stunning pics and videos of tandem Qantas and Emirates flights over Sydney Harbor

Skift | 11 years ago