‘We saw it, a big blue flash’
UPDATED: TRAVELLERS on a Virgin Australia flight bound for Hobart saw a “big, blue flash” as the aircraft was struck by lightning, according to passenger Madeline Northam.
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Homeowners roll out the welcome mat
WHAT’S to love about renting a cabin to exhausted city slickers, tourists and bush-bashing biologists? For a start, it beats wrangling goats to milk.
Tassie on top of the world
TASMANIA’S tourism star continues to rise with another website ranking the state as one of the best travel destinations in the world.
Support for return of Hobart-Canberra flights
A TASMANIAN senator says re-establishing direct flights from Hobart to Canberra will save taxpayers money.
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Cruise terminal anger
A LUXURY hire car operator has criticised arrangements for tourism companies at Hobart’s new cruise ship terminal.
$12 tickets to celebrate milestone
TIGER Airways is celebrating a passenger milestone by offering $12 fares, including between Hobart and Melbourne.
Tourism leader shows Tassie faith
THE future of the state’s burgeoning eco-tourism industry has received a huge endorsement from one of Australia’s most prominent business figures.
Tourism career on rise
UNIVERSITY graduate Emily Bremner embarks on a three-month study tour of Denmark and Germany next week.
Titanic sails again in glorious colour
A TALENTED Russian photographer has brought the most famous ship in history to life in vivid detail.
Woolstore buys Hadleys Hotel
HOBART’S grand old Hadleys Hotel has been bought by the operators of the award-winning Woolstore Apartments.
Bus brings tours up to speed
WITH its waterfront location, colonial heritage and mountain backdrop, Hobart rightly takes its place among the world’s most picturesque small cities.
Airport visitor numbers surge
LAUNCESTON Airport is celebrating a record year, recording an 8 per cent surge in passengers in 2012-13 to 1.22 million.
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