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ATIA rallies agents after Budget snub
Wednesday | Mar 26 2025THE Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) is set to launch a new Election Hub aimed at galvanising agents to lobby their MPs directly ahead of the upcoming federal election, and after a Federal Budget labelled ‘middle of the road’.
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Compo would boost cruise
Wednesday | Mar 26 2025CLEARER recourse for passengers impacted by cancelled or delayed flights would prove to be a major asset for the Australian cruise sector, according to the Australian Lawyers Alliance’s (ALA) Victoria Roy.
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Big bins, more loos for QF
Wednesday | Mar 26 2025QANTAS has showed off the first of its new Airbus A321XLRs to media in Hamburg this week, revealing the planes will have larger overhead bins to store more luggage, as well as an additional toilet.
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How to support young travel agents
Wednesday | Mar 26 2025YASEMIN Yanik is a 25-year-old travel consultant at Queanbeyan City Travel.
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Dining delivers tasty rise in tourism
Wednesday | Mar 26 2025COST-OF-LIVING pressures are not stopping travellers’ rising desire for experiential dining, according to a new report from Canvas8 called Why food tourism is winning luxury fans in Australia.
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Record year for Intrepid
Tuesday | Mar 25 2025B CORP travel business Intrepid has announced a record performance for FY24 with revenue of $626 million, up 17% year-on-year.
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HLO lux brand launches
Tuesday | Mar 25 2025VIVA Holidays’ newest brand, VIVA GOLD, has officially launched (TD 04 Dec), with a speciality preview brochure now in market to showcase the “luxury high-end accommodation which will be packaged with unique experiences, exclusive partnerships, tailor-made itineraries and hyper-personalised holiday experiences”.
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‘More at Sea’ proves “easy” shift for NCL
Tuesday | Mar 25 2025THE brand positioning shift from ‘Free at Sea’ to ‘More at Sea’ for Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has been “a really easy transition”, according to Senior Director Sales, Strategy and Operations APAC Damian Borg.
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Safety push targets youth
Tuesday | Mar 25 2025THE Australian Government will launch a safety hub on the Smartraveller website in Jun, in the wake of a spike in methanol poisoning incidents last year.