Headlines
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Agents hold key to luxe
Tuesday | Jul 27 2021TRAVEL agents will become increasingly important to wealthy travellers as they seek to navigate the bureaucracy and complexities of travelling in a post-COVID world, according to a new survey compiled by Altiant on behalf of luxury travel trade show ILTM Asia Pacific.
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“At a tipping point”: AFTA
Tuesday | Jul 27 2021THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents has joined a chorus of business leaders and peak bodies, including NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet, calling for the return of the JobKeeper program.
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An industry lockdown read!
Tuesday | Jul 27 2021THE Dorchester Collection’s local representative Parris Fotias has made the most of the crazy COVID-19 era over the last 16 months, with his regular encouragements to the industry having been published in a new book which “chronicles the frustrations of living through a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic”.
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AFTA pleads for support
Monday | Jul 26 2021THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents has issued yet another urgent call for support for travel agents and industry businesses, with the combined flow-on of COVID border closures and restrictions making the need for help “even more compelling”.
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Amadeus IBM integration
Monday | Jul 26 2021TRAVEL technology company Amadeus has announced the IBM Digital Health Pass has now been integrated into its health verification solution.
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Stay at Skroo’s place(s)!
Friday | Jul 23 2021SPICERS Retreats has announced the launch of a new collection of upmarket properties, including two “magnificent beachside holiday homes” owned by the hospitality group’s founder Jude Turner and her husband, Flight Centre chief Graham “Skroo” Turner.
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NSW support package
Friday | Jul 23 2021THE NSW Government has introduced a new $9.5 million tourism support package that will see 280 organisations share in the funding to create more products, marketing campaigns and business events.
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Carnival appoints new chief
Friday | Jul 23 2021KARA Glamore was this morning promoted to become Vice President Australia for Carnival Cruise Line, moving up from her current role as Director of Marketing & PR.
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Olympics boost to business
Friday | Jul 23 2021FLIGHT Centre Travel Group’s corporate arms have welcomed Brisbane’s 2032 Summer Olympics win (TD yesterday), saying the economic stimulation associated with the event will see “business travel take off more than ever”.