Headlines
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Rail Plus to Rail Europe
Friday | Dec 14 2018RAIL Plus has announced it will adopt the name of its parent company from the start of 2019, trading as Rail Europe.
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No more real-time ESTA
Friday | Dec 14 2018THE US Government has announced it will no longer process applications for its Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) in real-time.
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GC tour bus fined $165k
Friday | Dec 14 2018GOLD Coast tour bus operator AVA Travel has been hit with over $165,000 in penalties after engaging in sham contracting and underpaying two of its drivers.
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90 years of Christmas Traveleague
Friday | Dec 14 2018EARLY this week in Melbourne, the festive season reached a high with the annual Christmas Traveleague luncheon providing over 960 guests hours of revelry at the Crown Palladium.
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Hong Kong’s huge plans
Thursday | Dec 13 2018HONG Kong is firmly cementing its place as the major gateway to mainland China, with huge infrastructure projects aiming to facilitate travel and tourism in the burgeoning Greater Bay Area.
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NZ Xmas strike averted
Thursday | Dec 13 2018AIR New Zealand has avoided strike action that would have hit the carrier over the peak Christmas period, agreeing to a deal with unions representing engineering and logistics workers.
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United set to fly MEL-SFO
Thursday | Dec 13 2018UNITED Airlines has announced a further expansion of its Australasian network, with plans to launch direct services between Melbourne and San Francisco from Oct next year.
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Qantas lifts Qld network
Thursday | Dec 13 2018QANTAS has announced a major expansion of its Queensland operations, adding an extra 2,600 seats per week to key destinations including Cairns, the Sunshine Coast, Mount Isa and Townsville.
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Agents’ Superstar Switzerland tour
Thursday | Dec 13 2018A team of 10 agents have just returned from a week-long winter famil to Switzerland as part 2018’s Swiss Travel Pass SuperStar Program, a joint initiative between the Swiss Travel System, Switzerland Tourism and Rail Europe. The famil saw the group sample the country’s transportation system of trains, cable cars, boats and buses while taking in the beauty of the alpine land.
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Excite Hols out of ATAS
Wednesday | Dec 12 2018EXCITE Holidays, one of the country’s largest independent wholesalers, is no longer a member of the AFTA Travel Accreditation Scheme.