Headlines
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TG cuts commission to zero
Friday | Jul 3 2020THAI Airways International has confirmed that effective from 15 Jul it will no longer pay travel agent base commission on any of its fares.
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Aeronology ATPCO deal
Friday | Jul 3 2020AERONOLOGY, the travel technology startup headed by former Helloworld Travel senior executive Russell Carstensen, has announced its acceptance into the Bridge Labs program operated by ATPCO (TD breaking news), with the connection giving new access to extensive worldwide air content.
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Jul edition is out now
Friday | Jul 3 2020THE latest issue of travelBulletin is out now (pictured), highlighting the creativity and changes in strategy from some of the smartest players in the industry.
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Corp travel vital for recovery
Friday | Jul 3 2020GOVERNMENTS across the country have been warned that leisure travel will not come “anywhere close” to generating the bookings needed for the tourism sector to stay afloat through the COVID-19 crisis.
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SQ to charge GDS fees
Thursday | Jul 2 2020SINGAPORE Airlines is set to impose a US$12 per ticket fee for travel agent bookings made via Global Distribution Systems outside of its new KrisConnect NDC platform (TD 04 Feb).
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Webjet seeks more cash
Thursday | Jul 2 2020WEBJET has announced the successful pricing of new “convertible notes” (TD breaking news) which are hoped to provide net proceeds to the company of about $160 million.
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Backpacker review under way
Thursday | Jul 2 2020A Federal Parliamentary Committee has launched an inquiry into Australia’s Working Holiday Maker program, to ensure it is working effectively to support the tourism, health care and agriculture sectors during the COVID-19 economic recovery.
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Tourism could lose 4.2% GDP
Thursday | Jul 2 2020THE global tourism sector could lose as much as US$3.3 trillion in value if international travel were to grind to a standstill for another 12 months, according to a new report compiled by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
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HLO offloads US division
Wednesday | Jul 1 2020HELLOWORLD Travel Limited today confirmed the sale of its wholesale operations in Los Angeles, with the business now in the hands of Seattle-based Australia, New Zealand & Pacific specialist wholesaler Down Under Answers (TD breaking news).
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Academy of fine smarts
Wednesday | Jul 1 2020THE Italian National Tourist Board has today launched a website and online learning program for Australian and New Zealand travel agents and resellers with educational content designed to refresh knowledge and update skills.
