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DJ/EY seek early approval
Friday | Sep 3 2010VIRGIN Blue is calling on the Australian competition watchdog to grant ‘interim authorisation’ for its tie-up with Etihad Airways (TD 26 Aug) by as early as next Fri, “to ensure the new V Australia services are able to successfully commence” by Feb next year, Travel Daily can reveal.
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TA rolls out US campaign
Thursday | Sep 2 2010TOURISM Australia overnight launched its Nothing Like Australia campaign in the USA.
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New Intrepid/APT WA site
Thursday | Sep 2 2010THE Intrepid Connections joint venture between APT and Intrepid Travel will work with the WA state government in a public-private partnership to develop a new sustainable nature-based tourism site in Western Australia.
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ACCC OK for Stella/JTG
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel says that the merged Jetset Travelworld and Stella Travel Group, and its member agents, “are likely to face continued and increasing competition from online travel agents, direct supply by airlines and hotels, and the largest travel retailer in Australia, Flight Centre”.
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AOT inbound ‘resilience’
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010AOT Group ceo Andrew Burnes says that the company’s inbound business is starting to show some recovery after declining numbers in previous years.
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NT leads on accreditation
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010TOURISM NT says the Northern Territory tourism industry is leading Australia in terms of accreditation, with 330 tourism operators across the Territory having achieved accreditation under the new Tourism NT policy which became effective 01 Jul.
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Expedia chases Webjet
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010THE top five travel agency websites in Australia account for more than 40% of total web traffic in the sector, according to figures revealed today at the Traveltech conference in Sydney.
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RACT Travel restructures
Monday | Aug 30 2010THE NSW-based Hunter Travel Group (HTG) has emerged as a major shareholder in Tasmania’s RACT Travelworld, after a restructure of the travel operations of The Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania.
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Cruising rides GFC wave
Friday | Aug 27 2010THE cruise industry’s contribution to the Australian economy grew 16.3% last year, with the strong performance coming despite the global economic slowdown.
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Qantas drops EY c’share
Friday | Aug 27 2010THE major new alliance between Virgin Blue and Etihad (TD yesterday) saw Qantas move rapidly to terminate its 18-month old codeshare pact with the Middle Eastern carrier.