Headlines
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China knocked off perch
Wednesday | May 15 2024SHORT-TERM departures from Australia continue to thrive despite the cost-of-living crunch, soaring past pre-pandemic levels for the second straight month.
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A sparkling night for Helloworld
Wednesday | May 15 2024THE 2024 Helloworld Owner Managers Conference (OMC) dazzled with fireworks on Sydney Harbour.
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Beasley marks 40 years of luxury
Wednesday | May 15 2024LUXURY travel trailblazer and one of itravel’s distinguished link affiliate agents, Nicole Beasley (pictured), has celebrated 40 years in the industry.
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Travel enrolments tanking
Tuesday | May 14 2024FEWER than 1,800 people enrolled in travel-related educational courses nationwide in 2022, with the Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) now sounding the alarm for enhanced government funding to address a declining workforce.
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Virtuoso Aeronology deal
Tuesday | May 14 2024THE new global tech agreement between Aeronology and Virtuoso (TD breaking news) will enable Virtuoso travel advisors to access a wide range of air content, according to Aeronology CEO Russell Carstensen (pictured).
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Riots close NOU airport
Tuesday | May 14 2024ESCALATING riots in Noumea has forced the closure today of La Tontouta International Airport and the cancellation of all flights to and from the South Pacific island nation.
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NTIA nominations open
Tuesday | May 14 2024THE Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) has opened nominations for its National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA) today, and has unveiled a number of enhancements to the prizes.
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Travel groups celebrate huge networking success
Tuesday | May 14 2024ON the weekend, Spencer Travel, Mosman Travel, and Mary Rossi Travel hosted a dynamic event bringing their teams together.
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Quality over quantity for Galapagos
Tuesday | May 14 2024THE Galapagos Islands’ Charles Darwin Foundation Science Director Maria Jose Barragan Paladines has hit out at the idea there is “good tourism and bad tourism” to the destination, as numbers to the archipelago increase post-pandemic.
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Carriers fill the breach
Monday | May 13 2024FOLLOWING the sudden collapse of Air Vanuatu last week (TD 10 May), Virgin Australia has ramped up flights to the destination to fill the vacuum, as the Pacific carrier scrambles to get flights back in the air.