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LTC kicks off Showcase in Brisbane
Friday | Mar 13 2026THE Luxury Travel Collection (LTC) kicked off its annual Luxury Product Showcase at The Star in Brisbane, with partners welcomed with drinks last night at The Star’s Sky Deck. The venue offers stunning views over Brisbane, and was a great interlude before the conference proper gets underway tomorrow.
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Pre-travel approval rises
Friday | Mar 13 2026AS corporate travel accelerates in Australia, finance and audit teams are placing greater emphasis on ensuring travel is approved before it happens, according to SAP Concur.
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ME losing US$600m a day
Thursday | Mar 12 2026THE travel and tourism sector in the Middle East could recover in as little as two months after the current war ends, so long as governments and industry act quickly to restore confidence.
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Silversea widens focus
Thursday | Mar 12 2026SILVERSEA is broadening its range of regional experiences on offer for Australian customers in future seasons as it seeks to “expand the backyard” of local cruise appetites.
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Ex-Bonza chief wants more charter power for agents
Thursday | Mar 12 2026FORMER Bonza chief Tim Jordan has called for the Federal Government to change regulations so that travel agents are allowed to charter domestic flights for individual travellers.
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Plugging the skills gap
Thursday | Mar 12 2026THE Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) has teamed up with My First Job to launch The Travel Gap, a new program designed to help grow the sector’s future talent pipeline.
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War pressures inbound
Thursday | Mar 12 2026TRAVEL disruptions are beginning to hit local tourism, the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) has cautioned, as the Middle East conflict continues.
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VIVID RISEs even earlier
Thursday | Mar 12 2026VIVID Sydney will introduce daytime activities for the first time since the festival’s launch, according to the newly released 2026 program.
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Qantas to raise airfares
Wednesday | Mar 11 2026QANTAS has confirmed airfares on its international routes will increase from this week in direct response to rising costs related to the Middle East conflict, including a major jump in jet fuel prices.
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BA suspends Middle East
Wednesday | Mar 11 2026QANTAS oneworld partner British Airways has sensationally pulled the plug on all Abu Dhabi connections until later this year.