Headlines
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ATIA makes insurance call
Monday | Mar 2 2026THE Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) has doubled down on its goal to permanently protect the right of travel agents, tour operators and other accredited travel businesses to sell travel insurance at the time of booking.
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ATIA responds to ME crisis
Monday | Mar 2 2026THE Australian Travel Industry Association’s (ATIA) Incident Response Group is actively coordinating with airlines, agency groups, tour operators and travel insurance providers to deliver practical guidance to members amid major travel disruptions in the Middle East, the group said.
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Cox & Kings “months away”
Monday | Mar 2 2026THE return of the Cox & Kings brand to Australia is drawing closer, with parent company Abercombie & Kent Travel Group (AKTG) confirming its relaunch is now only “months away”.
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Influencers fail to impress
Monday | Mar 2 2026MORE than half (57%) of Australians have been left disappointed after following travel advice from social media influencers, new research from Insure&Go has revealed.
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Webjet OTA CEO departs
Friday | Feb 27 2026WEBJET OTA CEO David Galt will leave his role on 31 Mar, the business has confirmed to Travel Daily (TD breaking news).
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Collette sees Australian opportunity
Friday | Feb 27 2026PREMIUM small group touring specialist Collette is looking to capitalise on a big opportunity in the Australian market, according to president and chief executive officer, Jaclyn Leibl-Cote.
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Schwab rips into CTM
Friday | Feb 27 2026AFTER Corporate Travel Management (CTM) released unaudited results via the ASX yesterday, Luxury Escapes CEO Adam Schwab has ripped into it and the ASX in a missive posted on LinkedIn yesterday.
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Ponant breaks the ice in Hobart
Friday | Feb 27 2026ON 14 Feb, Le Commandant Charcot made her first Australian call, arriving in Hobart for a two-day stay before departing on the final voyage of the Antarctic season, an epic Antarctic expedition from Hobart to Cape Town. The visit followed the completion of a half circumnavigation of Antarctica from Ushuaia, traversing remote areas of East Antarctica rarely reached by passenger vessels, reinforcing Hobart’s role as a key Antarctic gateway.
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New Link for Amadeus
Friday | Feb 27 2026AMADEUS has announced its acquisition of AI tech company SkyLink, as it continues its strategy to deliver meaningful AI use cases at scale.
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Qantas bets on Las Vegas
Thursday | Feb 26 2026QANTAS has announced a seasonal direct Boeing 787 flight from Sydney to Las Vegas, becoming the first airline to connect Australia to Sin City non-stop (TD breaking news).