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Luxperience “resounding success”
Wednesday | Dec 20 2023THE reboot of the Luxperience luxury experiential trade show under its new Flight Centre Travel Group ownership (TD 14 Nov) has cemented its reputation as “the most effective annual hosted buyer trade event in Australia and New Zealand”, according to an update from the organisers.
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Turkish cleared for take-off
Tuesday | Dec 19 2023THE Federal Government has granted Turkish Airlines the right to operate 21 flights a week to Australia – five months after the carrier struck a regulatory hurdle when attempting to expand its services Down Under (TD 24 Jul).
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Nepal specialist ceases trading
Tuesday | Dec 19 2023MELBOURNE-BASED travel agency Syon Travels has ceased trading, with the Nepal specialist operator confirming on social media the company is “currently in the liquidation process”.
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Globus donation
Tuesday | Dec 19 2023GLOBUS family of brands’ coach touring arms Globus and Cosmos have achieved a key fundraising milestone, raising $100,000 in donations to partner UNICEF Australia.
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Can airport curfews: BCA
Monday | Dec 18 2023SYDNEY Airport should have its curfew restrictions removed to unlock millions of dollars of lost economic value, the Business Council of Australia (BCA) has argued in its submission to the Aviation Green Paper.
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Int’l air traffic still climbing
Monday | Dec 18 2023INTERNATIONAL passenger traffic continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bureau of Infrastructure & Transport Research Economics (BITRE) has revealed, with overseas scheduled passenger traffic in Sep totalling 3.174 million, an increase of 51.7%.
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Rex names new NJE COO
Monday | Dec 18 2023REX has announced a new boss for its National Jet Express (NJE) division, with Craig Martin (pictured) appointed as Chief Operating Officer of the charter airline following the retirement of long-time executive Chris Hine.
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Scheme will hike prices: QF
Friday | Dec 15 2023CALLS from the ACCC and several politicians for a mandatory compensation scheme for air travellers has been hosed down by Qantas this week, with the carrier suggesting such a proposal would only lead to higher fares and make marginal routes less sustainable.
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$10m to tackle skills void
Friday | Dec 15 2023THE Federal Government has committed $10 million to arresting the shortage of skilled workers in the tourism and travel sectors (TD breaking news y’day).
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Airports behave badly: QF
Friday | Dec 15 2023QANTAS has slammed Australia’s airports in its submission to the Aviation Green Paper this week, labelling local air hubs as behaving badly and enforcing a “take it or leave it ” approach with carriers.