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TC touts independence
Monday | Jan 8 2018TRAVELLERS Choice managing director Christian Hunter has entered the fray over the controversial takeover of Magellan Travel Group by Helloworld (TD 02, 03 Jan), saying his group’s unique structure ensures 100% member control.
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Sunlover to offer QF points
Monday | Jan 8 2018SUNLOVER Holidays has joined the Qantas Frequent Flyer program, offering one point per dollar spent on land and air packages involving the national carrier and its subsidiary Jetstar.
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QF mandates customer data
Friday | Jan 5 2018QANTAS has updated its travel agent terms and conditions, with changes including a formal requirement that all relevant customer information – including mobile number and email – is “passed onto Qantas in the format prescribed”.
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River cruise move for Minor
Friday | Jan 5 2018MINOR Hotels has expanded its cruise offering with the launch of Mekong Kingdoms, promising “a new style of river travel” across a fleet of five vessels.
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Magellan faces new rival
Thursday | Jan 4 2018EXPRESS Travel Group ceo Tom Manwaring has moved swiftly to capitalise on unrest within the Magellan Travel Group (MTG), issuing an open letter to disaffected members of the soon-to-be Helloworld subsidiary offering them a “new home”.
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Field of Light extended
Thursday | Jan 4 2018ULURU’S acclaimed art installation Field of Light has been extended for a second time and will remain in place until the end of 2020, Voyages Indigenous Tourism has confirmed.
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Magellan consultation
Wednesday | Jan 3 2018MAGELLAN Travel Group chairman Andrew Jones has acknowledged concerns by a “minority of members” about the network’s shock acquisition by Helloworld (TD 19 Dec), pledging to provide full details of the deal at a series of national roadshows.
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MTG agents demand answers
Wednesday | Jan 3 2018THE directors of Magellan Travel Group (MTG) have been asked to respond by 5pm today to a letter signed by 27 agents, comprising about 40 of the organisation’s 130-strong office network.
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EK cuts golf sponsorship
Tuesday | Jan 2 2018EMIRATES has confirmed it will no longer sponsor the Australian Open golf tournament, with the carrier’s divisional senior vice president of marketing, Boutros Boutros, saying EK has such a strong brand awareness here that local sponsorship deals have become less important.
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Show Group in mourning
Tuesday | Jan 2 2018SHOW Group Enterprises has confirmed the death just before Christmas of its long-serving group general manager, Graham Fear, after a short illness.