Headlines
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JTB inks Tourism Aus deal
Wednesday | Feb 21 2018JTB Corp and Tourism Australia have signed a memorandum of cooperation agreement concerning Cooperative marketing for Australia.
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Magellan members sign
Tuesday | Feb 20 2018A MAJORITY of Magellan unit holders have signed new member agreements ahead of the group’s sale to Helloworld Travel, the company has revealed today.
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Si Holidays in takeover
Tuesday | Feb 20 2018INDEPENDENT wholesaler Si Holidays has acknowledged complaints from travel agents and confirmed it is in takeover talks in a bid to confront “a very challenging environment” (TD breaking news).
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Brand USA makes push
Tuesday | Feb 20 2018TO COINCIDE with the launch of its annual Visit USA travel agent expos this week, Brand USA has made a quadruple announcement aimed at significantly ramping up excitement for the American market among Australian agents.
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Crystal doubles Aus pax
Tuesday | Feb 20 2018CRYSTAL Cruises has doubled its Australian bookings after establishing a dedicated regional office in Sydney just over 12 months ago, with ambitions to continue double-digit growth in the year ahead.
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Brand USA stays upbeat
Tuesday | Feb 20 2018NOTWITHSTANDING a drop in visitation last year, the United States remains a healthy travel prospect over the longer term for Aussies, says Brand USA’s director Australia and NZ Matt Fletcher.
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Qantas rejects cabotage
Tuesday | Feb 20 2018QANTAS has rejected calls to allow foreign airlines to operate regional domestic routes in Australia, warning that such a move would have “significant adverse consequences”.
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Arrivals & departures up
Tuesday | Feb 20 2018SHORT-TERM visitor arrivals to Australia in Dec increased 5.8% compared to the corresponding month in 2016, trend estimate data released by the ABS shows.
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Helloworld TTV nears $3b
Monday | Feb 19 2018GROWING ticketing volumes have boosted Helloworld Travel’s total transaction value (TTV) to almost $3 billion in the first half of the financial year, despite the impact of airfare discounting.
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Queen Liz Melb homeport
Monday | Feb 19 2018CUNARD has unveiled its 2020 deployment of Queen Elizabeth in Australian waters which will see the luxury liner based here for an unprecedented 101 days.