Headlines
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TMC pre-clearance push
Monday | Dec 4 2017AUSTRALIA’S leading corporate travel agencies are urging authorities on both sides of the Tasman to implement “pre-clearance” for business travellers to expedite commerce between Australia and New Zealand.
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Scoot to fly to Germany
Monday | Dec 4 2017SINGAPORE Airlines’ low-cost long-haul offshoot Scoot has announced its second gateway in Europe, with the planned debut of flights to Berlin in the second half of 2018.
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Cook closing 50 UK stores
Monday | Dec 4 2017BRITISH travel giant Thomas Cook has announced plans to close 50 UK stores as online bookings take a bite from bricks-and-mortar turnover.
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Myrmell to lead Carnival
Friday | Dec 1 2017P&O Australia head Sture Myrmell will take on an expanded role as president of Carnival Australia, filling the place of Ann Sherry who stepped back earlier this year to take on the part-time position of executive chairman.
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Constellation a sell-out
Friday | Dec 1 2017NEW entrant to the luxury charter market Constellation Journeys is close to achieving sell-out with its first expedition in Apr, attributing its strong sales to the travel trade.
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American urges a new look
Friday | Dec 1 2017THE “new” American Airlines has emerged from a long period of restructuring and consolidation and is now heavily focused on improving its engagement with Asia-Pacific corporates, according to Shane Hodges, the carrier’s vice president of sales.
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CATO plots new frontier
Thursday | Nov 30 2017THE Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) has outlined an ambitious program to raise the profile of the touring sector, which will see the organisation boost its fees and employ a full-time national manager.
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ATAS cuts thirteen agents
Thursday | Nov 30 2017THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents has cancelled the ATAS accreditation of thirteen participants in the scheme, after they failed to renew their participation by the stipulated deadline.
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NSW Govt travel tender
Wednesday | Nov 29 2017THE NSW Government has issued notice of an upcoming request for tender (RFT) for international air services.
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Qantas opens LHR lounge
Wednesday | Nov 29 2017QANTAS has begun welcoming guests to its newly transformed lounge at London Heathrow, the carrier’s first ever dedicated facility at the airport.