Headlines
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Etihad to suspend DFW flights
Friday | Nov 3 2017ETIHAD Airways has announced it will suspend operations on its Abu Dhabi-Dallas Fort Worth route from 25 Mar 2018, saying it has become “commercially unsustainable” after American Airlines decided to terminate its EY codeshare deal (TD 13 Jul).
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CLIA Cruise Month success
Friday | Nov 3 2017CRUISE Lines International says its second annual Plan a Cruise Month has produced record results in terms of exposure, with a significant increase in online searches for travel agents during the promotional period.
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APG Airlines offering UATP
Friday | Nov 3 2017Airline payments network UATP has announced a new agreement with global air representative APG WorldConnect to offer a UATP Issuer program.
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Quest makes UK move
Thursday | Nov 2 2017AUSTRALIA’S Quest Apartment Hotels has announced its first move in an international expansion, revealing plans to develop a property in the northern UK city of Liverpool.
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Backing for Uluru ban
Thursday | Nov 2 2017TRAVEL Industry figures and governments have backed a decision by traditional owners to ban visitors from climbing Uluru in two years’ time.
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Best Western new brand
Thursday | Nov 2 2017BEST Western Hotels & Resorts has revealed plans to add an 11th brand to its ensemble, announcing the BW Signature Collection by Best Western.
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Airbnb pro 180-day cap
Wednesday | Nov 1 2017ACCOMMODATION disruptor Airbnb says it supports putting a limit on the number of days an investment property can be rented out in NSW, as part of its submission to a govt inquiry into the short-term letting sector.
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Sherry joins NAB board
Wednesday | Nov 1 2017CARNIVAL Australia executive chairman Ann Sherry has been appointed to the board of the National Australia Bank, further expanding her range of roles outside the cruise sector.
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Virgin Voyages keel laid
Wednesday | Nov 1 2017HUMAN headline Sir Richard Branson has officiated at the keel laying ceremony for the first Virgin Voyages vessel in Italy, arriving in true Virgin style via a 200 foot “crane drop”.
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Helloworld “new phase”
Tuesday | Oct 31 2017HELLOWORLD ceo Andrew Burnes has foreshadowed an “more exciting phase” for the company as it reaps the benefit of stability and synergies achieved over the last 18 months or so.