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“Expeditions to Inspire” brochure launch
Tuesday | Oct 30 2018OVER 100 agents enjoyed viewing 50 Greatest Wildlife Photographs in Melbourne Zoo’s historic Carousel Park last Thu night while learning how PONANT and NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC have joined forces, combining their 160 years of expertise to offer a range of unique and enriching expedition cruises. Expeditions in the program for modern-day adventurers include: Alaska, the volcanic Aleutian Islands, the Sea of Okhotsk, the magnificent fjords, ice flows and wildlife of Spitsbergen and Greenland, and the lesser visited Caribbean and Bijagos islands of the Atlantic Ocean.
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QF boosts WestJet pact
Monday | Oct 29 2018QANTAS looks set to significantly expand its cooperation with Canadian carrier WestJet, on Fri lodging an application for a wide-ranging trans-Pacific codeshare deal.
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Flight Centre brox debut
Monday | Oct 29 2018FLIGHT Centre is rolling out a new range of branded brochures for its consultants and customers in Australia, with the new collateral replacing the previous Infinity-branded product range.
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TRAVLR seeking $10 million
Monday | Oct 29 2018AUSTRALIAN travel technology firm TRAVLR has announced a capital raising, looking for up to $10m in new funding from Australian and overseas investors.
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Appeal cuts Scenic compo
Friday | Oct 26 2018SCENIC Luxury Cruises and Tours says the Court of Appeal judgement in relation to the 2013 class action over cancelled cruises during European floods (TD yesterday) was “not a total rejection” of the operator’s position, with the court ordering a reassessment of the compensation to be paid.
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Hurtigruten shuffles deck
Friday | Oct 26 2018HURTIGRUTEN Cruises has today confirmed changes to its distribution arrangements for the Australian market, with Cox & Kings offshoot Bentours remaining the firm’s exclusive GSA generalist wholesaler but also opening up direct links to Chimu Adventures and 50 Degrees North.
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CX apologises for breach
Friday | Oct 26 2018CATHAY Pacific has apologised to its customers for any concern they may have experienced over a massive data breach of its systems detected back in Mar.
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CTM on track for growth
Friday | Oct 26 2018CORPORATE Travel Management is now the sixth biggest travel manager in the world, with the company’s CEO Jamie Pherous this week confirming expectations of “material growth this year”.
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MTA agent accreditation
Thursday | Oct 25 2018MTA Mobile Travel Agents yesterday unveiled a comprehensive new travel agent training and certification program, with the aim of supporting members in their “commitment to travel industry professionalism”.
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Qantas invests in SIN hub
Thursday | Oct 25 2018QANTAS will make a multi-million dollar investment in its revived Singapore hub, having revealed plans for a new First Lounge and expanded Business Lounge to open late next year.