Headlines
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AAA: more rules for Airbnb
Thursday | Oct 20 2016PROPOSED changes to the regulation of short-term letting in New South Wales could pose as a safety issue for domestic and international visitors, warns Accommodation Association of Australia ceo Richard Munro.
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FlyBuys, Velocity p’ship
Thursday | Oct 20 2016FLYBUYS and Velocity Frequent Flyer have entered into a new partnership which unlocks a host of new ways for Virgin Australia frequent flyers to earn points.
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Govt travel insurance push
Thursday | Oct 20 2016AUSTRALIA’S Embassy in Thailand was the busiest consular post around the world utilised by Aussies in trouble when travelling abroad in 2015/16, a government study has found.
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Virgin Voyages firms 3 ships
Wednesday | Oct 19 2016VIRGIN’S Richard Branson has officially signed a ship building contract with Italian company Fincantieri for his cruise venture, Virgin Voyages.
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TM ink Ensemble alliance
Wednesday | Oct 19 2016TRAVELMANAGERS has signed a partner supplier agreement with North American luxury specialist Ensemble Travel Group, opening the way to new product.
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Global Achievers shelved
Wednesday | Oct 19 2016HELLOWORLD’S wholesale division is set to overhaul its long-running Global Achievers incentive program, which will be replaced with a new ‘Global Stars’ initiative from next year.
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EY, TA culinary collaboration
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016ETIHAD Airways has signed on as the Official Airline Partner of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards in 2017.
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QF BNE Intl lounge reveal
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016QANTAS has unveiled its new look Brisbane International Lounge in the Queensland capital, part of a multi-million dollar funding injection into the facility by the Australian flag-carrier.
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Tourism Aus/Air NZ push
Tuesday | Oct 18 2016AIR New Zealand has joined forces with Tourism Australia to promote inbound tourism to Australia from the United States, in a campaign not too dissimilar to the Kiwi-carrier’s current ‘Dave’ the goose outbound push.
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Tiare program relaunch
Monday | Oct 17 2016A new tier will be added to the Tahiti Tiare Program, which will be relaunched by Tahiti Tourisme by the end of the year.