News
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Agent spend down 83%
Thursday | May 6 2021CONSUMER spending at bricks and mortar travel agencies continues to plumb historic lows, with a revamp of the exclusive News Corp Australia tracking report (pictured) now breaking out retail agents from tour businesses and OTAs – all of which were previously combined into a single “travel agents and touring” category in the figures.
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Qantas, JAL pact denied
Thursday | May 6 2021QANTAS and Japan Airlines (JAL) have hit a hurdle in their attempt to form a Joint Business Agreement to coordinate flights to Japan from Australia and New Zealand (TD 06 Jan).
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Yet another InterContinental!
Thursday | May 6 2021IHG Hotels has rounded out a week of major announcements by this morning unveiling plans for a newbuild InterContinental Hotel in Parramatta, NSW.
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travelBulletin May out
Thursday | May 6 2021THE latest issue of travelBulletin is out now (pictured) and features an exclusive interview with AFTA Chairman Tom Manwaring about how the Federation continues to navigate the COVID-19 storm.
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Our new Celebrity…
Thursday | May 6 2021CELEBRITY Cruises has announced the appointment of Ben Piper as the company’s new Digital Marketing Specialist for Australia and New Zealand.
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Epic Australia ads
Thursday | May 6 2021TOURISM Australia’s new Epic Holidays campaign (TD 29 Apr) launched today, the latest iteration of its Holiday Here This Year program encouraging Aussies to spend more and stay longer.
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Vale Brian King
Thursday | May 6 2021THE South Australian travel community is mourning the death of industry pioneer Brian King (pictured), whose career in travel began as far back as 1948 at the Kangaroo Island Tourist Office, which developed into King’s Travel Agency and Kings Holidays, with offices across Australia as well as in Los Angeles and Tokyo.
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More border pain
Thursday | May 6 2021FINANCE Minister Simon Birmingham this morning dashed the hopes of the travel and tourism sector for any near-term reopening of Australia’s international borders.
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NZ taxi cartel
Thursday | May 6 2021THE Commerce Commission of New Zealand has lodged legal action in the High Court in Wellington, alleging that Hutt and City Taxis Limited has been engaging in price fixing.
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Millions flow to Kiwi tourism sector
Thursday | May 6 2021NEW Zealand Tourism Minister Stuart Nash has this morning presented a “tourism survival plan” to the industry, at the TRENZ conference in Christchurch.