Headlines
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Charting a course for growth
Friday | Feb 21 2025FOUNDING Luxury Travel Collection member Destination HQ is eager to plan more expedition cruise charters on the back of a highly successful voyage setting sail early next month.
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Etihad hits record profit
Friday | Feb 21 2025ETIHAD Airways has marked a 32% year-on-year jump in passenger numbers by reporting its highest ever full-year profit of AED1.7 billion (A$723.5 million).
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Vegas gets a kick along
Friday | Feb 21 2025THE NRL hosting matches in Las Vegas next week will provide a major injection of spend across the US city, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Director of Public Relations Heidi Hayes (pictured) believes.
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AI can’t replace me
Friday | Feb 21 2025THERE is plenty of discussion in the industry about whether AI poses an existential threat to travel advisors, but for Brisbane-based TravelManagers agent Kerstin Rheinlander (pictured), the tech is no danger.
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Oregon gets its wheels
Friday | Feb 21 2025OREGON is set to become the first US state to be certified accessible by global organisation, Wheel the World, in Jul.
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Visit USA Expo’s spectacular finale
Friday | Feb 21 2025THE Visit USA Expos 2025 series came to an exhilarating close last night at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, marking the final event of a successful tour across the east coast of Australia.
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Biz travel to eclipse $50b
Friday | Feb 21 2025AUSTRALIAN business travel spend is forecast to hit A$47.64b billion this year and go as high as A$50.38 billion by 2028, according to statistics released by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) in its latest Travel Index Outlook Report.
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Air NZ profits shrink
Thursday | Feb 20 2025AIR New Zealand has delivered a close-to 20% decline in net profit for the six months to 31 Dec 2024 (TD breaking news).
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Webjet called out by WAP
Thursday | Feb 20 2025A NEW report from World Animal Protection (WAP) claims Webjet is still selling tickets to some of the worst captive wildlife venues in the world.
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PassportCard boards Scenic
Thursday | Feb 20 2025PASSPORTCARD has inked a new partnership with Scenic Group, marking the travel insurance provider’s debut agreement with a cruise line.