Headlines
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Aussies on fast track to US
Friday | Mar 28 2025ELIGIBLE Australian travellers can now apply for the United States Global Entry Program to gain access to faster Customs lanes when entering the USA.
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TravelManagers’ cruise tool
Friday | Mar 28 2025CAPITALISING on the significant interest in cruise, TravelManagers has announced a new customer-facing platform designed to compliment in-house cruise wholesaler, Fastbook, launched in Sept 2024.
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Training for new markets
Friday | Mar 28 2025TWO new training programs have been launched by the Federal Government to help Australian tourism businesses tap into the rapidly growing Filipino and Thai visitor markets.
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CTM CEO to step down
Friday | Mar 28 2025CORPORATE Travel Management CEO Australia and New Zealand, Greg McCarthy, will step down from his position at the end of Jun after seven years leading the company’s local ops.
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Doubts over int’l travel
Friday | Mar 28 2025NEARLY 30% of Australians are not planning any international travel at all in 2025, including more than 50% of those aged 50 and over, according to a new survey from Allianz.
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Sun sets on Sunrise ’26
Thursday | Mar 27 2025QANTAS’ highly anticipated Project Sunrise ultra-long-haul flights have been delayed yet again, with the carrier confirming a new start date for early 2027.
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Jayride audits technology
Thursday | Mar 27 2025STRUGGLING Australian airport transfer company Jayride has engaged an external consultant to improve its technology, only a month after appointing high-profile tech entrepreneur Randy Prado as its new Chief Executive Officer (TD 24 Feb).
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Tourism accounts cash in
Thursday | Mar 27 2025LEISURE travel surpassed VFR as the primary reason to visit Australia in 2024, according to the latest International Visitor Survey (IVS) results published by Tourism Research Australia.
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Bunnik Tours celebrates three decades
Thursday | Mar 27 2025AUSTRALIA’S original small group touring experts have wrapped up a month of celebratory events to mark 30 successful years in the travel industry.
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MEA enters voluntary administration
Thursday | Mar 27 2025MEETINGS and Events Australia (MEA) has announced its closure after 50 years of service to the Australian events industry (TD breaking news).