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AFTA weathers the storm
Tuesday | Jun 8 2010DESPITE tough conditions last year AFTA has maintained its full range of operations, recording a loss of just $12,000 as it coped with lower membership income, reduced royalties from training colleges and lower interest rates on its cash (TD breaking news).
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ACCC looks at JTG-Stella
Tuesday | Jun 8 2010THE official period for submissions to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission inquiry into the proposed merger between Stella Travel and Jetset Travelworld (TD special edition 12 May) has now closed, with the ACCC set to deliver its verdict in less than three weeks.
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QF revises reissue policy
Monday | Jun 7 2010QANTAS has published a new GDS-compatible International Ticket Reissue Policy which it says will “improve the servicing capabilities of airlines and travel agents”.
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Industry divided on TA ad
Monday | Jun 7 2010TRAVEL industry respondents to our survey on the new Tourism Australia TV commercial (TD 01 Jun) are almost exactly evenly divided, with 51% saying they like the ad and 49% saying they don’t.
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Arrivals slow during Apr
Friday | Jun 4 2010SHORT term visitor arrivals into Australia dropped back slightly during Apr, with a 0.2% month on month dip in the trend estimate for inbound tourist visitation.
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Jetstar flags NZ long-haul
Friday | Jun 4 2010JETSTAR is actively considering the deployment of A330 aircraft into the New Zealand market, with ceo Bruce Buchanan today confirming he would progressively unveil additional services over the
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Global partnership for QBT
Thursday | Jun 3 2010JETSET Travelworld has announced that its Qantas Business Travel subsidiary has become a Global Partner of TMC alliance UNIGLOBE Travel.
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Expedia names TAAP rep
Wednesday | Jun 2 2010EXPEDIA has today announced the appointment of Discover the World Marketing to represent its Travel Agents Affiliate Program in Australia and New Zealand.
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Jetstar signs AF/KLM pact
Wednesday | Jun 2 2010JETSTAR has today signed a “landmark interline agreement” with Air France and KLM, which is the first interline deal covering the whole Jetstar Group outside of its parent company, Qantas.
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Accor reports recovery
Tuesday | Jun 1 2010HOTEL group Accor Asia Pacific says a combination of strong demand and a lack of new hotel rooms coming onto the market is likely to see room rates in Australia increase this year.