Headlines
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Reforms to level playing field
Friday | Mar 4 2011IT will be much easier to set up a travel agency in Australia if the Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs accepts the key conclusions of this week’s SCOCA issues paper incorporating the recommendations of the PwC review of consumer protection in the travel industry (TD Wed).
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CWT Aussie chief departs
Friday | Mar 4 2011THE management of corporate travel giant Carlson Wagonlit Travel appears to be in disarray after the abrupt cessation of employment of its Australia/NZ md, David Greenland, who is also Vice Chairman of AFTA.
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TTC launches new brand
Thursday | Mar 3 2011INDUSTRY giant The Travel Corporation last night announced the debut of a new Australian domestic operator called Inspiring Journeys (TD breaking news).
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Insurance firms compared
Thursday | Mar 3 2011COVER-MORE Travel Insurance is hailing the release of a new comparison table by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), which aims to “name and shame” poor performers by highlighting dispute rates and settlement times for travel insurance claims.
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Solstice 2012/13 down under
Wednesday | Mar 2 2011CELEBRITY Cruises this morning announced that one of its newest ships will operate in Australasian waters in 2012/13 (TD breaking news plus Twitter at 8.01am).
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Review could mean RIP TCF
Wednesday | Mar 2 2011THE Australian travel industry is now set for major reform, with the release overnight of the long-awaited Pricewaterhouse Coopers review of consumer protection in the industry (TD breaking news).
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Virgin axes Sydney-Vanuatu
Tuesday | Mar 1 2011VIRGIN Blue Group will cease direct services between Sydney and Port Vila from 06 May as part of a network review, which will also see the carrier ditch the Newcastle-Gold Coast route.
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JTG plans to pay dividend
Tuesday | Mar 1 2011THE directors of Jetset Travelworld Group yesterday announced that they “currently intend to declare a full year dividend,” despite reporting a “total comprehensive loss” of $1.59m for the six months to 31 Dec (TD breaking news).
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Air India set for MEL – again
Monday | Feb 28 2011THE long-awaited and much-announced launch of Air India direct flights to Australia may actually come to fruition, with Indian media reporting approval of the new route by the country’s Civil Aviation Ministry.
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Webjet shuts down Guru
Monday | Feb 28 2011A NEW Sydney travel agency has been forced to change its name after aggressive action by online agency Webjet to “defend its intellectual property”.