Headlines
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NTIA nominations open
Tuesday | May 14 2024THE Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) has opened nominations for its National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA) today, and has unveiled a number of enhancements to the prizes.
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Travel groups celebrate huge networking success
Tuesday | May 14 2024ON the weekend, Spencer Travel, Mosman Travel, and Mary Rossi Travel hosted a dynamic event bringing their teams together.
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Quality over quantity for Galapagos
Tuesday | May 14 2024THE Galapagos Islands’ Charles Darwin Foundation Science Director Maria Jose Barragan Paladines has hit out at the idea there is “good tourism and bad tourism” to the destination, as numbers to the archipelago increase post-pandemic.
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Carriers fill the breach
Monday | May 13 2024FOLLOWING the sudden collapse of Air Vanuatu last week (TD 10 May), Virgin Australia has ramped up flights to the destination to fill the vacuum, as the Pacific carrier scrambles to get flights back in the air.
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Boost TA funding: ATEC
Monday | May 13 2024THE Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) is urging the Federal Government to increase Tourism Australia’s budget, as businesses around the country spend more than ever to lure international visitors back.
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Air Vanuatu goes to water
Friday | May 10 2024AFTER a shock cancellation of all flights yesterday (TD breaking news), voluntary liquidators for Air Vanuatu have revealed the carrier is now examining the prospect of being sold.
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WA tourism’s budget win
Friday | May 10 2024THE WA Government has delivered record funding for tourism in its 2024-25 budget, with added funds to be injected across tourism marketing and attracting more major events.
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1000MTG grants Access
Friday | May 10 2024GLOBAL independent travel advisor network 1000 Mile Travel Group (1000MTG) has announced plans to launch its new travel booking solution, 1000Access, in Australia later this year.
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It’s a Green Revolution
Thursday | May 9 2024URGENT action is required by the Federal Government in next week’s budget to properly incentivise companies to develop local ‘green fuel’ to safeguard the future of travel and tourism.
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ATAS enjoys record surge
Thursday | May 9 2024THE Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) has reported an “unprecedented surge” in renewals for its Australian Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS).