Headlines
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Cover-More’s exceptional care
Monday | Jul 10 2023COVER-MORE prides itself on exceptional care, which is something that Cover-More customer and Australian traveller Irena Caldwell experienced first-hand when she survived a life-threatening viral infection during a holiday in Thailand.
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Domestic spend beats ’19
Friday | Jul 7 2023AUSSIES are spending more on domestic travel than they did before the pandemic, splashing out $9.9 billion in Apr – a rise of 29% compared to Apr 2019.
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Say hello to Hong Kong
Friday | Jul 7 2023THE Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is confident a recent upgrade in the recovery of the destination’s air connectivity by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) will bolster the confidence of local travel agents.
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Sailing with the Viking spirit!
Friday | Jul 7 2023VIKING held its biggest Vor event ever, as over 250 agents gathered at Swissotel Sydney last week for an unforgettable training night.
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Gray Dawes rebrands MP
Friday | Jul 7 2023THE second phase of UK-based Gray Dawes Group’s expansion push in Australia has been completed, with the company announcing the rebrand of its TMC MP Travel business, acquired earlier this year (TD 19 Jan).
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Aviation is good but can be better
Friday | Jul 7 2023GOVERNMENT relations specialist Simon Westaway is a former senior airline and tourism executive.
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itravel renews CVFR deal
Thursday | Jul 6 2023ITRAVEL has re-signed its ticketing agreement with CVFR Consolidation, with the relationship established in 2019 having “grown from strength to strength post-COVID”.
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Stuba adds new filters
Thursday | Jul 6 2023ACCOMMODATION specialist Stuba has revamped its website to include two new search functionalities in a bid to make the lives of travel agents selling hotel stays easier.
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tech is “extremely concerning”
Thursday | Jul 6 2023FACIAL recognition technology (FRT) is being used at a number of major stadiums in Australia without the knowledge or consent of event-goers, a new investigation from CHOICE has revealed.
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FCTG NDC platform live
Wednesday | Jul 5 2023FLIGHT Centre Travel Group’s entire Independent division now has full access to the company’s TPConnects NDC-compatible flight booking platform, after a successful trial of the system over recent months (TD 24 Mar).