Headlines
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WWT returns China trips
Monday | Mar 20 2023WENDY Wu Tours (WWT) has unveiled its new 2023/24 China itineraries, as the Asia group touring specialist prepares to resume tours to China on the back of the country’s recent reopening (TD 16 Mar).
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Tourism goes for gold
Monday | Mar 20 2023THE tourism industry came together at Sydney’s Doltone House in Pyrmont last Fri for the 2022 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards, the nation’s biggest annual celebration of tourism business excellence.
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Staff solution from Virtuoso
Monday | Mar 20 2023VIRTUOSO has announced a new “advisor recruitment program” for its members (TD breaking news), aiming to help solve the industry’s current well-documented staffing shortages.
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QF credit compromise
Friday | Mar 17 2023QANTAS has resisted calls by consumer group CHOICE to scrap expiry dates for its COVID credits altogether, electing instead to extend the time its customers have to use them by 12 months (TD breaking news yesterday).
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TTC unifies loyalty appeal
Friday | Mar 17 2023THE Travel Corporation (TTC) has decided to unify its loyalty programs, a move the company believes will help travel agents drive more sales and re-engage more effectively with clients.
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JQ predicts Bali growth
Friday | Mar 17 2023JETSTAR is predicting Australians travelling to Bali will exceed pre-pandemic volumes by the end of the year.
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EK fined for misleading ads
Friday | Mar 17 2023EMIRATES has been fined by a New Zealand court for what it described as misleading advertising for its Business class offerings in the country.
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Operators move on China
Thursday | Mar 16 2023NEWS of China resuming the issuance of all categories of visas this week (TD 15 Mar) has already seen two local tour operators flag their imminent return to the Asian country.
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Outbound travel rise in Jan
Thursday | Mar 16 2023THE start of the year kicked off with a huge surge in travel, with close to 1.1 million Aussies returning from short-term trips overseas in Jan 2023 – up by 50% when compared to Dec 2022.
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Crypto payment portal
Thursday | Mar 16 2023ONLINE travel booking portal wentravel.com has launched, powered by white label travel marketplace provider Travlr, allowing travellers to access crypto payments for more than one million global travel options.