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Cruise Spirit holds Inaugural Retreat 2023
Wednesday | Mar 8 2023CREATIVE Cruising hosted its inaugural Cruise Spirit Members Retreat at the Lancemore Macedon Ranges, Victoria last week. Creative Cruising’s exclusive membership program, Cruise Spirit, is tailored to high-value cruise travel agents and comprises over 30 leading travel agency members across Australia.
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Finnair slashes commission
Tuesday | Mar 7 2023FINNAIR has become the latest international carrier to reduce remuneration for Australian travel agents, advising its local trade partners of a revised commission structure effective 01 Apr 2023.
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Airline GSA restructures
Tuesday | Mar 7 2023CVFR Travel Group’s Airline Rep Services brand has snagged the services of former Finnair local regional manager, Arnaud Michelin, as its new GM.
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Spain appoints local rep
Tuesday | Mar 7 2023SPAIN once again has a specialist representing the country’s tourism sector in the local market, with news today confirming the appointment of marketing and communications agency, Helm, to support the activities of official Spanish Tourism Board, Turespana.
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CATO plots accreditation
Monday | Mar 6 2023THE Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) has launched a new accreditation program which it says is designed specifically for the land supply sector, saying it’s implementing the scheme in response to feedback from a survey of its members last year.
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Emirates launches holidays
Monday | Mar 6 2023EMIRATES Holidays has debuted in Australia, with the carrier’s tour operating division promising guests a “one-stop holiday planning service”.
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Massive points giveaway
Monday | Mar 6 2023FLYBUYS members who convert points to VA’s Velocity points by 30 Apr will go into the running to win one of 402 prizes, under a new promotion the two companies are billing as “the largest in their history”.
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ACCC ticks QF Asia strategy
Friday | Mar 3 2023QANTAS has been granted interim authorisation for the continued coordination of Jetstar’s Asian brands, Jetstar Japan & Jetstar Asia, by the ACCC.
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BCD to impose 3% QF fee
Friday | Mar 3 2023BCD Travel has confirmed it will next week begin levying a 3% surcharge on “certain airfares with an Australia point of sale”.
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“It’s insulting”: Labroski
Friday | Mar 3 2023ITRAVEL’S Managing Director Steven Labroski has conceded he can imagine a future where all travel agents simply refuse to sell air in the face of ongoing cuts to commissions from airlines.