Headlines
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Changing face of touring
Monday | May 19 2025NEW Globus family of brands (GFOB) Managing Director Chris Hall has returned to the touring sector to find a far different industry than the one he departed three years ago.
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SIA flags uncertain future
Monday | May 19 2025UNCERTAINTY surrounding changing tariff policies, economic & geopolitical concerns, and supply chain constraints have led Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) to forecast challenging operating conditions for the near future.
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Jobs push to open the eyes of Gen Z
Monday | May 19 2025THE Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) has pressed ‘play’ on its strategy to attract more young Australians to take on a career in travel.
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Carriers ready for the worst
Monday | May 19 2025AROUND 100 airlines have signed up for a special insurance plan that would enable them to keep flying, even after the outbreak of a nuclear war.
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US spend down US$12.5b
Friday | May 16 2025NEW research suggests the United States is on track to haemorrhage a massive US$12.5 billion in international visitor spending this year.
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Fiji flags major low season transit push
Friday | May 16 2025TRAVELLERS transiting through Fiji will soon be able to make the most of their time on the island, thanks to an upcoming low season stopover campaign in the works, revealed Tourism Fiji CEO Brent Hill this week at the Fiji Tourism Exchange.
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Beware of virtual cards
Friday | May 16 2025CVFR Travel Group CEO Ram Chhabra has advised agents to take caution before adopting virtual credit cards as a method of remittance, warning it may be a breach of IATA conditions.
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Africa’s untapped billions
Friday | May 16 2025A new report unveiled at WTM Africa has found that the continent may be pricing itself out of billion-dollar international tourism markets.
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No US sting for Accor yet
Friday | May 16 2025HOSPITALITY giant Accor said it has not yet observed a decline in corporate client bookings or changed travel policies in response to economic uncertainty linked to US President Trump or ongoing cost-of-living pressures.
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Signature puts agents first
Thursday | May 15 2025ONE of the many reasons the Signature Travel Network cooperative believes it has strong growth prospects in Australia is its mantra of always putting the advisor at the forefront.