Headlines
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New Inbound partnership
Thursday | Nov 17 2022INBOUND tour operators Goway Travel and ACROSS have announced a new strategic partnership this morning.
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TA links with Eco Australia
Thursday | Nov 17 2022TOURISM Australia has forged a new partnership with Ecotourism Australia to launch the Strive 4 Sustainability Scorecard program, an initiative designed to incentivise tourism businesses to accelerate sustainable changes.
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GCCEC relaunch grants program
Thursday | Nov 17 2022THE Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) has announced it is bringing back its grant program following a two-year pause.
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Airbnb sweetens the pot
Thursday | Nov 17 2022AIRBNB has launched Airbnb Setup, which aims to simplify the process and provide additional support to people who are looking to host accommodation using the platform.
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WoAG TMC tender open
Wednesday | Nov 16 2022THE Federal Department of Finance overnight released the highly-anticipated Request for Tender (RFT) documents (CLICK HERE), seeking to engage a provider of Travel Management Services for the Whole of Australian Government (WoAG).
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AAGH swoops on big buy
Wednesday | Nov 16 2022AUSTRALIAN Adventure Group Holdings (AAGH) has announced the purchase of a number of key tourism assets from Discovery Adventure Group Holdings and Imperium Tourism Holdings.
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Capella locks in Mar ’23
Wednesday | Nov 16 2022THE highly-anticipated opening of the luxury hotel Capella Sydney finally has an opening date, with the owners declaring the accommodation will open its doors to guests in Mar 2023.
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Average int’l spend $7k
Wednesday | Nov 16 2022AS PART of its collaboration with Star Alliance on a new branded credit card (TD 15 Nov), HSBC Australia revealed internal data which showed the average overseas spend for an Australian traveller next year will be $7,000.
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NZ most popular in Sep
Wednesday | Nov 16 2022AUSSIES are embarking on a rising number of overseas trips, the latest figures from the ABS has revealed, with a total 1,040,550 departures recorded for the month of Sep – an uptick of 10% on Aug.
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WoAG commission clawback
Wednesday | Nov 16 2022COMMISSIONS and overrides paid by suppliers to the successful tenderer for the Whole of Australian Government (WoAG) TMC contract (see p1) must be reported to the Department of Finance on an annual basis, and if they exceed an agreed baseline amount by over 10%, may be used to reduce the total fees paid under the contract.