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Australian Market key For explora
Wednesday | Nov 16 2022THE Australian source market will form a vital component of the passenger make-up for Explora Journeys, according to the fledgling luxury line’s CEO Michael Ungerer.
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Star Alliance in world 1st
Tuesday | Nov 15 2022THE world’s first credit card created by an airline alliance has launched in the Australian market today, with Star Alliance partnering with HSBC Australia to offer the HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card.
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Domestic spend soars
Tuesday | Nov 15 2022DOMESTIC travel spending has continued to outperform pre-pandemic volumes in Aug, the latest figures from Tourism Research Australia have shown.
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Delays now trump COVID
Tuesday | Nov 15 2022AUSTRALIAN travellers are now starting to move away from COVID coverage being the priority when it comes to taking out a travel insurance policy, according to Southern Cross Travel Insurance CEO Jo McCauley.
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Aussie travel appetite up
Tuesday | Nov 15 2022AUSTRALIANS are more inclined to travel internationally this coming summer season than the one prior, Tripadvisor’s Seasonal Travel Index has found.
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Invest in the Grampians
Tuesday | Nov 15 2022VICTORIA’S The Grampians is expected to double its visitor numbers over the next 10 years, a new report commissioned by Grampians Tourism has revealed.
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QR chief blasts Qantas
Monday | Nov 14 2022QATAR Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has accused Qantas of “pulling the plug” on the people of Australia during the pandemic, expressing his deep frustration over the current impasse as QR seeks to boost its local capacity to double daily flights to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
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Comm cuts stifle margins
Monday | Nov 14 2022FLIGHT Centre has conceded that its revenue margin for the four months to 31 Oct has been adversely impacted by reduced front-end commission payments from some airlines in Australia and New Zealand.
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BAC reveals terminal plan
Monday | Nov 14 2022THE Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) has announced plans to construct a third terminal at Brisbane Airport to cater for a predicted rise in travel demand in the run up to the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games.
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MSC’s World Europa arrives
Monday | Nov 14 2022MSC Cruises has introduced “the future of cruising” with the official launch of MSC World Europa in Doha.