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Australasia’s cruise industry out in force
Thursday | Sep 7 2023LAST night Brisbane’s Howard Smith Wharves precinct was packed with cruise specialist travel advisors and suppliers from across the sector, in the lead-up to today’s Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia Cruise360 conference which is being held in the Queensland capital for the first time ever.
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ICC Sydney on the road to $1 billION
Thursday | Sep 7 2023THE International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney (pictured) is well on the way to achieving its goal of delivering $1 billion in economic contribution within the next five years, according to its newly released 2022/23 Annual Performance Review.
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25 wins in two months
Wednesday | Sep 6 2023FCTG Independent has revealed that since the start of Jul, the division has acquired an impressive 25 account wins.
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Skroo confident on margins
Wednesday | Sep 6 2023WHILE Flight Centre CEO Graham ‘Skroo’ Turner concedes a new regime at Qantas may not necessarily lead to a change in agent commissions policy, he believes there will be future opportunities to improve margins through avenues like NDC.
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Andre Moten departs HLO
Wednesday | Sep 6 2023MAGELLAN Travel and Helloworld Business Travel (HWBT) Group General Manager Andre Moten (pictured) will depart the business after almost three years at the helm (TD breaking news yesterday).
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Signature key for travelmanagers
Wednesday | Sep 6 2023TRAVELMANAGERS’ alliance with the Signature luxury travel consortium (TD 03 Feb 2022) forms a key component in the group’s product offering for its home-based members, according to House of Travel Australia CEO Joe Araullo and TravelManagers Chief Operating Office Grant Campbell (pictured).
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Joyce exits Qantas early
Tuesday | Sep 5 2023THE flood of negative headlines about Qantas over the last couple of weeks has led CEO Alan Joyce to move his retirement forward, announcing this morning that he will depart the business effective today (TD breaking news).
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BNE blasts new caps plan
Tuesday | Sep 5 2023A parliamentary proposal from the Greens party to introduce a curfew and flight caps for Brisbane Airport has been slammed by the facility’s operator as having a “brutal impact on Queensland’s economy”.
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Travel ad spend bonanza
Tuesday | Sep 5 2023ADVERTISING spend by the travel industry has increased 10.4% YOY for the month of Jul according to Standard Media Index (SMI).
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Building wonders
Tuesday | Sep 5 2023PRINCESS Cruises will support community-based conservation efforts in New Zealand by offering funding from its Princess Local Partnerships program to Dunedin-based organisation, Natures Wonders.