Headlines
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APT ends Ama charters
Thursday | Aug 17 2023THE long-term future of the iconic APT-branded river cruise product is unclear, after partner AmaWaterways confirmed it will establish a local office to sell its full portfolio via travel advisors in Australia and New Zealand.
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FUll steam ahead for Aotearoa
Thursday | Aug 17 2023IT’S all systems go for New Zealand’s business events industry, after the country’s government lifted all remaining COVID-19 restrictions this week, including mandatory seven-day isolation.
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Magellan’s “new” new logo
Wednesday | Aug 16 2023MAGELLAN Travel Group has rolled out a revised version of its logo (right), in response to “external feedback” to a previous iteration released two weeks ago.
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QF urges NDC adoption
Wednesday | Aug 16 2023QANTAS believes traditional EDIFACT fare distribution is approaching “end of life”, with the carrier putting all of its technology investment into NDC according to QF Senior Manager Distribution, Nathan Smuelders.
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Rex “prioritising” WA routes
Wednesday | Aug 16 2023REX Airlines Executive Chairman, Lim Kim Hai, has pledged to put “maximum priority” on the carrier’s flights in Western Australia, after being re-awarded State Government contracts for regulated routes from Perth to Albany, Esperance and Carnarvon-Monkey Mia.
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Luxury at the travel forefront
Wednesday | Aug 16 2023LUXURY travel is continuing its relentless post-pandemic recovery, with figures released this week at Virtuoso Travel Week (VTW) in Las Vegas indicating sales for the six months to 30 Jun up a whopping 69% on the comparative period in 2019.
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ATIA launches new era
Tuesday | Aug 15 2023THE rebranding of AFTA as the Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) (TD breaking news) is the key to seeing the sector come together with a single voice to Government, according to CEO Dean Long.
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Aeronology’s Taero launch
Tuesday | Aug 15 2023AUSTRALIAN travel technology specialist Aeronology has today formally debuted Taero, described as “the world’s first multi-air channel full self-service corporate booking tool”.
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Tassie maps 2030 plan
Tuesday | Aug 15 2023TASMANIA expects to welcome 1.6 million interstate visitors and 400,000 international arrivals by 2030, Tourism Tasmania’s newly released 2030 Visitor Economy Strategy document has revealed.
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Kellaway People launches
Tuesday | Aug 15 2023WELL-KNOWN travel industry recruiter Richard Kellaway has annouced the launch of his new travel recruitment firm, called Kellaway People.