Headlines
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Intrepid targets $1 billion
Friday | Dec 7 2018INTREPID Travel is continuing its strong growth trajectory, with co-founder Darrell Wade yesterday saying the company is “pretty confident we’ll hit a billion bucks by 2025”.
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CATO to host crisis forum
Friday | Dec 7 2018THE Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) has confirmed it will hold a Crisis Management Forum early next year, with the one-day event aiming to help the industry minimise the potential impact of catastrophic incidents.
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Canada “not cold but cool”
Friday | Dec 7 2018DESTINATION Canada CEO David Goldstein says the organisation wants to encourage more Australians to visit Eastern Canada, with increasing demand for destinations like Montreal proving popular for their unique European culture.
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Air NZ faces Xmas strike
Friday | Dec 7 2018AIR New Zealand has hit out at unions who have called a strike on 21 Dec over a pay dispute, saying the pre-Christmas action will hit the busiest travel day of the year.
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Manwaring AFTA Chairman
Thursday | Dec 6 2018EXPRESS Travel Group CEO Tom Manwaring was yesterday elected as the new Chairman of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (TD breaking news).
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Vox Group to Australasia
Thursday | Dec 6 2018PETER Smith has taken a new role as the Managing Director of Vox Group Australasia, with a brief to establish the touring and guiding technology company’s 51st global office.
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oneworld expands into Africa
Thursday | Dec 6 2018THE oneworld airline alliance today announced that Morocco-based Royal Air Maroc would become its newest member, with the move set to add 34 new destinations and 21 countries to the alliance’s global map.
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AFTA price war warning
Wednesday | Dec 5 2018INTENSIFYING competition between online travel agents (OTAs) and traditional travel retailers and suppliers risks a discounting war, AFTA Chief Executive Jayson Westbury warned this morning.
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G Adventures UK purchase
Wednesday | Dec 5 2018SMALL group adventure travel company G Adventures has announced the acquisition of the UK-based youth travel operator, TruTravels.
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SIA buys into Aus tech
Wednesday | Dec 5 2018SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has bought into Australian technology firm Data Republic as part of a strategy to increase the carrier’s digital capabilities.