Headlines
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ATAS to undergo tweaks
Wednesday | Aug 24 2022THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has revealed it will adopt a number of changes to the AFTA Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS) following a five-month independent review.
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SiteMinder’s joyful buy
Wednesday | Aug 24 2022AUSTRALIAN-BASED open hotel platform SiteMinder has announced it will acquire guest engagement suite GuestJoy for an undisclosed sum, a cloud-based app that allows hoteliers to automate guest communications.
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Ager promoted to MD
Tuesday | Aug 23 2022THE Travel Corporation’s Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has promoted Alice Ager to the role of Managing Director in Australia & New Zealand.
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Agents hold key: Teiotu
Tuesday | Aug 23 2022MSC Cruises Australasia’s newly-established Commercial Director will seek to further strengthen relationships with travel agents as the line looks to grow the number of Australian and New Zealand guests aboard its global fleet.
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Qantas seeks atonement
Monday | Aug 22 2022QANTAS is offering its Frequent Flyer members $50 towards a return flight from Australia or New Zealand and 12-month status extensions for Silver loyalty members in a bid to make amends for poor performance over recent months.
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Restrictions bite Event
Monday | Aug 22 2022HOTEL and resort operator Event Hospitality & Entertainment has posted strong recovery results for the 12 months to 30 Jun 2022, led by a 46% increase in group revenue to $953.8 million.
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AFTA wastes no time
Monday | Aug 22 2022THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has secured detailed briefings with 22 government ministers and ministerial offices, 25 shadow ministers and offices, and 35 departmental contacts in the first 100 days of the Albanese Government.
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ATMC plots key reforms
Friday | Aug 19 2022THE Association of Travel Management Companies (ATMC) is set to significantly ramp up its profile, as part of a strategy to help ensure the role and value of TMCs is better understood at all levels of corporate Australia and across the supply chain.
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Merricks elected to AFTA
Friday | Aug 19 2022THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has re-elected five directors and added one new member to the board at its Annual General Meeting held in Sydney this morning.
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Qantas extends MCT again
Friday | Aug 19 2022WIDE-RANGING changes to Minimum Connecting Times (MCT) are rolling out across the Qantas network in Australia, as an extension of the previous changes announced for Sydney and Melbourne (TD 10 Aug).