Headlines
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Is time up for TikTok?
Tuesday | Jan 16 2024ALLEGATIONS of privacy breaches regarding personal data on social media platform TikTok has led several Australian tourism bodies to dump their use of the part Chinese-owned platform.
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IHG pivots to Crowne in SA
Tuesday | Jan 16 2024A STRONGER than anticipated demand from corporate and premium leisure guests has seen IHG Hotels & Resorts undertake a dramatic pivot in South Australia.
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AIRLINE BODY CRITICAL OF AIRPORT COLLABORATION
Tuesday | Jan 16 2024AUSTRALIA’S peak airline advocacy body says it is “disappointed” in the lack of interest from airports in working collaboratively on the issue of Sustainable Aviation Fuel and the broader push for net zero.
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Smaller Europe, big sales
Monday | Jan 15 2024CLOSE to two-thirds of Australian sales for the Explore Worldwide brand over the last year have been generated by European bookings, global CEO of Hotelplan UK Joe Ponte (pictured)has revealed to TD.
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TTF dispels cruise myth
Monday | Jan 15 2024A NEW report from Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF) Australia has put paid to perceptions that cruising is only for older Aussies.
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Explore on track for spike
Monday | Jan 15 2024EXPLORE Worldwide in Australia has enjoyed a strong performance over the last year, with the Chief Executive Officer of the brand’s parent telling TD that passenger numbers have more than doubled, while revenue has also increased by 129%.
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Change really Hertz EVs
Friday | Jan 12 2024IN A major about-face in fleet policy, rental car company Hertz has decided to shrink the number of EVs it offers travellers in the United States by a third in exchange for gas-powered cars.
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Breach was much smaller
Friday | Jan 12 2024INSPIRING Vacations has pushed back on mainstream media reporting of a data breach of its network (TD 09 Jan), clarifying the scale of the incident is “significantly smaller than suggested in a number of recent media reports”.
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Gray Dawes grows in EU
Friday | Jan 12 2024UNITED Kingdom-based Gray Dawes Travel has strengthened its global reach with the acquisition of VCK Travel in the Netherlands.
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AAF a “toothless tiger”
Thursday | Jan 11 2024IMPROVED aviation access for people living with disabilities has featured prominently in submissions from stakeholders to the Federal Government’s Aviation Green Paper.