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Expedia splits with Hopper
Friday | Jul 14 2023ONLINE travel giant Expedia has suspended its supply agreement with travel booking app and online marketplace Hopper, claiming the fintech’s business model “exploits consumer anxiety and confuses customers”.
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Bonza could make a major motza
Friday | Jul 14 2023TOURISM expert and academic David Beirman lives in the small NSW township of Nundle, about 60km from Tamworth.
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btTB 2023 setting records
Friday | Jul 14 2023NEXT month’s 23rd annual btTB Business Travel Conference and Awards has already attracted keen interest, with more travel buyers registered than prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Entire adds group tours
Thursday | Jul 13 2023ENTIRE Travel Group has today expanded its portfolio to include a new Entire Group Journeys range, promising to “disrupt the escorted touring sector” with guaranteed departures, English-only guides, maximum 24-pax group sizes, four- and five-star hotels, extended stays and prices leading in at $276 per person/day.
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Bali now top destination
Thursday | Jul 13 2023INDONESIA displaced New Zealand as the most popular international destination for Australian residents in May, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures out yesterday.
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Alliance profit upgrade
Thursday | Jul 13 2023ALLIANCE Aviation has upgraded its profit guidance for the FY23, with the Queensland-based carrier now anticipating its net profit before tax to be $56.9 million – up from the $50 million to $55 million range that was originally predicted.
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Marathon runs into Oz
Thursday | Jul 13 2023BOSTON-HEADQUARTERED Marathon Tours & Travel has formally expanded to the Australian market, opening a local office to entice Aussie travellers to undertake marathon packages around the world.
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EV charge must keep pace
Thursday | Jul 13 2023A SCARCITY of EV charging infrastructure in South Australia may potentially impact caravan tourism in the coming years, according to Caravan Industry Association of Australia General Manager Luke Chippindale.
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ICC celebrates extraordinaires
Thursday | Jul 13 2023INTERNATIONAL Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney has recently celebrated the outstanding achievements of team members at the Extraordinaires Awards.
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FCTG’s Scott Dunn US push
Wednesday | Jul 12 2023SCOTT Dunn, the luxury travel business acquired by Flight Centre earlier this year in a $221m deal (TD 31 Jan) is undergoing rapid expansion including the opening of a new office in New York next month, and is also mulling plans to distribute its upmarket products via the UK travel trade.