Headlines
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Hurtigruten to the rescue
Thursday | Nov 28 2019THE cancellation of a fourth voyage by One Ocean Expeditions yesterday has seen Hurtigruten Cruises step up to assist agents and clients impacted by the ongoing issues at the operator which is undergoing a “difficult period of restructuring”.
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Accor plots loyalty revamp
Thursday | Nov 28 2019ACCOR Hotels has revealed details of a major makeover of its Le Club AccorHotels loyalty scheme, which is being relaunched as “ALL – Accor Live Limitless”.
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ATO backpacker challenge
Thursday | Nov 28 2019THE Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has formally appealed against a Federal Court ruling that Australia’s controversial backpacker tax was discriminatory and violated a number of international tax treaties (TD 31 Oct).
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Sabre axes Finnair content
Wednesday | Nov 27 2019TRAVEL agents are now unable to book Finnair flights through the Sabre GDS, after a failure to reach a deal over a replacement of the current Full Content Agreement between the carrier and the technology company.
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TMC market shares revealed
Wednesday | Nov 27 2019HELLOWORLD Travel now commands 17.5% of the corporate travel market in Australia, making it the second largest TMC after Flight Centre’s various brands such as FCM and Corporate Traveller, which together hold an estimated 29%.
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Entire “one-stop-shop”
Tuesday | Nov 26 2019ENTIRE Travel Group yesterday unveiled a major brand consolidation, which will see its various destination specialist wholesale operations brought together under a single banner.
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A&K to buy Cox & Kings UK
Tuesday | Nov 26 2019ABERCROMBIE & Kent has confirmed it is in “advanced discussions” to acquire the UK operations of Cox & Kings.
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Out of ATAS, think twice
Monday | Nov 25 2019AGENTS are being urged to think twice about using suppliers that have either lost accreditation or left the Australian Federation of Travel Agents’ (AFTA) Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS).
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Tourism business growth
Monday | Nov 25 2019AUSTRALIA’S tourism industry now accounts for one in every eight businesses operating in the country, Austrade reports.
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P&O to farewell Dawn and Aria
Monday | Nov 25 2019P&O Cruises Australia today confirmed the early 2021 departure of Pacific Dawn and Pacific Aria, as the latest step in its ongoing fleet transformation.