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Operators deal with fallout
Tuesday | Jan 24 2023SEVERAL tour operators have been forced to cancel trips in Peru due to the political unrest gripping the country, causing violent protests and widespread disruptions to services.
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Parker to lead FCTG supply
Tuesday | Jan 24 2023FLIGHT Centre Travel Group (FCTG) this morning announced the appointment of Greg Parker as the Chief Executive Officer of the company’s global supply division, succeeding Melanie Waters-Ryan when she retires later this year (TD 14 Nov 2022).
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Emirates adds capacity
Monday | Jan 23 2023EMIRATES has further increased its commitment to the Australian market, announcing that it will soon add third daily services to its Dubai to Sydney and Melbourne routes.
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Domestic spending boom
Monday | Jan 23 2023AUSTRALIANS travelling domestically racked up an overnight spend of $11 billion for the month of Oct 2022 – up a whopping 42% on the equivalent pre-pandemic period.
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UK plots new entry ETA
Monday | Jan 23 2023AUTHORITIES in Great Britain have announced a “New Plan for Immigration” which includes a Permission to Travel scheme, requiring any visitors to seek advance authorisation before entering the country.
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JQ worst of a bad bunch
Monday | Jan 23 2023ON-TIME departures and arrivals figures for Dec were significantly lower than the long-term average for all routes, with just 70.8% of flights taking off on schedule, and 71.1% landing as planned, new data from BITRE has revealed.
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Bench Africa first to market
Friday | Jan 20 2023BENCH Africa Chairman, Mike Kirkland, believes the company will be the first Africa operator in the Australian market to release a post-COVID brochure, with the new program to launch shortly following extensive development over recent months.
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QF grows India network
Friday | Jan 20 2023THE addition of new Qantas codeshare destinations across India in partnership with IndiGo (TD breaking news) reflects the growing potential of Australia-India visitation.
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Chooosing greener tools
Friday | Jan 20 2023AMERICAN Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) has partnered with climate tech company Chooose to enhance its sustainability solutions.
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Disney’s massive incentive
Thursday | Jan 19 2023DISNEY has today launched a gigantic celebration of this year’s “Disney 100” milestone, in an initiative fittingly taking 100 travel advisors from Australia and New Zealand on the “Ultimate Disney100 Mega Famil”.