Headlines
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BA’s $13.6b transformation
Wednesday | Mar 6 2024BRITISH Airways will embark on a 7 billion (A$13.6b) transformation plan, which it recently unveiled at its first ‘In the Skies’ showcase event in London.
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Ponant in pole position on Polar cruises
Wednesday | Mar 6 2024FOLLOWING Tauck’s ‘Friday Night at the Gallery’, which featured an opera singer, a fabulous band, portrait artist and wonderful food, Ponant celebrated in white, and danced last Sat night away at the Ponant Polar Party on the Gold Coast, for the Luxury Travel Collection’s showcase.
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ungerer steps down as explorA ceo
Wednesday | Mar 6 2024EXPLORA Journeys CEO Michael Ungerer (pictured) has announced his departure from the luxury cruise business after five years at the helm.
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QF hires new sales chief
Tuesday | Mar 5 2024QANTAS will welcome highly experienced aviation sales and marketing executive, Kathryn Robertson, to its leadership team in the coming months, tasked with overseeing its domestic and international sales teams.
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Jayride targets cost cuts
Tuesday | Mar 5 2024BELEAGUERED airport transfer company Jayride will look to significantly slash costs by as much as 44% across the business while targeting higher margins to improve its bottom line.
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Going small to go big
Tuesday | Mar 5 2024AUSTRALIAN travellers love small group touring more than ever and Collette plans to take full advantage of that trend, the company’s global CEO, Jaclyn Leibl-Cote, told Travel Daily while in the country this week.
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Clock tik toks on youth
Tuesday | Mar 5 2024THE travel and tourism industry is in dire need of fresh, youthful travel advisors breaking into the sector, according to itravel Australia CEO, Steve Labroski.
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Ponant is green
Tuesday | Mar 5 2024PONANT was recently awarded the official Green Globe Certification, becoming the first maritime cruise line to achieve the eco certification.
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CATO’s Touring Academy
Monday | Mar 4 2024THE Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) has unveiled a new Touring Academy it believes will help improve the knowledge travel agents have of land-based tour operators and wholesalers.
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S Korean demand K-pops
Monday | Mar 4 2024STRONGER than anticipated demand for Contiki’s first trip to South Korea next month (TD 02 Aug 2023) has led the youth operator to add new departure dates in 2024 and 2025.