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VA partners with Myer
Tuesday | Sep 13 2022VIRGIN Australia’s Velocity Frequent Flyer program has partnered with major retailer Myer, offering its loyalty members the option of using points to purchase a range of consumer products online.
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QF reports on sustainability
Tuesday | Sep 13 2022QANTAS CEO Alan Joyce says the carrier has made “great progress” towards implementing its sustainability framework over the last year, with much more action in QF’s future pipeline.
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Indonesia flight battle
Monday | Sep 12 2022VIRGIN Australia and Qantas are vying for additional seats on the Indonesia route, with the International Air Services Commission (IASC) noting it now has two competing applications for capacity between Australia and Bali’s Denpasar Airport.
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Big plans for Disney parks
Monday | Sep 12 2022DISNEY has unveiled a swathe of new initiatives for its theme parks in California and Florida, including a new “multiverse-centred attraction” coming to the Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure.
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Joyce under fire over pay
Monday | Sep 12 2022QANTAS CEO Alan Joyce took home just over $2,140,000 for the 12 months to 30 Jun, a 21% increase on his cash base pay in 2021, with unions blasting the uplift which has come amid the widely reported issues affecting the airline’s current performance.
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Suppliers out in force for TravelManagers
Monday | Sep 12 2022TRAVELMANAGERS enjoyed strong support from its preferred suppliers last Fri, with members of the group getting all the latest updates as they interacted with key partners in a trade show which formed part of the network’s 2022 Conference in Sydney. The afternoon continued with an exclusive overview of the huge potential for the global cruise industry from Royal Caribbean International VP APAC Gavin Smith, before an inspirational conference wrap-up from Olympian Jana Pittman and then a disco-themed gala dinner.
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Going all the way with WA
Friday | Sep 9 2022WESTERN Australia led the way in terms of proportional visitor growth for Jun, emerging with the biggest increase in interstate visitors and its capital Perth making the biggest surge among the country’s capital cities.
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TA research to bolster cruise
Friday | Sep 9 2022TOURISM Australia’s (TA) tripartite agreement with the Australian Cruise Association (ACA) and CLIA will focus on making the country the premier destination for high-yield cruise, the DMO’s Managing Director Phillipa Harrison revealed.
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Let Emirates entertain you
Friday | Sep 9 2022EMIRATES has announced a US$350 million investment in a next-generation in-flight entertainment system on board its new A350 fleet.
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Air NZ enjoys sales revival
Friday | Sep 9 2022AIR New Zealand has experienced high booking volumes throughout Jul and Aug, a surging period of sales that the carrier’s CEO Greg Foran described as being “much stronger than anybody had anticipated”.