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Aussies flock to Kiwi rail
Monday | Aug 29 2022BOOKINGS for Great Journeys New Zealand (GJNZ) rail journeys have been very strong in Australia since the reopening of the trans-Tasman border, the brand’s newly-appointed B2B representative in Australia, Evolution Travel Collective (ETC), has revealed.
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We need a (cruise) hero!
Monday | Aug 29 2022FOLLOWING the traumatising amount of churn the travel advisor profession has been through over the past two-and-a-half years, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Senior Vice President & Managing Director Regent Seven Seas Cruises & Oceania Cruises, Steve Odell, said one of the focuses of the immediate future will be rebuilding the product expertise lost to the sector.
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NTIA finalists announced
Thursday | Aug 25 2022THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents this morning revealed the highly anticipated list of finalists for the 2022 National Travel Industry Awards (TD breaking news), with voting to open at 5pm AEST today.
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Qantas confident in future
Thursday | Aug 25 2022QANTAS today delivered an upbeat assessment of its prospects, saying that after the pandemic “people are not just flying again – they’ve brought a level of enthusiasm for travel that was beyond our best projections”.
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Bright outlook for FCTG
Thursday | Aug 25 2022FLIGHT Centre Travel Group CEO Graham Turner said today the company was pleased to start the new financial year with a “considerably brighter outlook,” after reporting a $377.8 million pre-tax loss for the 12 months to 30 Jun (TD breaking news).
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Vic draws 4.5m people to events
Thursday | Aug 25 2022MORE than 4.5 million people have attended Victoria’s events this year across sport, theatre, food and fashion categories, boosting the state’s tourism and aiding in its economic recovery.
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ATAS to undergo tweaks
Wednesday | Aug 24 2022THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has revealed it will adopt a number of changes to the AFTA Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS) following a five-month independent review.
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SiteMinder’s joyful buy
Wednesday | Aug 24 2022AUSTRALIAN-BASED open hotel platform SiteMinder has announced it will acquire guest engagement suite GuestJoy for an undisclosed sum, a cloud-based app that allows hoteliers to automate guest communications.
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Ager promoted to MD
Tuesday | Aug 23 2022THE Travel Corporation’s Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has promoted Alice Ager to the role of Managing Director in Australia & New Zealand.
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Agents hold key: Teiotu
Tuesday | Aug 23 2022MSC Cruises Australasia’s newly-established Commercial Director will seek to further strengthen relationships with travel agents as the line looks to grow the number of Australian and New Zealand guests aboard its global fleet.