Headlines
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Virtuoso already up on 2019
Monday | Aug 15 2022THE Virtuoso consortium today released its latest trading figures, confirming the business is now recording sales significantly ahead of pre-pandemic levels.
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Mr Long goes to Canberra
Monday | Aug 15 2022THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) was reinforcing the value of the sector in Canberra last week, ahead of the federal government’s Jobs & Skills Summit next month.
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Alloggio buys Aabode.com
Monday | Aug 15 2022ASX-LISTED short-term accommodation provider Alloggio Group Limited has acquired Sydney-based marketing and distribution platform Aabode.com.
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Domestic spend spikes
Monday | Aug 15 2022WHILE visitor numbers have not returned to pre-pandemic levels, May showed improved domestic travel spend after two COVID-impacted years, new figures from Tourism Research Australia’s National Visitor Survey show.
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New era for Canada GSA
Friday | Aug 12 2022DESTINATION Canada’s appointment of Julie King & Associates (JKA) as its General Sales Agent (GSA) for Australia (TD breaking news) is hoped to further boost Aussie engagement with the destination, continuing the performance of the retiring Donna Campbell, head of DC & Associates which has represented Canada here for more than 12 years (TD 02 Aug).
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Domestic well short of ’19
Friday | Aug 12 2022DOMESTIC tourism is still 30% short of where it was before the pandemic struck, a new report released by Tourism and Events Queensland this week showed.
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Insure against headaches
Friday | Aug 12 2022ONE of the best ways for travellers to insulate themselves against last-minute changes to travel plans currently plaguing the sector is to take out comprehensive travel insurance, Intrepid Managing Director Sarah Clark believes.
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Messinis out in BCD shuffle
Friday | Aug 12 2022LONGSTANDING BCD Travel Australia MD Tass Messinis (pictured) has left the business “to pursue new opportunities” in a reshuffle which the company claims will “streamline our business operations and support continued alignment in the areas of technology, reporting and resource allocation”.
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TravelManagers TCF launch
Thursday | Aug 11 2022TRAVELMANAGERS says today’s debut of its in-house TravelManagers Customer Fund (TCF) (TD special alert) is “the final component in our consumer ‘Peace of Mind’ promise”.
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Alliance sales up, profit down
Thursday | Aug 11 2022ALLIANCE Airlines this morning reported its results for the year to 30 Jun, including a 19% uplift in total revenues to $367.5 million.