Headlines
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Are we doing enough to secure the future?
Tuesday | Aug 9 2022KARSTEN Horne is CEO of Reho Travel, one of the inaugural members of the Link Travel Group and a member of the Link Advisory Panel.
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Alliance flags all-jet fleet
Monday | Aug 8 2022ALLIANCE Airlines this morning announced plans to dispose of its Fokker turboprop aircraft after a review found an overwhelming preference from customers for jet aircraft on their charter services.
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Hanging agents out to dry
Monday | Aug 8 2022A PLAN by the United States to mandate travel agencies provide cash refunds out of their own pockets if an airline cancels or delays a flight has been labelled a “worrying development” by Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) CEO Dean Long.
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Saudi tourism heats up
Monday | Aug 8 2022SAUDI Arabia has issued more than 3,500 tourism investment licenses since publishing its Vision 2030 blueprint last year, with the Middle Eastern nation on track to have visitors account for 10% of its national GDP by 2030.
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Europcar looks for top gear
Friday | Aug 5 2022EUROPCAR has picked up roughly 25% market share in Australia over the last six months alone, the company’s Managing Director for Australia and NZ Benoit Garel has revealed.
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Top End operator charged
Friday | Aug 5 2022TOURISM Central Australia Chairman, Patrick Bedford, was arrested in Alice Springs on Wed and has been charged with two counts of “negligently causing serious harm” in relation to a tragic tour bus crash earlier this year (TD 08 Jun).
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BTtb Travel Conference
Friday | Aug 5 2022THE 22nd BTtb Annual Travel Conference, Australasia’s largest business travel conference hosted by Procurement and Supply Australasia (PASA), is gearing up to take place for the first time since the pandemic.
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Brilliance in for Enchanted
Friday | Aug 5 2022TO FALL in line with new ship speed regulations laid down by the International Maritime Organization from 2023, Royal Caribbean has confirmed a ship swap for the Australia market affecting its 2023/24 season.
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Jetstar fares now on GDS
Thursday | Aug 4 2022THE Qantas Group today announced that travel agents from across Australia will be able to sell Jetstar Airways, Jetstar Asia and Jetstar Japan fares via GDS platforms, with ticketing via Qantas (081) plates.
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Travel jobs in AFTA sights
Thursday | Aug 4 2022AFTA has hosted its first ever National Taskforce for Workforce and Careers, as part of the industry’s ongoing push to address workforce shortages.