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‘extraordinaires’ honoured
Thursday | Jul 21 2022INTERNATIONAL Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney has recently recognised excellence among its team members at the Extraordinaires Awards, its annual internal program that honours outstanding performance across seven peer-nominated categories.
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QF flight efficiency push
Wednesday | Jul 20 2022QANTAS is set to implement a new digital flight operations tool which promises to “identify and quantify airspace inefficiencies to reduce overall flight time, fuel burn and carbon emissions”.
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Cert IV in travel proposed
Wednesday | Jul 20 2022SKILLS IQ has launched a public consultation on the training requirements for the Tourism, Travel & Hospitality sector, including a proposed new Certificate IV in Travel qualification “to meet skill needs for supervisory staff in the travel sector”.
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Tourism needs urgent plan
Wednesday | Jul 20 2022AUSTRALIA’S tourism industry urgently needs a “clear, intense and demonstrable” plan for environmental recovery from governments, Ecotourism Australia’s Chief Executive Officer Elissa Keenen has warned.
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ATAS to be rebranded
Tuesday | Jul 19 2022THE AFTA Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS) is set to be rebranded as the “Australian Travel Accreditation Scheme”, Travel Daily can exclusively reveal.
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HLO unfair dismissal case
Tuesday | Jul 19 2022HELLOWORLD Travel Limited must pay out over NZ$100,000 after losing a case brought before New Zealand’s Employment Relations Authority, relating to three staff made redundant in the early stages of the pandemic.
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New York State of mind
Tuesday | Jul 19 2022TOURISM authorities in New York State are expecting big things as more Aussies head to the Big Apple, particularly with the upcoming launch of Air NZ’s new non-stop services to JFK from Auckland.
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Hydrogen to lift aviation
Tuesday | Jul 19 2022ROLLS-ROYCE and Hyundai Motor Group have signed a new agreement to pursue advancements in the electric propulsion and hydrogen fuel cell technology space for future use by the aviation industry.
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Travel in Europe boils over
Tuesday | Jul 19 2022THE heatwave sweeping Europe is sparking deadly wildfires across a number of countries, including Portugal, Spain and France, and wreaking havoc for travellers on the continent trying to escape the searing temperatures, which have climbed as high as 46C.
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Non-branded NTIA award
Monday | Jul 18 2022THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) is set to expand the categories for the 2022 National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA), adding a new “Most Outstanding Non-Branded Agency Group” to the highly anticipated event.