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ATAC steadies the ship
Tuesday | Oct 6 2020THE Australian Travel Agents Co-operative (ATAC) conducted its virtual Annual General Meeting late last week, with Chairman Ken Morgan telling Travel Daily he was “very heartened” by the amount of positivity in the room from members.
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Spending improves 3 pts
Tuesday | Oct 6 2020CONSUMER spending on travel for the week of 21 Sep reflected improving sentiment across the board as state border restrictions begin to be relaxed.
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Viagogo fined $7 million
Tuesday | Oct 6 2020THE Federal Court has ordered event ticket reseller Viagogo to pay $7 million in penalties for making false or misleading representations and breaching the Australian Consumer Law.
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HLO back in business
Friday | Oct 2 2020HELLOWORLD has promised to provide a Q1 trading update in the coming weeks, following news this morning the company has had its suspension of shares trading lifted by the ASX (TD breaking news).
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Crystal CEO steps aside
Friday | Oct 2 2020CRYSTAL Cruises today announced the departure of CEO Tom Wolber, three years after he took over the role from Edie Rodriguez (TD 18 Sep 2017).
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All dressed up with nowhere to go!
Friday | Oct 2 2020WITH Australia’s international borders closed and Melbourne continuing to endure lockdown, never a truer word was spoken. But despite the gruelling conditions, the travel industry was in its characteristic upbeat form, taking the opportunity to dress up in celebration of the 2020 Travel Daily Awards this week.
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TD Awards industry support
Thursday | Oct 1 2020THE inaugural Travel Daily Awards yesterday saw the industry take the opportunity to brighten the COVID-19 darkness, with agents and suppliers from across the country putting on their glad rags for a rare moment of 2020 celebration.
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Flight Centre cuts 90 stores
Thursday | Oct 1 2020FLIGHT Centre has announced an estimated 90 stores will close and 1,350 jobs slashed in response to continued domestic and international border closures.
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Tokyo Tourism training
Thursday | Oct 1 2020TOKYO Tourism has today significantly bolstered its travel agent engagement activity, with the launch of a new certified online training program and a raft of incentives to be won.
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Allianz, Expedia in court
Thursday | Oct 1 2020THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has kicked off legal action in the Federal Court against Allianz Australia Insurance Limited, over the alleged misleading sale of travel insurance by Expedia.