Headlines
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SLK fast-tracks local push
Friday | Sep 25 2020SEALINK Travel Group (SLK) has accelerated the rollout of its new group-wide consumer-facing Brilliant Travels brand (TD 13 Nov 2019) as part of an initiative to boost its domestic market share.
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Should AFTA be renamed AFTBGCC?
Friday | Sep 25 2020THIS opinion piece was sent in by a very concerned Travel Daily reader from an agency, which until this week was a loyal AFTA member – and who wishes to remain anonymous .
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“Slow but steady” recovery
Friday | Sep 25 2020THE latest iteration of Flight Centre Travel Group’s global State of the Market study (TD 22 Sep) has found that 50% of corporate travel clients across the world already have employees travelling or making bookings to travel in the near future.
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Make Travel Matter: TTC
Thursday | Sep 24 2020THE Travel Corporation (TTC) has launched a new proprietary assessment tool called Make Travel Matter (MTM), which aims to measure experiences against ethical criteria informed by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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Journey Beyond team grows
Thursday | Sep 24 2020JOURNEY Beyond has made a number of senior appointments, including a new role for Justine Lally as the company’s GM Marketing and Communications just weeks after her departure from APT Travel Group following a restructure (TD 14 Aug).
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Eco Tourism needs help
Thursday | Sep 24 2020AUSTRALIA’S peak national body for nature-based tourism is calling on all state and territory leaders to lend further financial support to the struggling sector.
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AFTA Board re-elected
Wednesday | Sep 23 2020BIDS to join the Board of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) from Simon Te Hennepe of TRAVLR and Michelle Emerton of the Australian Travel Agents Co-operative (ATAC) (TD 09 Sep) were soundly defeated at the AFTA Annual General Meeting this morning, which saw six incumbent directors of the organisation re-elected.
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Victoria covers agents
Wednesday | Sep 23 2020TRAVEL agencies, tourism operators and accommodation suppliers have all been included in the Victorian Government’s third round of business support funding announced this week.
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WWT’s Middle East push
Wednesday | Sep 23 2020WENDY Wu Tours (WWT) has expanded its product offering to include the Middle East for the first time in 2021/22.
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AFTA records $450k loss
Tuesday | Sep 22 2020THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has released its annual report for the 12 months to 31 Mar 2020, with the bottom line impacted by changes in the value of its financial assets.