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FACTS Fest unveils 2025 program
Thursday | Sep 11 2025THE Festival of Aviation Corporate Travel Summits (FACTS) has unveiled its program for the upcoming event on 25-26 Nov at ICC Sydney.
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Fundell flies fractional flag
Wednesday | Sep 10 2025FORMER Globus family of brands Head of Marketing APAC, Chris Fundell, has announced the launch of Strativate Marketing, a new business centred around fractional CMO leadership he hopes will shake up travel marketing for small to medium enterprises (TD breaking news).
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Velocity doesn’t need Lounge
Wednesday | Sep 10 2025VIRGIN Australia’s Velocity rewards program is unlikely to create an equivalent to Qantas’ top tier Chairman’s Lounge above its existing Beyond Lounge anytime soon, however the airline has not ruled the idea out.
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Africa tops ‘Not Hot’ list
Wednesday | Sep 10 2025Tiwai Island in Sierra Leone is at the top of Intrepid’s annual ‘Not Hot List’, released today.
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Aloha Down Under 2025 brings a taste of Hawai’i to Oceania
Wednesday | Sep 10 2025HAWAI’I Tourism Oceania (HTO) has wrapped its annual Aloha Down Under roadshow, connecting the Hawaiian Islands with travel professionals across Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.
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Loyalty key to gen Z, millennial lux market
Wednesday | Sep 10 2025GENERATION Z and millennials are a large focus for luxury brands across all major hotel platforms, and loyalty is vital for connecting with them.
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Forever Gold a huge hit
Tuesday | Sep 9 2025THE membership response to Virgin Australia announcing its new Forever Gold status (TD 17 Oct 2024) has been “overwhelmingly positive”, Velocity Frequent Flyer CEO Nick Rohrlach (pictured) has revealed.
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ATAC on the rise but not all about numbers
Tuesday | Sep 9 2025THE Australian Travel Agents Cooperative (ATAC) has enjoyed another successful annual period building its membership ranks, increasing its agency network by 13% over the last 12 months.
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Confidence paying off
Tuesday | Sep 9 2025A NEW study examining 500,000 travel transactions has found that confident travellers deliver 40% greater spend, convert 25% faster, and generate a significantly higher a return on investment for marketers.
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Smaller airports at risk
Tuesday | Sep 9 2025SMALLER airports could face an unfair burden under the consumer protection scheme proposed in yesterday’s Federal Government consultation paper.