Headlines
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Fly Corporate rebrands
Wednesday | Aug 12 2020REGIONAL Airline Fly Corporate has begun rebranding as Link Airways, with the aim to be “an airline of choice for regional communities”.
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Rail Europe restructures
Tuesday | Aug 11 2020THE longstanding Rail Plus brand and website is set to disappear under a major restructure of Rail Europe’s operations in Australia and New Zealand – including the closure of the Great Train Journeys division and the departure of most of the local team on 31 Aug.
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SYD to raise $2 billion
Tuesday | Aug 11 2020SYDNEY Airport has launched a $2 billion capital raising program, as it reported a $53.6 million loss for the six months to 30 Jun.
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Spending still languishes
Tuesday | Aug 11 2020THE combined impacts of the Victorian lockdown and other ongoing border restrictions continue to reverberate across the travel sector, with low consumer confidence clearly reflected in the latest exclusive figures from News Corp Australia.
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AFTA pushes for PMC funds
Monday | Aug 10 2020THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) is formalising a Federal Budget submission urging that half of the money collected through the Passenger Movement Charge (PMC) should be diverted into a fund to help travel agents.
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Austria alps out agents
Monday | Aug 10 2020THE Austrian National Tourist Office (ANTO) is the latest organisation to launch a dedicated online training program for Australian and New Zealand travel agents.
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Pandaw appoints new rep
Monday | Aug 10 2020ASIAN river cruise line Pandaw has appointed Complete Travel Marketing (CTM) as its sales and marketing representative in Australia and New Zealand.
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A poem from the heart of a travel agent
Monday | Aug 10 2020THERE’S no doubting the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked some incredible creativity among Australia’s travel industry.
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Parliamentary petition live
Friday | Aug 7 2020THE Australian travel industry is being urged to sign a formal petition to Federal Parliament which highlights the ongoing COVID-19 difficulties of the sector.
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Flight Centre tech deal
Friday | Aug 7 2020FLIGHT Centre has confirmed the acquisition of San Francisco-based travel technology provider WhereTo.