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Azamara Onward named in Monaco
Tuesday | May 3 2022AN ENORMOUS Champagne bottle was smashed satisfyingly into the bow of Azamara Cruises’ new Azamara Onward overnight, in a glittering dockside ceremony in Monaco. Attendees were treated to musical performances and speeches celebrating the moment, which saw godmother Beth Santos, the entrepreneurial founder of travel community and lifestyle brand Wanderful ultimately release the bubbly for a highly successful christening.
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The sun finally rises for QF
Monday | May 2 2022QANTAS’ long-awaited Project Sunrise is finally taking shape, following news this morning that the carrier will purchase 12 Airbus A350s capable of flying non-stop from Australia to popular northern hemisphere cities like London and NYC (TD breaking news).
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Rebound in sight for HLO
Monday | May 2 2022THE number of Helloworld’s store-based businesses declined by 49 agencies between Dec 2021 and Mar 2022, according to the company’s Mar quarter trading update released this morning.
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Trade key for Azamara
Monday | May 2 2022AZAMARA Cruises CEO Carol Cabezas has reiterated the line’s strong focus on its distribution partners, telling TD that “even in the darkest days of the pandemic, when I had to make some really, really tough choices, I never sacrificed in the sales and trade support arena, because the travel partners needed support”.
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Livn finds more Things to do
Friday | Apr 29 2022OPEN Connectivity Hub Livn has launched a dedicated website and expanded its team to meet demand from tour operators looking to register with Google’s Things to do program.
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Airport pax spike in Feb
Friday | Apr 29 2022AUSTRALIAN airports saw close to 5.2 million passenger movements across its airports for the month of Feb 2022, an increase of 2 million air travellers on the same period last year.
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Metaverse, friend or foe?
Friday | Apr 29 2022WITH countless businesses flocking to see how they can leverage Mark Zuckerberg’s new synthetic world, the Metaverse, a new report released this week believes it could be an asset for the travel sector.
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GBTA sustainability study
Friday | Apr 29 2022THE Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has released a new research study looking at barriers to achieving more sustainable business travel.
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No longer out of Africa
Friday | Apr 29 2022ADVENTURE World is back in Africa, with General Manager Caryn Young (pictured) reconnecting with suppliers face-to-face, and sourcing new sustainable product.
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Flight Centre plots growth
Thursday | Apr 28 2022THE iconic Flight Centre brand is looking to immediately recruit 500 leisure travel advisors globally to meet current and future demand, with consultant productivity currently well above historic levels according to an investor presentation delivered yesterday by the division’s global MD, Andrew Stark.