Headlines
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Hurtigruten 2030 target
Friday | Apr 1 2022HURTIGRUTEN Group has overnight announced “Sea Zero,” a plan to create the world’s first zero emission ship which could be sailing the famed Norwegian Coastal Route by 2030.
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British Airways cuts comm
Friday | Apr 1 2022BRITISH Airways, which has just restarted flights to Australia after a two year hiatus (TD 29 Mar), has at the same time dropped the hammer on the local distribution sector by announcing it will reduce base commission payable to Australian travel agents.
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2021 a slight improvement
Friday | Apr 1 2022DESPITE the COVID-19 pandemic continuing on from 2020 into 2021, last year saw domestic overnight spend, nights on trip, and overnight trips all recover slightly, according to the latest report from Tourism Research Australia.
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Staffing crisis is urgent
Friday | Apr 1 2022GARY Reichenberg is the founder of Connections Group of Companies.
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CTM HLO deal finalised
Friday | Apr 1 2022CORPORATE Travel Management (CTM) has today completed its acquisition of Helloworld’s (HLO) corporate businesses, just over three months after it was initially announced (TD 15 Dec 2021).
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Thai Airways comm backflip
Thursday | Mar 31 2022ANOTHER year, another reversal in Thai Airways’ relationship with the travel trade.
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Qantas 2030 25% target
Thursday | Mar 31 2022QANTAS Group this morning announced an interim target to reduce its carbon emissions by 25% over the next seven years, as part of a new group-wide Climate Action Plan (TD breaking news).
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NSW gets touchy-feely
Thursday | Mar 31 2022DESTINATION NSW has launched the latest phase of its ‘Feel New’ tourism marketing offensive, with a range of “emotionally charged” branding videos introduced to the market.
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Voyages seeing biz demand
Thursday | Mar 31 2022VOYAGES Indigenous Tourism Australia’s Ayers Rock Resort is seeing a lift in quotes for business events in recent times, Chief Executive Officer Matt Cameron-Smith told Business Events News.
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Few surprises in Budget
Wednesday | Mar 30 2022THE latest $75.5 million tranche of the COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program (CTSP) will be the “third and final” allocation under the scheme, says Tourism Minister Dan Tehan, with last night’s Budget Papers saying the funds for travel agents and tour arrangement service providers “will ensure these businesses can respond to the rising demand for international travel”.