Headlines
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Hurtigruten Galapagos deal
Wednesday | Mar 30 2022HURTIGRUTEN Cruises has signalled its global growth ambitions in the adventure travel market overnight, with confirmation it will take a 24.9% stake in South American tour operator Metropolitan Touring.
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AFTA seeks ATAS reviewer
Wednesday | Mar 30 2022AFTA has kicked off a triennial review of the AFTA Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS), advertising a short term contract for an Independent Reviewer to examine the ATAS Charter and Code of Conduct.
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Voyages’ trade rebound
Wednesday | Mar 30 2022VOYAGES Indigenous Tourism Australia Chief Executive Officer Matt Cameron-Smith believes the company’s facilities, particularly Ayers Rock Resort, will resonate strongly with locals as the country’s tourism industry revamps – and the company will be looking to bring the trade along with it.
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EOIs sought for booking platform
Wednesday | Mar 30 2022THE liquidators of Cairns-based Tourstogo.com Pty Ltd have launched a campaign to sell the business, which ceased trading in Nov last year.
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New GlobalStar connection
Tuesday | Mar 29 2022GARY Reichenberg’s Connections Group of Companies has today been announced as the new Australian partner of international TMC network GlobalStar, with Reichenberg to also sit on the organisation’s London-based Board and take a stake in the organisation.
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Intrepid heading for $1b
Tuesday | Mar 29 2022INTREPID Travel has reiterated its aim of becoming “the world’s first $1 billion purpose-led adventure company,” today releasing its 2021 annual report.
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Lew Pulbrook’s final trip
Tuesday | Mar 29 2022THE travel industry gathered on the NSW Central Coast yesterday to farewell industry veteran, the late Lew Pulbrook, whose extensive career most recently saw him operate South American specialist Amigos Travel.
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We want a “new normal”
Tuesday | Mar 29 2022NEW Zealand’s Tourism Minister Stuart Nash has conceded that the country’s visitor sector is unlikely to return to pre-COVID levels any time soon.
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Round 3 opens tomorrow
Monday | Mar 28 2022THE remainder of the $258 million allocated under the Government’s COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program (CTSP) will become available to the industry tomorrow, with the opening of Round 3 applications worth $75.5 million in targeted support.
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FCTG shuffles leisure deck
Monday | Mar 28 2022FLIGHT Centre has announced a restructure that will see the company have a dedicated CEO head up each of its three key divisions (TD breaking news).