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ACCC ticks CTM, HLO deal
Thursday | Mar 3 2022THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC)informal merger review of the acquisition of Helloworld Travel Limited’s corporate operations by Corporate Travel Management (TD 11 Jan) has concluded that the deal is “unlikely to result in a substantial lessening of competition” (TD breaking news).
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Conflict clearing the air
Thursday | Mar 3 2022FOLLOWING the Russian invasion of Ukraine, hordes of airlines are cancelling or rescheduling services which overfly the two countries.
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Headbox makes its VIC debut
Thursday | Mar 3 2022UK-HEADQUARTERED event technology company HeadBox has made its debut in the Victorian market following successful launches in the Sydney, Brisbane and Perth markets.
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Unpaid grants worth $74m
Wednesday | Mar 2 2022ALMOST a third of the total funding available under rounds one and two of the COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program (CTSP) remains unspent, with Austrade classifying the leftover money simply as “funding that wasn’t needed”.
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WA says “welcome back”
Wednesday | Mar 2 2022THE long wait for travellers to visit Western Australia is set to be rewarded with more than half a million dollars’ worth of tourism vouchers from the WA Govt.
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Grabbing six of the best
Wednesday | Mar 2 2022VIRTUOSO has this week welcomed six new agency members to its growing network in Australia.
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EY shows recovery signs
Wednesday | Mar 2 2022ETIHAD Airways has recorded a strong recovery in passenger operations and financial performance for the 12 months to 31 Dec, and a reduced loss of US$476 million.
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Ministers told of travel crisis
Tuesday | Mar 1 2022FEDERAL Finance Minister Simon Birmingham and Tourism Minister Dan Tehan have been confronted directly with the stark reality of the travel industry’s ongoing plight, in a roundtable discussion engaging directly with a group of travel agents and tour operators in Adelaide yesterday.
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Learn more about Finnair
Tuesday | Mar 1 2022FINNAIR has debuted new travel agent education modules on Travel Daily’s Training Academy as the Nordic carrier prepares to increase frequencies across its network.
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Bamboo shoots to SYD
Tuesday | Mar 1 2022BAMBOO Airways will begin operating twice-weekly services between Sydney and Ho Chi Minh City from 30 Mar, with the CEO of the Vietnamese carrier crediting the NSW Government’s Aviation Attraction Fund for making the route a viable proposition.