Headlines
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Spike in Xmas bookings
Friday | Jul 18 2025A SURGE in international flight bookings in Jul for travel over the Christmas holiday period represents a 30% increase on the same period in Jun last year.
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Americans dropping off
Friday | Jul 18 2025AMERICAN tourists to Australia have been dropping off throughout the year, new figures from the ABS has showed.
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A third of bosses on board
Friday | Jul 18 2025ONE in three employers are now approving staff to take holidays while working remotely.
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Spencer sells corporate
Thursday | Jul 17 2025SPENCER Travel has made the decision to sell its corporate division after more than a quarter of a century (TD breaking news).
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HLO counters US trend
Thursday | Jul 17 2025HELLOWORLD’S wholesale brands Viva Holidays and ReadyRooms have bucked a global downturn in US travel sentiment, recording a 77% increase in bookings to the country in the first half of Jul.
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Ama’s biggest incentive yet
Thursday | Jul 17 2025AMAWATERWAYS has launched ‘River of Rewards’, a full-ship mega-famil incentive for Australian travel advisors.
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Policy unfeasible: Burnes
Thursday | Jul 17 2025HELLOWORLD COO and Executive Director Cinzia Burnes is the latest senior travel exec to lambast the notion of abolishing credit card surcharge fees.
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AMEX ceases packages
Thursday | Jul 17 2025AMERICAN Express Travel will stop selling combined flight and hotel packages from 31 Jul as part of what it said is an overhaul of its online booking experience.
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In-person events better for you
Thursday | Jul 17 2025REGULARLY attending in-person events can significantly boost wellbeing, a new study from the University of South Australia (UniSA) has found.
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RBA surcharge call “unfair”
Wednesday | Jul 16 2025A RECOMMENDATION by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to abolish the ability for businesses to issue surcharges on eftpos and credit cards has been labelled “inherently unfair” by House of Travel Chief Operating Officer Grant Campbell.