Headlines
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Taking control of our own destiny
Tuesday | Feb 1 2022DAN Russell is General Manager & Director of Brisbane-based Clean Cruising.
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Scheme snubs agents
Tuesday | Feb 1 2022THE NSW Government has excluded travel agents from its newly unveiled accommodation family voucher schemes.
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Aeronology targets advisors
Monday | Jan 31 2022AUSTRALIAN travel technology firm Aeronology is launching The Travel Advisors, described as “an exciting new retail strategy and brand that is expected to help entice back many talented travel agents who have left the industry due to COVID disruptions.”
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SIA cuts like QF, EK, CX, HA
Monday | Jan 31 2022SINGAPORE Airlines has become the latest airline to slash base commission for Australian travel agents, this morning advising that its reduction to just 1% will become effective from 01 Oct this year (TD breaking news).
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Don’t shop with Viagogo
Monday | Jan 31 2022NSW Minister for Fair Trading Eleni Petinos has urged Aussies to avoid making purchases with the online event ticket reseller Viagogo, after the London-based company generated a flurry of angry consumer complaints in recent months.
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ACCC probes THL, Apollo
Friday | Jan 28 2022THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has today launched an informal merger review of the proposed acquisition of Apollo Tourism & Leisure by NZ-based Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) (TD 10 Dec).
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Victoria ramps up allure
Friday | Jan 28 2022THE Victorian Government has allocated an additional $8 million from its Enabling Tourism Fund, with the extra funds to help develop new marquee tourist attractions in the state.
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GBT highlights 2022 trends
Friday | Jan 28 2022AMERICAN Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has released a new white paper detailing key trends for corporate travel and meetings managers in the post-pandemic world of 2022.
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AFTA poll reflects reality
Thursday | Jan 27 2022AUSTRALIA’S travel agency sector is “still waiting for the economic recovery that was promised at the end of JobKeeper, and is in desperate need of continued Government support,” according to the results of an industry survey conducted by AFTA late last year.
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Intrepid plots US growth
Thursday | Jan 27 2022INTREPID Travel says its acquisition of Arizona-based Wildland Trekking (TD breaking news) will build on its operational capability in the USA, “providing more diverse and robust outdoor adventure-based options” for both domestic and international travellers.