Headlines
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Wait longer with Qantas
Friday | Oct 1 2021A RECENT study conducted by CHOICE has found phone wait times for Qantas were much longer than rival Virgin Australia.
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SMEs ditching DIY, says CT
Friday | Oct 1 2021CORPORATE Traveller (CT) says it’s seen a strong trend from its SME customers to ditch their existing do-it-yourself model in favour of adopting a TMC.
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Vale Stanley Tollman
Thursday | Sep 30 2021STANLEY Tollman, the iconic founder of The Travel Corporation (TTC), has died overnight aged 91 (TD breaking news), with the travel industry reflecting on his pioneering role on the world stage.
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Experience branches out
Thursday | Sep 30 2021ADVENTURE tourism company Experience Co has plunged into the acquisition pool again, this time announcing the purchase of treetop zipline company Trees Adventure for $46.9 million (TD breaking news today).
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ICC Sydney poised for recovery
Thursday | Sep 30 2021SYDNEY’S International Convention Centre is “poised to drive the economic recovery of the CBD,” according to its 2020/21 annual performance review released this week.
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DFAT releases VDS app
Wednesday | Sep 29 2021A newly launched smartphone app from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provides a simple way for anyone to verify Visible Digital Seal for Non-Constrained Environments (VDS-NC) digital health certificates, initially for COVID-19 vaccinations in Australia but with future applications for other countries.
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ACCC airport price warning
Wednesday | Sep 29 2021THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued its latest Airline Competition in Australia report, citing concerns from some carriers that “airports may seek to significantly increase charges to airlines in order to recover lost profits from the pandemic”.
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Tourism losses over $100b
Wednesday | Sep 29 2021AUSTRALIAN tourism losses have totalled more than $100 billion since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to 30 Jun, new figures from Tourism Research Australia (TRA) show.
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NIB travel insurance pause
Tuesday | Sep 28 2021INSURANCE giant nib has revealed that travel insurance sales in Australia and New Zealand will be paused from 05 Oct as current underwriting arrangements with the AXA-owned XL Insurance Company SE, Australia branch comes to an end.
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Qatar weathering storm
Tuesday | Sep 28 2021DESPITE the challenges over the last 12 months, Qatar Airways has reported an improved operating loss of US$288.3 million, marking a boost of 7%.