Headlines
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Virgin Hawaiian deal
Monday | Apr 1 2019VIRGIN Australia is expanding its codeshare agreement with Hawaiian Airlines – one of its first partners – providing travellers with greater access to Hawaii.
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Autumn T&CW out today
Monday | Apr 1 2019THE latest edition of our quarterly consumer-facing Travel & Cruise Weekly magazine is out today, full of inspirational stories and exciting new travel products.
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Agents still key – Phocuswright
Monday | Apr 1 2019A new analysis of the Australasian market by US travel and tourism research provider Phocuswright has highlighted the importance of offline travel agencies in Australia and NZ, which “remain a critical channel for complex leisure itineraries and packages, in addition to business travellers”.
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Int’l tourism spending up
Monday | Apr 1 2019CHINESE tourists were Australia’s biggest spending visitors in 2018, accounting for more than 25% of the $43.9 billion spent by international tourists during the year.
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Viking Sky low oil alarm
Friday | Mar 29 2019VIKING Cruises will revise its procedures to ensure there is no repeat of last weekend’s incident where Viking Sky lost power in heavy weather off the Norwegian Coast, after an official investigation found the cause was a low oil alarm.
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ATEC urges Budget support
Friday | Mar 29 2019THE Australian Tourism Export Council says the Federal Government should consider further investment in the tourism sector, with a pre-Budget submission outlining “the additional expenditure needed to super-charge the success of the $43 billion industry”.
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Wow Air ceases operations
Friday | Mar 29 2019ICELAND-BASED low-cost carrier Wow Airlines has declared bankruptcy and suspended operations, leaving thousands of passengers stranded across Europe and the USA.
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ACCC calls out STA Travel
Thursday | Mar 28 2019STA Travel is the subject of Federal Court proceedings instigated by the Australian Competition Consumer Commission (ACCC) which have accused the youth travel company of “misleading claims” in regard to its MultiFLEX Pass.
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Air NZ shuffles the deck
Thursday | Mar 28 2019AIR New Zealand is continuing to focus strongly on customer experience, with the outcome of a wide-ranging business review announced today (TD breaking news) including new routes, cabin upgrades and the rollout of free wi-fi on international services effective immediately.
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Celestyal set for Aussie growth
Thursday | Mar 28 2019THE establishment of an Australian office last year by Greek cruise line Celestyal Cruises (TD 17 Sep 2018) is already bearing fruit, with the company yesterday announcing new itineraries expected to appeal strongly to local clientele.