Headlines
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AFTA rallies its members
Tuesday | Aug 17 2021THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) is calling on the support of its members to push forward the next stage of its lobbying efforts for wider travel agent financial support from the Federal Government.
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$130 million for airlines
Tuesday | Aug 17 2021THE Federal Government has opened applications for a new round of support for airlines, under the Retaining Domestic Airline Capability Program.
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CVFR enhances platform
Monday | Aug 16 2021THE updated TravelTech ticketing system from CVFR Consolidation Services (TD breaking news) promises a range of enhancements, including the ability to issue both NDC and traditional tickets in the same workflow that agents are already comfortable with.
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More vaccination pushes
Monday | Aug 16 2021TOURISM Australia and Flight Centre Travel Group have both joined the campaign to encourage Australians to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a gateway to the resumption of travel.
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Frailties in domestic: TRA
Monday | Aug 16 2021A NEW report tabled by Tourism Research Australia (TRA) has laid bare the challenges of making a full tourism recovery without international tourists, revealing the disparate spending patterns with domestic travellers.
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Consolidated adds NDC
Friday | Aug 13 2021CONSOLIDATED Travel will expand its offering to include NDC capability later this month, with the highly anticipated launch of its enhanced Quiktravel platform.
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HLO mints payment pact
Friday | Aug 13 2021HELLOWORLD Travel Limited has announced an exclusive three-year partnership with Mint Payments, covering a full range of transactions including EFTPOS terminals, online credit card payments and EFT payments.
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WIN adds Bay, FBI Travel
Friday | Aug 13 2021AUSTRALIAN agencies Bay Travel and FBI Travel have joined the UK-based WIN Global Travel Network, joining Travellers Choice as the Australian representatives of the worldwide TMC group.
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Jennifer in the wilderness
Thursday | Aug 12 2021FORMER Carnival Australia Vice President Jennifer Vandekreeke has formally taken on a new role as the Head of Commercial and Guest Experience at NRMA Expeditions, the conglomerate’s recently launched tourism investment division (TD 24 Mar).
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Flying through turbulence
Thursday | Aug 12 2021ALLIANCE Airlines has managed to buck the trend of carriers leaking profits during the last 12 months, delivering a 25% improvement in net profit after tax of $33.7 million.