Headlines
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Saipan the “new Bali”?
Friday | Jul 30 2021SAIPAN, a US island protectorate in the western Pacific, looks set to target tourists from Australia, with the launch of a new leisure airline which could bring Aussies from Brisbane in about six hours flying time.
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New FCM corporate CTO
Friday | Jul 30 2021FLIGHT Centre Travel Group has announced the appointment of Peter Gianusso as its new Global Chief Technology Officer for its corporate division, including FCM Travel and Corporate Traveller.
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Aeronology links to SQ
Thursday | Jul 29 2021SINGAPORE Airlines is the latest carrier to become an NDC Direct Connect partner with Australian travel technology firm Aeronology, with the move giving travel agents access to SQ’s comprehensive NDC inventory.
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Air workers must jab: QF
Thursday | Jul 29 2021QANTAS has called for all aviation workers in Australia to be vaccinated through a nationally coordinated approach, warning that without one the aviation sector will end up with an unwanted “patchwork” of regulations and border rules.
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UK approves US and EU
Thursday | Jul 29 2021FULLY vaccinated travellers from the United States and many countries in Europe will be allowed to enter the United Kingdom without the need for quarantine from next week.
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MEETINGS 2021 secures NZ$74m
Thursday | Jul 29 2021ATTENDEES at last month’s MEETINGS 2021 conference in Auckland provisionally secured bookings worth about NZ$74 million over the two day event, with Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) hailing the sector’s first post-COVID gathering as an “outstanding success”.
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Adventuring to the US
Wednesday | Jul 28 2021THE Travel Corporation’s (TTC)Adventure World Travel division has revealed plans to expand its operations to the United States.
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Travelodge purchased
Wednesday | Jul 28 2021THE Travelodge portfolio in Australia has been acquired by a new hospitality sector joint venture for $620 million.
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DFAT warns of travel scam
Wednesday | Jul 28 2021AUSTRALIANS stranded overseas due to Government border policies are now being approached by scammers purporting to offer space on official repatriation flights.
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Agents hold key to luxe
Tuesday | Jul 27 2021TRAVEL agents will become increasingly important to wealthy travellers as they seek to navigate the bureaucracy and complexities of travelling in a post-COVID world, according to a new survey compiled by Altiant on behalf of luxury travel trade show ILTM Asia Pacific.