Headlines
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Trip.com open to talks
Monday | Apr 15 2019ONLINE Travel Agent (OTA) Trip.com officially launched in the Australian market last week after a soft launch in mid-2018, with ambitions to grow its local market share.
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Senior travel research
Monday | Apr 15 2019BABY boomers hold 53% of the nation’s wealth, despite making up just 25% of the Australian population and are “more willing to travel than ever”, according to a new The Future of Seniors Travel 2019 Report.
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Crystalbrook eyes NZ
Monday | Apr 15 2019AN expansion to New Zealand is “high on the agenda” for Crystalbrook Collection, on the back of rapid growth in Australia since the brand launched in 2017.
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‘MTA – 2019 and Beyond’ series
Monday | Apr 15 2019MTA — Mobile Travel Agents’ recent ‘MTA – 2019 and Beyond’ forums were a great opportunity for MTA Advisors to get together and be updated on the latest company developments, training opportunities and innovations now being rolled out.
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Vietnam visitation slides
Friday | Apr 12 2019THE number of Australians travelling to Vietnam declined 8.5% year-on-year in Feb to 26,700, according to figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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Perth’s transformation
Friday | Apr 12 2019WESTERN Australia has “never been more ready” for travellers, with Perth undergoing a massive transformation over the past five years, Tourism WA Managing Director Brodie Carr told TD.
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Uniworld’s ‘next level’ ship
Thursday | Apr 11 2019UNIWORLD Boutique River Cruise Collection has kicked off the inaugural voyage of its new SS Bon Voyage today, with the line’s President and CEO, Ellen Bettridge, telling TD the Bordeaux-based ship continues the ongoing elevation of the Uniworld brand.
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Qantas Int’l chief resigns
Thursday | Apr 11 2019QANTAS Airways has announced that its CEO of International Alison Webster has resigned from her position, 18 months into the role.
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Price fixing charges laid
Thursday | Apr 11 2019FIVE people are expected to face court today in Melbourne after the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) alleged they were fixing the Australian dollar/Vietnamese Dong exchange rates that customers were being charged.
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Crown Wynn falls through
Wednesday | Apr 10 2019WYNN Resorts has walked away from a potential acquisition of Crown Resorts after word of the buyout was leaked to the media.