Headlines
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Govt vax reward guidance
Wednesday | Jul 14 2021AUSTRALIA’S medicines regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has released formal clarification on offering rewards to incentivise people to have a COVID-19 vaccination.
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Flight Centre pay reform
Wednesday | Jul 14 2021FLIGHT Centre is preparing to introduce a new wage model to its leisure business from 01 Aug which it hopes will win back former staff who departed the business during the pandemic.
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Aeronology hails QF pact
Wednesday | Jul 14 2021THE new Qantas NDC direct link being offered by Aeronology (TD breaking news) will be presented to the industry in an upcoming national roadshow later this year, according to Aeronology CEO Russell Carstensen.
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Grant payments trickle out
Tuesday | Jul 13 2021JUST $25 million has been paid to travel agents under the $130 million second round of the Government’s COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support program – an increase of only $5m on the previous update almost two months ago (TD 24 May).
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TTC exec joins AFTA board
Tuesday | Jul 13 2021KATRINA Barry, MD of The Travel Corporation’s Contiki and Trafalgar brands, was this morning named as a new Director of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (TD breaking news).
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Tourism Fiji appoints CEO
Tuesday | Jul 13 2021A NEW CEO has been chosen by Tourism Fiji to replace the departed Matt Stoeckel (TD breaking news yesterday), with former Executive Director of Marketing of the South Australian Tourism Commission Brent Hill (pictured) taking over the role.
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Fees vital for agent survival
Monday | Jul 12 2021NEW figures from industry data analyst Resurg indicate that travel agents are spending more time on fewer, lower value bookings in the current environment, creating a further structural threat to business viability.
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CT Partners names CEO
Monday | Jul 12 2021MATT Masson has been appointed as CEO of travel buying group CT Partners, succeeding the late Ian Edwards who had been in the role for more than 12 years prior to his untimely death in late 2020 (TD 05 Jan).
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Easter eggs on domestic
Monday | Jul 12 2021THE improvement in domestic travel noted in recent months continued in Apr, with the Easter holiday period spurring on a spike in overnight spend, according to new figures from Tourism Research Australia.
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Austrade surveys agents
Friday | Jul 9 2021THE Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) is gathering additional information on the travel industry, circulating an online survey to stakeholders, saying it is “seeking to better understand the current status of the consumer travel support sector”.