Headlines
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Travellers at risk of hack
Friday | Jul 9 2021ONLY 47% of travellers take the same online security measures that they would take at home when they’re on holiday, according to a new White Paper authored by McAfee Global Threat Intelligence.
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EK incentivises SME travel
Friday | Jul 9 2021EMIRATES is attempting to gain more travel momentum by introducing rewards for small- and medium-sized businesses to join its corporate loyalty program by 27 Jul.
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Choice calls for reforms
Thursday | Jul 8 2021CONSUMER advocacy group Choice has called on State and Federal Governments to enact major reforms in the travel sector in a bid to improve transparency around refunds due to external events, such as the current pandemic (TD breaking news).
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Magellan agents switch to CT
Thursday | Jul 8 2021THE CT Partners travel buying group this morning announced the addition of two high-profile Vic agencies, both formerly long-time members of Helloworld’s Magellan Travel Group.
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Business Events reimagined
Thursday | Jul 8 2021INNOVATION will be key to ensuring the global business events sector weathers the pandemic, according to a new White Paper released last week by the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), Singapore Tourism Board and the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI).
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Vax passport tender issued
Wednesday | Jul 7 2021THE Australian Digital Health Agency has issued a Request for Tender for a new “digital health mobile channel” which will provide live, real-time confirmation of a user’s COVID-19 vaccination and test status.
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CATO urges clear markers
Wednesday | Jul 7 2021THE travel industry urgently needs clearer trigger points from the Federal Government regarding vaccination levels to precipitate a meaningful travel resumption, the Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) has expressed.
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Aeronology NDC Level 4
Tuesday | Jul 6 2021AUSTRALIAN travel technology firm Aeronology has become the first Asia-Pacific company to be formally certified by IATA as a “level 4 NDC aggregator”.
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Ten AFTA board nominees
Tuesday | Jul 6 2021THERE are ten nominees for six positions on the Board of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents, which are up for election as part of the upcoming 44th AFTA Annual General Meeting.
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Lockdown domino effect
Tuesday | Jul 6 2021AUSTRALIA’S latest lockdowns have curtailed hotel bookings, with forecasts for key markets showing significantly lower levels of hotel occupancy over the coming weeks.