Headlines
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TA reviews strategy
Thursday | Jul 1 2021THE departure of long-time Business Events Australia chief Penny Lion (TD yesterday) is part of significant changes to Tourism Australia’s (TA) activities within the sector, which become effective from today.
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GC goes Back to the future
Thursday | Jul 1 2021LAST week’s This is Gold Coast business events gathering showcased some of the region’s top venues, experiences and professional services to 26 delegates from across the country.
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Express Tickets NZ rollout
Wednesday | Jun 30 2021THE new Aeronology-powered Express Tickets platform (TD 05 May) is set to be deployed across the Tasman, with New Zealand’s First Travel Group adopting the system as an upgrade for its existing First Fares platform.
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QF Channel adds QBR offers
Wednesday | Jun 30 2021QANTAS has released another enhancement to the Qantas Distribution Platform, allowing travel agents to access “Bonus Savings” for Qantas Business Rewards (QBR) members.
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ATAS withdrawals surge
Tuesday | Jun 29 2021THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents has updated the list of cancelled participants in the AFTA Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS), with more than 60 agencies pulling out of the program so far this year.
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Pre-lockdown spend lifts
Tuesday | Jun 29 2021THIS week’s News Corp Australia consumer travel spending figures reflect the “calm before the storm,” with the reported week of 13 Jun coinciding with freedom in Melbourne and before the current Sydney lockdown which has now spread across the nation.
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Sector is a “basket case”
Tuesday | Jun 29 2021ONGOING travel restrictions have rendered the country’s accommodation sector a “basket case”, Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA) CEO Michael Johnson believes.
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CATO’s “Watershed moment”
Monday | Jun 28 2021THE Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) is pressing on with significant reforms, with the adoption of a new constitution and national structure paving the way for a new future for the organisation (TD breaking news).
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Lockdown bites down hard
Monday | Jun 28 2021THE Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF) estimates the latest two-week lockdown in Sydney will account for about a third of total tourism revenue losses during the school holiday period.
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$30m bonus for FCTG staff
Friday | Jun 25 2021FLIGHT Centre Travel Group (FCTG) employees from across the globe will share in a bonanza of free shares worth $30 million at the current market price if they remain with the business in its COVID recovery until the end of next year (TD breaking news).