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Qantas ups Woolworths
Tuesday | Oct 1 2019QANTAS Frequent Flyer (QFFF) and Woolworths have upped the conversion rate from Woolworths Rewards Points to QFFF points by almost 15% in a revamp of the decade-long partnership.
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WWT woos Ackerman
Tuesday | Oct 1 2019WENDY Wu Tours (WWT) has appointed Troy Ackerman as General Manager of the Australian office.
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AFTA seeks exemption
Tuesday | Oct 1 2019THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has recommended add-on travel insurance distributed through agents should be exempt from the Federal Treasury’s new model for the sale of add-on insurance products (TD 17 Sep).
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FCTG Troovo payment pact
Tuesday | Oct 1 2019FLIGHT Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has announced the selection of Troovo Technologies as its global payment technology partner.
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“More to the Maldives”
Monday | Sep 30 2019MORE Australians are opting to head to the Maldives, beating out Japan to become the 10th largest source market for the destination, Maldives Marketing & PR Corporation Managing Director Thoyyib Mohamed told TD on Fri.
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Saudi new scheme detailed
Monday | Sep 30 2019AUSTRALIA is one of 49 countries eligible to apply for Saudi Arabia’s new tourist e-Visas and Visas on arrival, revealed on Fri, with the scheme marking the first time tourist visas have been made available (TD Fri).
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Insight ready for Brexit
Monday | Sep 30 2019INSIGHT Vacations Global CEO Ulla Hefel Bohler has confidence the brand has the knowledge and experience to handle Brexit in “the smoothest possible way”.
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Delta swoops on LATAM
Friday | Sep 27 2019DELTA Air Lines has acquired a 20% stake in airline holding company LATAM Airlines Group for US$1.9 billion (A$2.81 billion), which DL claims will combine “the strengths of the leading airlines in North and Latin America”.
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US travel forecast to grow
Friday | Sep 27 2019THE number of Australian travellers heading to the United States in 2019 is predicted to rise 2%, Visit USA revealed at its Mid-Year Review in Sydney last night.
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Saudi’s big tourism push
Friday | Sep 27 2019SAUDI Arabia has “opened to tourists around the world” as part of a plan to reduce the kingdom’s dependence on oil and diversify its economy.