Headlines
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AFTA debunks TCF claims
Thursday | Sep 26 2019THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has debunked suggestions that the former Travel Compensation Fund (TCF) would have helped following the “catastrophic collapse” of Tempo Holidays/Bentours, issuing a formal Advisory Note to help provide clarity on the current situation (TD breaking news).
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MU Shanghai-Perth trial
Thursday | Sep 26 2019CHINA Eastern Airlines will operate its first direct flights to Perth from Shanghai over a five-week trial during the Chinese New Year period in 2020.
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DFAT Smartraveller revamp
Thursday | Sep 26 2019THE Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will no longer encourage Australian travellers to register when going abroad, under a major makeover of its Smartraveller advisory platform.
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Tempo creditors sought
Wednesday | Sep 25 2019THE newly appointed administrators of the collapsed Tempo Holidays Pty Limited have convened a first meeting of creditors for next week, as well as circulating a request for “proofs of debt” among creditors.
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Jetstar to pull NZ regional?
Wednesday | Sep 25 2019JETSTAR is proposing to withdraw from regional flying in New Zealand at the end of Nov.
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Egypt back on the rise
Wednesday | Sep 25 2019INSIGHT Vacations has seen “very strong growth” out of Egypt, prompting the operator’s reintroduction of a stand-alone Ancient Civilisations Collection brochure, Insight Vacations Global CEO Ulla Hefel Bohler told Travel Daily yesterday.
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HLO acquires TravelEdge
Tuesday | Sep 24 2019HELLOWORLD Travel (HLO) has announced a deal to purchase privately-owned corporate travel company TravelEdge Group (TD breaking news).
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More direct India flights?
Tuesday | Sep 24 2019FEDERAL Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham has called on airlines to start direct flights to India to further tap into expanding visitor numbers from the country.
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“Two-for-one” motel fine
Tuesday | Sep 24 2019TWO motels in NSW and Victoria have been whacked with a total of $280,000 in fines from the Federal Circuit Court after being pursued by the Fair Work Ombudsman for underpaying four Filipino workers.
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Tempo collapse “travesty”
Monday | Sep 23 2019AUSTRALIAN Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) Chief Exec Jayson Westbury says there are “many questions to be answered” around the collapse of Tempo Holidays & Bentours (TD 20 Sep), saying it is a “travesty” that parent company Cox & Kings India has moved to place the Australasian business into administration.