Headlines
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Travelport digital study
Friday | Mar 8 2019VOICE search, mobile devices and the “cloud” are increasingly being utilised by business travellers, but they still highly value recommendations from travel advisors and human interactions during disruptions.
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Travel rich list fluctuates
Thursday | Mar 7 2019THE wealth of the travel industry’s richest members has fluctuated over the past year, according to US business magazine Forbes’ latest list of billionaires.
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Australia widens China net
Thursday | Mar 7 2019TOURISM Australia has today launched a campaign aimed at attracting the “emerging an lucrative” Free and Independent Traveller (FIT) from China.
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Women’s Day support
Thursday | Mar 7 2019THE industry has thrown its weight behind International Women’s Day tomorrow, with a swathe of travel brands moving to show their support for the annual occasion.
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Qantas leads punctuality
Wednesday | Mar 6 2019QANTAS has been crowned the most punctual airline for 2018, achieving the highest on time arrival rate among the major domestic airlines, the latest figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure and Regional Development (BITRE) show.
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Qatar & EU sign deal
Wednesday | Mar 6 2019QATAR Airways and the European Union have initialled a Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement (CATA) in Brussels earlier this week, and signed a Memorandum of Consultations (MoC), which is set to open a new era of “stronger cooperation and connectivity”.
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Int’l Rail accom division
Tuesday | Mar 5 2019AUSTRALIAN-OWNED International Rail has announced the launch of an accommodation division of its “new one-stop-shop travel agent portal” (TD 19 Nov) called International Hotel.
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Industry mourns David Ellis
Tuesday | Mar 5 2019THE travel industry is today mourning the death of veteran public relations consultant David Ellis, who passed away in his sleep at his Southern Highlands home on Fri at the age of 79.
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Accor acquires Tribe
Tuesday | Mar 5 2019ACCOR has acquired Australian hotel brand, Tribe, with plans to expand the brand from one to 150 destinations by 2030.
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travelBulletin Mar out
Tuesday | Mar 5 2019THE latest issue of travelBulletin is now available to read, featuring an in-depth look at the new Qantas Channel and what it means for Qantas, agents, consumers and GDS providers.