Headlines
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Beyond Borders unites travel sector
Monday | Oct 28 2024STRONG support for the inaugural Beyond Borders conference hosted by the Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) on Fri saw senior industry figures rubbing shoulders in an unprecedented show of unity.
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VA love for QR is evergreen
Monday | Oct 28 2024VIRGIN Australia and Qatar Airways intend to collaborate on projects that promote an increased uptake of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and low carbon aviation fuel.
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Skroo: unity no longer up in the air
Monday | Oct 28 2024FLIGHT Centre Travel Group MD Graham ‘Skroo’ Turner has called on airlines to work more closely with the travel industry, which he said is more cohesive and united under the ATIA label.
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20% can’t afford travel
Monday | Oct 28 2024CLOSE to one in five Aussies spent money on holiday travel they could not afford in the past 12 months, according to a Finder survey of 1,049 respondents.
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ATIA to retire the ATAS brand
Friday | Oct 25 2024THE Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) will retire the ATAS brand in exchange for a more unified brand approach (TD breaking news).
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ATIA to launch insolvency protection
Friday | Oct 25 2024TRAVELLERS will be able to place greater trust in their ATIA-accredited agents and the safety of their money, with ATIA in talks to spearhead a new industry-led insolvency protection scheme.
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HLO premium TTV uplift
Friday | Oct 25 2024HELLOWORLD Travel Limited is seeing sales of business class flights increase, despite an overall 7% decline in air sales through its agency networks in Australia.
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Qantas plots big growth
Friday | Oct 25 2024QANTAS is forecasting a 15% uplift in overall group international capacity for the full 2025-2026 financial year (TD breaking news), while slower growth of around 1% is expected across the domestic operations.
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Eurail & Spain spotlight slow travel
Friday | Oct 25 2024SUSTAINABLE travel options and off-the-beaten path exploration were the focus of a series of ‘slow travel’ themed events hosted by Eurail and the Spain Tourism Board this week.
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So sustainable, Sydney
Friday | Oct 25 2024SYDNEY has been named as the top Australian city on the Global Sustainability Index, ranking 10th out of 40 cities.