Headlines
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BP swaps Virgin for Qantas
Wednesday | Sep 4 2019A partnership with Qantas will form the “cornerstone” of a new customer loyalty program launched today by fuel retailer BP Australia.
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AFTA advances skills training
Tuesday | Sep 3 2019COURTNEY Duddleston, Head of Strategy and Finance at the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA), is set to join the Industry Reference Committee with Skills IQ, replacing long-time AFTA representative Rick Myatt.
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Hurtigruten opens in Melb
Tuesday | Sep 3 2019HURTIGRUTEN Cruises yesterday formally opened its new Australian office, with the company’s staff across the globe celebrating with a worldwide “plastic free morning tea”.
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Save on transfers: ACCC
Tuesday | Sep 3 2019A NEW report published by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has found that Aussie travellers in 2017/18 could have saved $150 million if they had used the lowest priced international money transfer (IMT) service.
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Rezdy, ANZCRO partnership
Tuesday | Sep 3 2019ANZCRO has today confirmed a new partnership with online B2B marketplace Rezdy, with the pact said to benefit thousands of tour and activity suppliers in New Zealand and Australia.
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Air NZ, Virgin making up?
Monday | Sep 2 2019THERE appears to have been a softening of relations between Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand, with VA now offering interline travel between its ports in NZ on Air NZ services.
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Haircut for QF executives
Monday | Sep 2 2019QANTAS CEO Alan Joyce saw his salary package cut by almost $1 million last year, with the carrier’s lower share price and a reduced bonus taking the figure to $9.97m, down from last year’s $10.87m.
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Hong Kong crisis deepens
Monday | Sep 2 2019PASSENGERS travelling to and from Hong Kong have been warned of “calls for public activities” in different parts of the city today & tomorrow, with Hong Kong Int’l airport urging travellers to check with airlines & also allow sufficient time before departure.
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Virgin Voyages debuts
Friday | Aug 30 2019VIRGIN Voyages will soon begin taking registrations from Australian travel agents, after this morning announcing a new GSA deal with Travel the World (TTW).
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Agents vital for cruise – CLIA
Friday | Aug 30 2019RECENT research by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has confirmed the key role travel advisors play in selling cruise product across the globe, according to Sture Myrmell, Carnival Australia President and CLIA Australasia Chairman.