Headlines
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Airport profit mixed bag
Monday | Feb 25 2019SYDNEY Airport claimed almost half of the $820.1m in operating profit generated by Australia’s four major airports in 2017-18, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has revealed.
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Hilton targets biz events
Monday | Feb 25 2019HILTON has announced the launch of Signia Hilton, a new brand focussed on catering to the meetings and events industry.
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Burnes versus Carstensen
Friday | Feb 22 2019THE Helloworld political scandal reached new highs yesterday, when testimony presented before a Senate committee quoted former QBT chief Russell Carstensen providing details of a meeting with Australian Ambassador to the USA, Joe Hockey, which had allegedly been organised by Helloworld Travel Chief Executive Officer Andrew Burnes (TD breaking news).
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QT to debut in Adelaide
Friday | Feb 22 2019THE QT brand is set to enter South Australia with Event Hospitality & Entertainment Limited (EVENT) inking a management agreement for a QT hotel in Adelaide.
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Accor rewinds rebrand
Friday | Feb 22 2019ACCORHOTELS has decided to return to “Accor” branding, and replace Le Club AccorHotels with a new lifestyle loyalty program.
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FCTG champions corp
Thursday | Feb 21 2019FLIGHT Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has flagged “strong future prospects” for its corporate business and a continued focus on “increasing consultant productivity” in its first half 2019 results released this morning (TD breaking news).
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WebBeds takes top spot
Thursday | Feb 21 2019WEBBEDS for the first time emerged as Webjet Limited’s largest business unit in H1 FY19, the company’s financial results show (TD breaking news).
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Qantas hit by rising costs
Thursday | Feb 21 2019QANTAS Group CEO Alan Joyce has declared it has “plenty of confidence” going forward, despite a “strong headwind” of higher fuel bills faced in H1 2019 (TD breaking news).
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Amadeus’ Chinese New Year banquet
Thursday | Feb 21 2019AMADEUS celebrated Chinese New Year with more than 200 customers and suppliers at The Eight Restaurant in Haymarket, Sydney.
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CTM lifts TTV by 31%
Wednesday | Feb 20 2019CORPORATE Travel Management (CTM) has continued its strong financial performance, reporting a 31% lift in its Total Transaction Value (TTV) for the six months to Dec 2018, recorded at $2.95 billion (TD breaking news).