Headlines
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Savenio tweaks model
Friday | Apr 16 2021INDEPENDENT luxury agency network Savenio has announced an overhaul of its independent contractor model which it says will offer travel advisors greater flexibility in a changing market affected by COVID-19.
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4WD hire company fined
Friday | Apr 16 2021FORMER Directors of a 4WD hire company, whose target market were travellers seeking all-terrain road trips in Australia, have been fined in excess of $1 million for breaches of the Australian Consumer Law.
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Zoom not enough: report
Friday | Apr 16 2021NEW data released by Collinson has found that 81% of business travellers have had their jobs negatively impacted by a lack of cross border travel, despite a rise in video conferencing.
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Airlines map growth plan
Thursday | Apr 15 2021AUSTRALIA’S two largest airlines have unveiled plans to significantly ramp up domestic capacity this year as they both scramble to cater for an increase in local travel demand.
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QF sticking to 31 Oct start
Thursday | Apr 15 2021QANTAS CEO Alan Joyce is adamant that the false starts to Australia’s wider vaccine rollout have not impacted QF’s plans to resume most of its international flying at the end of Oct this year.
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Feb pax numbers dip 22%
Thursday | Apr 15 2021PASSENGER traffic for short-term arrivals and departures through Australia’s international gateways dropped by more than a fifth month-on-month in Feb, with ever-changing Government restrictions and caps continuing to impact the ability for airlines and airports to operate efficiently.
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Strong jump in spending
Wednesday | Apr 14 2021THIS week’s News Corp Australia consumer travel spending figures have provided a rare moment of relief from the doom and gloom, showing an overall 10 point week-on-week improvement.
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Hawaiian points to infinity
Wednesday | Apr 14 2021HAWAIIAN Airlines has scrapped the 18-month expiry date for members to use its HawaiianMiles points, announcing they now last forever.
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Virgin plots 7-Eleven pact
Tuesday | Apr 13 2021VIRGIN Australia’s Velocity loyalty program is set for a tie-up with fuel and convenience retailer 7-Eleven, under the terms of a wide-ranging application for cooperation lodged with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
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Reho to “rehome” agents
Tuesday | Apr 13 2021MELBOURNE-BASED Reho Travel has opened up its St Kilda head office as a place for the industry to “rehome” its leisure, corporate or group clients.