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Aerocode has agents in mind
Tuesday | Mar 30 2021PRIVATE jet charter platform Aerocode, which launched in the middle of the pandemic, is hoping to be a game-changer in both corporate and luxury travel in Australia, co-founder Sophia Ellis has told Travel Daily.
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IHG GM joins holiday rental group
Tuesday | Mar 30 2021RYAN South, former General Manager of Crowne Plaza Terrigal on the NSW Central Coast, has been appointed GM of local holiday home rental provider Belle Escapes Central Coast.
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Coral air charter solution
Tuesday | Mar 30 2021CORAL Expeditions will offer charter flights to connect guests between Darwin and Broome, as it continues to adapt to the newly imposed restrictions on cruising by the Northern Territory Government (TD yesterday).
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Southwest MAX confidence
Tuesday | Mar 30 2021BOEING’S travails over the crashes of its 737 MAX aircraft and subsequent grounding, redesign and reintroduction appear to be over, with US low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines overnight announcing a revamped order book, including 100 additional 737 MAX 7s.
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Industry slammed by NT ban
Monday | Mar 29 2021MILLIONS of dollars in travel and cruise bookings – not to mention massive flow-on effects to Northern Territory businesses including suppliers, hoteliers, airlines and port operators – have been jeopardised by a Northern Territory Government decision on passenger cruise ships.
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Chimu South Pole flights
Monday | Mar 29 2021CHIMU Adventures this morning released a new Great Southern Flights program, using chartered Qantas 787-9 aircraft to fly travellers “over and beyond the Southern Ocean” out of the various Australian capital cities.
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Qantas plots Tasman surge
Friday | Mar 26 2021QANTAS this morning further boosted expectations of a two-way travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand, announcing unlimited Classic Flight Reward redemption seats for the first three days of travel once the start date is confirmed.
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SYD signs five-year tech deal
Friday | Mar 26 2021SYDNEY Airport has announced a new agreement with aviation technology specialist SITA to roll out common-use services at Terminal 1 (international) and Terminal 2 (domestic).
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Sabre Qantas NDC arrives
Friday | Mar 26 2021SABRE has launched Qantas Airways NDC offers in Australia, allowing local travel advisors connected to the software company’s global travel marketplace to shop, price, book, pay, cancel, void, refund and exchange unique NDC offers from the airline.
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AFTA chargeback survey
Thursday | Mar 25 2021AFTA is urging agency owners and managers to urgently complete a survey about the impact of credit card chargebacks on their businesses.