Headlines
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VA three-year NTL deal
Wednesday | Jul 24 2019VIRGIN Australia will operate seasonal non-stop international services between Newcastle and Auckland for the next three years, under an agreement finalised this week with Newcastle Airport.
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New QF US flight sale
Wednesday | Jul 24 2019QANTAS is now taking bookings for its new Brisbane to Chicago and San Francisco routes after securing US Department of Transport approval for its joint business with American Airlines on Fri (TD 22 Jul).
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AAT Kings plots Asia growth
Tuesday | Jul 23 2019THE Travel Corporation’s (TTC) Australia-based AAT Kings operation has recorded year-on-year Asian growth of 36%, with the business now led by former Trafalgar MD Matthew Cameron-Smith (TD 12 Feb) ramping up activity in its Singapore-based sales team to further drive the company’s performance.
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Vail to buy Peak Resorts
Tuesday | Jul 23 2019CONSOLIDATION in the global ski market continued overnight with confirmation that Vail Resorts will add 17 additional US ski areas to its portfolio.
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FCM rolls out MarketPlace
Tuesday | Jul 23 2019FLIGHT Centre’s FCM Travel Solutions has launched a new “virtual gateway” allowing clients to easily access its range of negotiated business travel content including special fares, hotel rates and booking options.
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BESydney seeks immunity
Tuesday | Jul 23 2019BUSINESS Events Sydney (BESydney) has lodged a formal application with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), with the aim of facilitating cooperation between its member hotels when supplying accommodation to delegates of int’l business events.
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NTIA 2019 – what a night!
Monday | Jul 22 2019THE Australian travel sector pulled out all stops last Sat night, with the 2019 National Travel Industry Awards seeing more than 1,300 guests kick up their heels to collectively celebrate excellence at Sydney’s International Convention Centre.
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Green light for Qantas, AA
Monday | Jul 22 2019AMERICAN Airlines and Qantas are set to finally implement their long-awaited trans-Pacific joint business agreement, more than four years since the expanded cooperation deal was first proposed (TD 12 Jun 2015).
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Travel top for e-commerce
Monday | Jul 22 2019MORE than 20% of Australian online payment transactions relate to the purchase of travel, according to a new report released by Amadeus today.
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Meet the travel industry’s Best Dressed!
Monday | Jul 22 2019THERE was a huge response to Travel Daily’s impromptu National Travel Industry Awards Best Dressed competition, with hundreds of attendees at Sat’s NTIA Gala Dinner showcasing their outfits on Instagram. The TD fashion squad has spent the weekend poring over the plethora of posts, and have named the lucky winners of prizes courtesy of InterContinental Hotels Group’s funky voco brand.