Headlines
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ATG’s new agent portal
Friday | Jan 11 2019THE APT Travel Group (ATG) has announced an “all-encompassing trade portal” called ATG Connect will go live over the weekend.
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New IATA Pay tech success
Friday | Jan 11 2019THE International Air Transport Association has announced the first successful “IATA Pay” ticket purchase transaction in a live environment, with the booking conducted in partnership with UK-based finance technology provider ipagoo.
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Buy “smart” for value
Friday | Jan 11 2019CORPORATE Traveller is urging SMEs to implement “smart buying” through preferred hotels to achieve better value.
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Bestjet mystery deepens
Thursday | Jan 10 2019CONTROVERSY continues to swirl around the collapsed Bestjet Travel Pty Ltd (TD 18 Dec 2018), with the company’s administrators citing “evidence that 50% of the shares were held on trust for Ms Rachel James”.
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Sydney Airport hotel stoush
Thursday | Jan 10 2019UP TO eight hotels close to Sydney Airport could be pulled into legal action after the Sydney Airport Corporation lodged a complaint stating they were falsely using the “Sydney Airport” moniker to attract tourists.
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Au tourism going strong
Wednesday | Jan 9 2019AUSTRALIA’S int’l visitation numbers saw strong growth during the year ending Sep 2018, with arrivals up by 6% to reach 8.4m, the latest figures from Tourism Research Australia show.
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Expedia promises “puffery”
Wednesday | Jan 9 2019LAWYERS for Expedia have argued that claims on the website of its Australian offshoot Wotif that customers can “book with confidence” should not be relied on because they are simply a sales pitch or “puffery”.
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Venture Far owed $500k
Tuesday | Jan 8 2019FIGURES from the collapse of SA wholesaler Venture Far indicate creditor claims worth over $500,000 when the business was placed into administration last year (TD 24 Oct 2018).
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Sofitel Wentworth reno
Tuesday | Jan 8 2019SOFITEL Sydney Wentworth is undergoing a major multi-million dollar renovation which is scheduled to be completed by the end of Mar.
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Australia #2 for Silversea
Tuesday | Jan 8 2019AUSTRALIA is on the cusp of becoming the second largest global market for Silversea Cruises, according to the company’s CEO Roberto Martinoli who is in Sydney this week to help celebrate the inaugural visit of flagship Silver Muse.