Headlines
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One World Travel collapse
Friday | Jun 21 2019QUESTIONS are swirling around the closure of a Melbourne travel agency, with the owners claiming it has been placed into administration but no actual paperwork lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
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Dohop, Discover deal
Friday | Jun 21 2019ICELANDIC flight booking and connection platform Dohop has appointed Discover the World as its global sales partner under an ambitious growth plan.
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QF major loyalty overhaul
Thursday | Jun 20 2019QANTAS has today announced the single largest overhaul of its Frequent Flyer scheme in its 32-year history, injecting $25 million per annum, with the changes to be rolled out over the next 12 months (TD breaking news).
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Counsellors’ quality focus
Thursday | Jun 20 2019TRAVEL Counsellors’ Australian office has embarked on a project to improve the quality of its members, Regional Managing Director Kaylene Shuttlewood told Travel Daily at the group’s Australian conference, held in Adelaide over the weekend.
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Qantas orders A321XLRs
Thursday | Jun 20 2019QANTAS says its updated Airbus order for a total of 36 A321 XLR aircraft (TD breaking news yesterday) will give it flexibility to fly routes such as Melbourne-Singapore or Cairns-Tokyo using narrow-bodied aircraft.
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Luxon to step down
Thursday | Jun 20 2019AIR New Zealand has announced the resignation of its Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Luxon, effective 25 Sep (TD breaking news yesterday).
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Walshe Ollami Australia launch
Thursday | Jun 20 2019THE Walshe Group has this month rolled out a new B2B platform giving Australian travel agents access to trips and in-destination experts in more than 90 countries.
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EU emissions tax backed
Thursday | Jun 20 2019EUROPEAN airline passengers want governments to encourage the development of sustainable aviation technologies through an EU-wide tax on tickets.
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More QF Channel GDS impact
Wednesday | Jun 19 2019TRAVEL agencies which sign up for the new Qantas Channel (TD 07 Feb) are expected to bear a further impact to their bottom line, with confirmation that QF segments will not count towards contracted GDS targets.
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Int’l visitor spend spikes
Wednesday | Jun 19 2019AUSTRALIA saw a spike of 5% in international visitor spend for the year ending Mar 2019, according to the latest Int’l Visitor Survey released by Tourism Research Australia.