Headlines
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Bestjet facing legal action
Thursday | May 2 2019THE liquidators of collapsed online travel agency Bestjet have obtained orders for “Public Examinations” of the business failure, with the Federal Court of Australia issuing summonses for oral examinations starting in Jul.
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Cruising growth plateaus
Thursday | May 2 2019THE dramatic slowdown in cruising growth in Australia (TD breaking news) comes as no surprise to the industry, given the long-running debate about infrastructure constraints, according to Cruise Lines Int’l Association (CLIA) Australasia Chairman, Sture Myrmell.
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Airbnb “out of control”
Thursday | May 2 2019INDUSTRY leaders voiced fears that travel disrupter, Airbnb, had got “out of control” at Travel Daily’s 2019 Sustainability Summit in Sydney on Tue.
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Joy on offer for Aussies
Thursday | May 2 2019NORWEGIAN Cruise Line’s (NCL) recently renovated Norwegian Joy still has availability on its inaugural Alaska season, which begins on 04 May.
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France pays respect to the Diggers at Sofitel Wentworth
Thursday | May 2 2019MORE than 100 years on, France remembered what it owes to Australia with a special memorial commemoration soire held on Mon by Atout France in partnership with Air France and Accor.
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HTG expands to 40 stores
Wednesday | May 1 2019HUNTER Travel Group’s (HTG) new joint venture with RACQ (TD breaking news) will see the overall business grow to transact annual sales in excess of $200m.
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Culture key for FLT, HLO
Wednesday | May 1 2019RECENT mainstream media news stories about Australia’s listed travel companies have been the subject of “robust board level discussions” among the ethical investment community, according to the head of one of the country’s leading industry superannuation funds.
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QF International leadership rejig
Wednesday | May 1 2019QANTAS this morning announced the appointment of its Chief Financial Officer, Tino La Spina, as CEO of Qantas International (TD breaking news).
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italktravel & cruise celebrates five
Wednesday | May 1 2019AUSTRALIA’S only independent fully branded franchise network italktravel & cruise has celebrated its fifth year of operations with a month of festivities.
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Hawke pushes for action
Tuesday | Apr 30 2019GILES Hawke, Global Sustainability Lead and CEO UK for Cosmos Tours and Avalon Waterways has urged the Australian travel industry to take action to work towards sustainability.