Headlines
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Pent-up demand warning
Tuesday | Oct 13 2020TOURISM dollars earmarked for domestic holidays could be redirected to international bookings if travel bubbles or fully flexible overseas packages become available before Qld and Vic re-open to NSW tourists, according to an analysis of the latest consumer travel spending figures from News Corp Australia.
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New GM for Helloworld in NZ
Tuesday | Oct 13 2020THE pending departure of Helloworld Executive GM for New Zealand, Simon McKearney (TD 26 Jun) has seen the company appoint Chris Hunter as its new GM for NZ (TD breaking news).
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AFTA makes News pact
Tuesday | Oct 13 2020THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has hailed the success of a new collaboration with News Corp Australia, which sets out to illustrate the plight of agents in the mainstream media.
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TW makes SA trade push
Tuesday | Oct 13 2020TOURISM Whitsundays (TW) has launched a travel trade campaign in South Australia, having only just yesterday launched a consumer-focused Wonders of the Whitsundays campaign (TD yesterday).
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Travel sentiment strong
Tuesday | Oct 13 2020REDBALLOON CEO David Anderson believes consumer sentiment toward the travel industry has not changed, citing his company’s quick bounceback from a brief pandemic-related downturn (TD yesterday).
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RedBalloon agent platform
Monday | Oct 12 2020EXPERIENTIAL gifts company RedBalloon is planning to introduce a travel agent portal which would provide revenue share on bookings, Chief Executive Officer David Anderson has exclusively revealed to TD.
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US, Europe off travel agenda
Monday | Oct 12 2020FEDERAL Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham has poured cold water on any near-term resumption of travel to the US & Europe, yesterday saying “the prospects of opening up widespread travel with higher risk countries will remain very reliant on effective vaccination or other major breakthroughs in the management of COVID”.
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Whitsundays targets trade
Friday | Oct 9 2020TOURISM Whitsundays has created a new Trade Manager role to spearhead its domestic marketing within the travel industry, appointing former Daydream Island Director of Sales Suzy Bohan to the position.
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Lufthansa dynamic pricing
Friday | Oct 9 2020THE Lufthansa Group of airlines has announced the introduction of so-called “Continuous Pricing”, which promises agents booking via the carriers’ NDC Partner Program exclusive access to the most attractive offers.
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Scenic unveils Canada
Friday | Oct 9 2020SCENIC Luxury Cruises & Tours has unveiled its 2021 Canada & Alaska program, for the first time launching alongside sister brand Evergreen Cruises & Tours.