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TTC highlights Treadright
Monday | Feb 4 2019THE Travel Corporation is celebrating a decade of operation of its not-for-profit Treadright Foundation with a renewed pledge to make an even greater difference to the planet’s future.
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oneworld plots lounges
Monday | Feb 4 2019THE oneworld airline alliance has announced the rollout of “oneworld branded and managed airport lounges,” with the announcement coinciding with the alliance’s 20th anniversary and a major brand makeover which aims to encourage passengers to “Travel Bright”.
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Bestjet to be liquidated
Friday | Feb 1 2019YESTERDAY’S second meeting of creditors of the collapsed Bestjet Travel and Wynyard Travel voted for the businesses to be liquidated, amid revelations that the company’s Xero-based online accounting system had been accessed four times since the OTA ceased trading on 18 Dec.
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Travelport steps up NDC
Friday | Feb 1 2019TRAVEL commerce platform Travelport has completed the onboarding of the first group of travel agencies to receive access to NDC content.
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NSW insurance campaign
Friday | Feb 1 2019THE NSW Government has launched a campaign urging overseas visitors to take out health insurance to help combat the $30m of annual unpaid hospital bills.
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travelBulletin celebrates pioneer
Friday | Feb 1 2019HE normally likes to keep a low profile, but in this month’s issue of travelBulletin we have managed to coax Intrepid Travel’s co-founder Darrell Wade to tell us the story so far.
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Silversea’s world expedition
Thursday | Jan 31 2019SILVERSEA Cruises has announced it has added two world cruises to its portfolio, including the first expedition world cruise on board its Silver Cloud vessel.
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ANA takes a PAL stake
Thursday | Jan 31 2019ANA Holdings, parent company of Japan’s largest airline All Nippon Airways (ANA), is set to invest US$95m in PAL Holdings, the parent company of Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL) and acquire 9.5% of PAL Holding’s outstanding shares.
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Qantas tops up points
Thursday | Jan 31 2019QANTAS has introduced a new feature to its Frequent Flyer Wellbeing app that rewards members with bonus points for “developing healthy lifestyle habits” while they sleep.
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Air NZ to review network
Wednesday | Jan 30 2019AIR New Zealand this morning unveiled concerns about slower revenue growth (TD breaking news), with CEO Christopher Luxon saying the carrier would “review our network, fleet and cost base to ensure the business is on a strong footing going forward”.