Headlines
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Bestjet activist stirs pot
Thursday | Jan 24 2019THE leader of a “Bestjet Fiasco Action Group” on Facebook has been aggressively chasing redress for affected consumers, including taking the questionable approach of telling members not to withdraw claims as unsecured creditors, despite receiving chargebacks from their banks.
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Virgin slams QF, CX pact
Thursday | Jan 24 2019VIRGIN Australia has made a submission to the International Air Services Commission about a request by Qantas and Cathay Pacific to expand their codeshare deal on the HKG route (TD 09 Jan).
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JTG founder Sparks dies
Wednesday | Jan 23 2019THE Australian travel industry is today mourning the death of Bob Sparks, the architect, founder and inaugural CEO of the Jetset Travelworld Group.
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Bestjet insolvent trading
Wednesday | Jan 23 2019THE administrators to the collapsed Bestjet Travel Pty Limited (TD 18 Dec 2018) say their investigations indicate that the company was trading whilst insolvent.
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Jayride expands territory
Wednesday | Jan 23 2019ASX-LISTED airport transfer specialist Jayride has launched in 20 new countries over the last three months, accelerating its global footprint by a total of 170 additional airports.
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Air Vanuatu slashes comm
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019AIR Vanuatu (NF) this morning confirmed a new commission structure for Australian travel agents, whose remuneration is being cut from 7% to 5% on all NF international flights.
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Int’l arrivals surge in 2018
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019INTERNATIONAL tourist arrivals totalled 1.4 billion in 2018 – two years ahead of forecasts according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.
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TravelCube to become Bedsonline
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019TRADE-FACING accommodation aggregator Hotelbeds Group today announced the migration of its TravelCube Australian customers onto its main platform, which is being relaunched with a new “Bedsonline” brand identity.
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Arrivals, departures down
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019ON-TIME arrivals for the month of Dec 2018 were reportedly lower than the long-term average performance across all Australian routes, according to the latest data released by the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE).
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NTIA nominations open
Monday | Jan 21 2019THE Australian travel industry has already begun the rush to nominate for the 2019 National Travel Industry Awards, following the opening of acceptances earlier today (TD breaking news).