Headlines
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Best Western goes direct
Tuesday | Jun 5 2018BEST Western International has confirmed the restructure of its Sydney-based affiliate office, as it moves to a new “Property Direct Relationship” (PDR) with member hotels in Australia and NZ.
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Airports warn on QF-NZ
Tuesday | Jun 5 2018AUSTRALIA’S peak airports body has warned of risks posed by the planned codeshare deal between Qantas and Air New Zealand, and is calling for measures to ensure it does not adversely affect travellers.
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JetGo into administration
Monday | Jun 4 2018ALL flights operated by NSW regional carrier JetGo have been suspended after the airline was placed into voluntary administration on Fri.
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oneworld adds Fiji Airways
Monday | Jun 4 2018THE oneworld airline alliance is set to add a tier of new members, in recognition that most of the world’s largest airlines are already signed up to one of the major global groupings.
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Travel Counsellors sold
Monday | Jun 4 2018TRAVEL Counsellors has confirmed its sale to private equity firm Vitruvian Partners, its second sale in almost four years.
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QF/NZ codeshare deal
Friday | Jun 1 2018QANTAS has partnered with Air New Zealand on a wide-reaching reciprocal domestic codeshare agreement (TD breaking news), with the pact seeing NZ maintain connectivity following the cessation of its long-running trans-Tasman alliance with Virgin Australia in Oct (TD 05 Apr).
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IATA slams airport costs
Friday | Jun 1 2018AUSTRALIAN airport pricing should be more closely regulated to constrain the market power of the country’s key gateways, according to International Air Transport Association (IATA) ceo Alexandre de Juniac.
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Mantra acquisition done
Friday | Jun 1 2018THE $1.2 billion acquisition of Mantra Group by AccorHotels (TD 09 Oct) was finally settled yesterday, with the deal seeing the firm’s portfolio grow by 138 hotels across Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and Bali.
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Marriott plots Au growth
Friday | Jun 1 2018MARRIOTT Int’l is plotting a “tremendous amount of growth,” with plans to double its number of hotels in Australia.
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CTM now connected with QDP
Friday | Jun 1 2018CORPORATE Travel Management (CTM) has integrated its systems with the new Qantas Distribution Platform (QDP) (TD 22 May), with the listed TMC this week receiving the highest level of certification under IATA’s New Distribution Capability.