Headlines
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Int’l mobile check-in OK
Monday | Aug 6 2018THE Federal Government is now allowing international travellers departing from Australia to check in for their flights using electronic boarding passes on their mobile phones, with the new option available to airlines from today.
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QF Amadeus hackathon win
Monday | Aug 6 2018A team of Qantas technology experts have taken out the grand prize in the inaugural Amadeus “Airlines Digital Experience Hackathon” in Nice, France.
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Snow demand on the rise
Monday | Aug 6 2018THE number of Australians planning a domestic snow holiday has risen, according to new Roy Morgan research, with the NSW ski fields top of the wish list.
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Tramada US client debut
Friday | Aug 3 2018TRAMADA Systems has completed the implementation of its platform for Chicago-based Tower Travel Management, the Australian technology firm’s first full client rollout in the USA.
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QBE joins World Nomads
Friday | Aug 3 2018QBE Travel Insurance is set to be rebranded as nib Travel Insurance under a $25 million deal which will see the QBE business acquired by listed insurance firm nib (TD breaking news).
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Travelport focuses on agents
Friday | Aug 3 2018SCOTT Barber, recently appointed as md Australia and NZ for Travelport (TD 02 Feb), says the firm is concentrating on continuing to develop great solutions for travel agents, recognising the importance not just of bookings but also the ongoing management of travel.
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CWT “travel consolidator”
Friday | Aug 3 2018CARLSON Wagonlit Travel has announced the launch of the new CWT Travel Consolidator, described as “an analytics tool that captures every part of an organisation’s travel and expense spend”.
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Hamilton Is hotel confirmed
Thursday | Aug 2 2018THE owners of Hamilton Island have confirmed a $13 million redevelopment of the destination’s Palm Terrace hotel, after hinting at the project during last weekend’s Helloworld Global Stars event (TD 30 Jul).
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Emirates expands in Italy
Thursday | Aug 2 2018EMIRATES has signed an innovative codeshare agreement with Italian high-speed rail operator Trenitalia, with the deal adding 27 stations across Italy to the EK global network.
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LATAM seeing strong growth
Thursday | Aug 2 2018THE launch of LATAM Airlines’ thrice weekly Melbourne-Santiago flights last year (TD 12 Oct) has seen the carrier’s passenger volumes between Australia and South America surge by 40%, according to LATAM vice president of sales, Nicolas Goldstein.