Headlines
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SQ reclaims Skytrax trophy
Wednesday | Jul 18 2018SINGAPORE Airlines has returned to the top of the annual Skytrax ranking of world carriers, nudging out Qatar Airways which claimed the top place last year.
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Pandaw India expansion
Tuesday | Jul 17 2018PANDAW is ramping up its India operations, announcing it will deploy two more ships to the region in Oct 2019.
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Peregrine Africa cruise
Tuesday | Jul 17 2018PEREGRINE Adventures will add West Africa to its adventure cruising program in 2019, confirming a new itinerary travelling between Senegal and The Gambia.
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Airlines in buying spree
Tuesday | Jul 17 2018MAJOR airlines have embarked on a multi-billion dollar buying spree at Britain’s Farnborough Airshow, confirming orders for hundreds of workhorse aircraft.
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May departures up 5.5%
Monday | Jul 16 2018OUTBOUND travel from Australia continues on an upward trajectory, with May figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicating a 5.5% year-on-year trend estimate increase in “resident returns”.
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CATO, Star NTIA prizes
Monday | Jul 16 2018ATTENDEES at this weekend’s 2018 National Travel Industry Awards will have the opportunity to win a host of holidays, with members of the Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) joining forces with the Star Alliance for the first time to offer guests trips including flights and tours across the globe.
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Airlines clash over pilots
Monday | Jul 16 2018MAJOR carriers have defended their recruitment processes after an angry attack by Regional Express (Rex), which has blamed “pilot poaching” for its crew shortages and service disruptions.
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Overseas travel intentions up
Monday | Jul 16 2018STRONG population growth over the last decade has seen the number of Australians planning overseas trips almost double, according to a new Roy Morgan Research report.
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NCL Leonardo Class order
Friday | Jul 13 2018NORWEGIAN Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has confirmed an agreement with shipbuilder Fincantieri for two more Project Leonardo Class ships.
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Lux Escapes grows fast
Friday | Jul 13 2018LUXURY Escapes has “fast-tracked” its way to over $300m in top-line revenue in about 4.5 years of operation, making it “Australia’s fastest growing company under five years old,” gm Blake Hutchison told TD.