Headlines
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Tigerair drops Townsville
Wednesday | Jul 4 2018TIGERAIR Australia has confirmed it will withdraw from Townsville on 01 Aug, ending its direct services from Melbourne after just over a year of operation.
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Etihad’s new structure
Wednesday | Jul 4 2018ETIHAD Aviation Group has embarked on a major refresh, which will see the airline “streamline operations” and “focus on improving its core operating performance”.
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Westin to hit Adelaide
Wednesday | Jul 4 2018MARRIOTT International has signed a deal to introduce its Westin brand to Adelaide as part of a major redevelopment of the city’s General Post Office (GPO).
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Ignite signs up to 7travel
Tuesday | Jul 3 2018IGNITE Travel Group has signed up to the Seven Network’s holiday initiative 7travel, putting its packages on offer to the broadcaster’s national audiences on television and online.
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LE questions ATAS value
Tuesday | Jul 3 2018LUXURY Escapes’ voluntary withdrawal from the AFTA Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS) (TD yesterday) was a “value-based” decision, the company told TD.
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ACCC cautions on pricing
Tuesday | Jul 3 2018THE Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has highlighted the importance of accurate pricing information among online retailers, after its UK counterpart last week mounted action against hotel booking sites (TD Fri).
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Natural push into Aust
Tuesday | Jul 3 2018SOFT adventure operator Natural Habitat Adventures has exceeded its own expectations in the Australian market under its fresh GSA partnership with Adventure World (TD 19 Jan), the company’s director of travel industry relations Don Martison has told TD.
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IATA’s next revolution
Tuesday | Jul 3 2018THE most radical shake-up of the airline payments system in almost half a century is underway, and this month’s issue of travelBulletin has all the details on what these changes mean for the Australian travel sector.
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Luxury Escapes out of ATAS
Monday | Jul 2 2018LUXURY Escapes is no longer a contender for the Best Online Travel Agency category in this month’s National Travel Industry Awards, after advising AFTA that it is voluntarily withdrawing from the AFTA Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS).
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Dreamworld boss resigns
Monday | Jul 2 2018DREAMWORLD ceo Craig Davidson has quit the company after two weeks of damaging evidence at the inquest into the Thunder River Rapids tragedy of Oct 2016.