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Cruiseco sold to Helloworld
Monday | Nov 23 2020HELLOWORLD has confirmed it will be “business as usual” for members of the Cruiseco consortium, after this morning announcing the acquisition of the business from co-founders Kevin Dale and Phil Hoffmann and majority owner Australian Pacific Holdings (TD breaking news).
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Birmingham comes to table
Monday | Nov 23 2020THE Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) last week gave an in-depth briefing to Federal Minister of Finance, Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator Simon Birmingham in Adelaide.
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Carnell urges agent help
Friday | Nov 20 2020AUSTRALIAN Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) Kate Carnell has today called for an “urgent lifeline for drowning travel agents,” saying an industry-specific support package is vital.
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Silversea adds even more
Friday | Nov 20 2020IN A bid to become more inclusive, Silversea Cruises has announced it will offer at least one shore excursion at every port and roundtrip flights in the price of its cruise fares for the upcoming 2022/23 season.
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FTG to debut Aeronology in NZ
Friday | Nov 20 2020NEW Zealand’s First Travel Group (FTG) is set to roll out the new Aeronology Travel Applications platform in early 2021, after gaining exclusive rights to the system under an Oct 2020 agreement by FTG’s Australian majority shareholder, Express Travel Group.
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Hybrid meetings are key
Friday | Nov 20 2020THE varying rates of recovery in travel volumes forecast for 2021 in different areas of the world mean that hybrid business events are likely to pave the way for the industry’s recovery, according to American Express Global Business Travel Regional GM Jo Sully.
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Qantas, Accor partnership
Thursday | Nov 19 2020QANTAS and Accor this morning launched a reciprocal loyalty program deal, which will see members of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program and Accor’s Live Limitless simultaneously earn points when making bookings for both flights and accommodation.
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Govt orders data collection
Thursday | Nov 19 2020TRAVEL agents and OTAs have been told by the Federal Government they must collect pax contact data for all domestic flight bookings, including mobile phone numbers, postcode of residence and email addresses.
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Rex now set for jet takeoff
Thursday | Nov 19 2020REGIONAL Express today flagged the rollout of its new domestic jet operations to “cover all the major cities in Australia,” after finalising its new funding agreement with Singapore-based private equity firm PAG worth up to $150m (TD 22 Sep).
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With no timeframe for recovery, what’s the plan?
Thursday | Nov 19 2020“ANONYMOUS,” the concerned Travel Daily reader who raised the issue of an Agent of Last Resort some months ago, believes now is the time for action.