Headlines
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ACCC pries Mantra sale
Tuesday | Jan 23 2018THE Australian competition watchdog has delayed a decision on the planned acquisition of Mantra Group Ltd by AccorHotels (TD 12 Oct), calling for additional information from the French-based hotelier as it investigates the potential merger.
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AFTA fires up public vote
Tuesday | Jan 23 2018AFTA is gearing up for its third People’s Choice campaign as part of this year’s National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA), aiming to build on the 8,000 public votes lodged in 2017.
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Scoot targets family market
Tuesday | Jan 23 2018NO-FRILLS carrier Scoot is encouraging families on a budget not to put off holidays abroad, challenging parents to take their kids to exotic destinations to create “a lifetime of memories around the world together”.
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New Club Med agent tools
Tuesday | Jan 23 2018CLUB Med has made a number of changes to improve its pre-existing brochure and tools following feedback from Australian and NZ agents.
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Magellan founder speaks out
Monday | Jan 22 2018KEVIN Dale, who established the Magellan Travel Group ten years ago alongside Andrew and Trevor Jones, has expressed his dismay at the handling of the network’s sale to Helloworld, penning an open letter which is featured in Travel Daily today.
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NTIA nominations open
Monday | Jan 22 2018AFTA has opened nominations for this year’s National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA), which will be held at the Int’l Convention Centre Sydney on Sat 21 Jul (TD breaking news).
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Aussies flock to Japan
Monday | Jan 22 2018AUSTRALIANS heading to Japan jumped 14% to 29,200 in Nov 2017 according to visitor data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Fri.
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Magellan deal in doubt?
Friday | Jan 19 2018MORE than 20 of Magellan Travel Group’s (MTG) top tier members have formally declined a new offer from the company’s directors, who are believed to have significantly upped the ante in relation to the group’s $32.5 million takeover by Helloworld Travel (TD 19 Dec 2017).
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Natural Habitat local GSA
Friday | Jan 19 2018THE Travel Corporation’s soft adventure company Adventure World has secured the contract to be the exclusive general sales agent for the US-based premium wildlife operator Natural Habitat Adventures (NHA).
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Promised MTG meetings switched
Friday | Jan 19 2018A pledge to undertake a country-wide roadshow this week to explain the Magellan Travel Group (MTG) takeover by Helloworld to the group’s members (TD 03 Jan) has not been fulfilled, with the company instead bringing agents from across Australia to Melbourne next Tue for a national meeting at the Crown Casino complex.