Headlines
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Nowra agent accused of fraud
Monday | May 7 2018A travel consultant from the NSW South Coast is facing charges of “dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception” with allegations including a faked cancer diagnosis.
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TC ramps up tech focus
Monday | May 7 2018TRAVEL Counsellors will this year spend $11m on technology as part of a massive overhaul in a bid to recruit more members in Australia and globally.
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Armstrong joins Silversea
Friday | May 4 2018SILVERSEA Cruises will embark on ambitious growth plans in the local market under new chief Adam Armstrong, who will leave Royal Caribbean to head the luxury line in Australasia from Aug (TD breaking news).
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CATO Platinum membership
Friday | May 4 2018THE Council of Australian Tour Operators has announced the introduction of a new Platinum Associate Membership offering, with Gow-Gates Insurance Brokers the organisation’s inaugural partner in the category.
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Virtuoso show to Melbourne
Friday | May 4 2018TOURISM Australia has enticed the 2019 Virtuoso Symposium to Melbourne, expected to bring approximately 500 influential decision makers in the luxury travel sector to the country, 10 years after the show was held in Sydney for the first time.
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CWT new sales windfall
Friday | May 4 2018CARLSON Wagonlit Travel (CWT) secured US$1.7 billion in contracted new sales during 2017, having completed its first full year under the group’s digital strategy “CWT 3.0”.
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Amex GBT goes to ground
Friday | May 4 2018AMERICAN Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has announced a ground transport booking and management product, designed to give travel managers more flexibility, control and choice.
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EK boosts published fares
Thursday | May 3 2018EMIRATES overnight announced a review of tariffs on year-round published fares from Australia, with fares to rise on key routes as well as the imposition of a new date-based Q surcharge.
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NTIA finalists revealed
Thursday | May 3 2018AFTA has released its full list of finalists for this year’s National Travel Industry Awards, naming those in the running to win at the industry’s big night on 21 Jul.
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Widespread AA/QF love
Thursday | May 3 2018AMERICAN Airlines’ proposed joint business agreement (JBA) with Qantas on services between the USA and Australia & New Zealand is continuing to garner widespread support.