Headlines
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Tech boost for Rail Euro
Wednesday | Mar 4 2020RAIL Europe has rolled out several new features for its booking platform, with the specialist wholesaler confident the enhancements will deliver “superior service and support” to the retail travel trade.
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Flight Centre invests in NDC
Tuesday | Mar 3 2020FLIGHT Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has secured a 22.47% interest in TPConnects Technologies to ensure “access to the widest choice of airfares and content, including offers that sometimes sit outside the traditional channels”.
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SQ to discount NDC fares
Tuesday | Mar 3 2020SINGAPORE Airlines new KrisConnect NDC-based travel agent platform (TD 04 Feb) will give travel agents the opportunity to access NDC-exclusive discounted fares and sales, as well as earn commission on the sale of ancillary products (TD 06 Feb).
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Jetstar achieves truce
Tuesday | Mar 3 2020JETSTAR has reached an agreement with its ground staff and baggage handlers regarding a long-running pay dispute, with the carrier negotiating a 12% pay rise over four years.
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MTA’s decades of joy
Monday | Mar 2 2020MOBILE Travel Agents (MTA) Chief Executive Officer Don Beattie has revealed incredible growth from the company during the past decade at its National Conference on the weekend.
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Trafalgar drops Italy trips
Monday | Mar 2 2020THE Travel Corporation’s (TTC) Trafalgar and Costsaver brands today announced the suspension of all trips in Italy through to the end of the month, as part of the company’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
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Collette 24h canx policy
Monday | Mar 2 2020COLLETTE Tours Chief Executive Officer Dan Sullivan has highlighted the company’s long-standing agent-friendly policy which allows travellers to cancel tours for any reason up to 24 hours prior to departure.
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MTA’s decade of success
Monday | Mar 2 2020MOBILE Travel Agents (MTA) Chief Executive Officer Don Beattie has revealed incredible growth from the company during the past decade at its National Conference on the weekend.
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Fly365 questions swirling
Friday | Feb 28 2020QUESTIONS about the final weeks and months of operation of OTA Fly365.com continue to mount, with the company seeming to have allegedly taken advantage of extended ticketing time limits on higher class fares to delay payment to airlines.
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THL sees bushfire rebound
Friday | Feb 28 2020NEW Zealand-listed tour, activity and motorhome group Tourism Holdings Limited (THL) says it has already experienced a rebound in forward bookings from long-haul markets, after an initial dip in late Jan and Feb due to the Australian bushfires.