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All dressed up with nowhere to go!
Friday | Oct 2 2020WITH Australia’s international borders closed and Melbourne continuing to endure lockdown, never a truer word was spoken. But despite the gruelling conditions, the travel industry was in its characteristic upbeat form, taking the opportunity to dress up in celebration of the 2020 Travel Daily Awards this week.
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TD Awards industry support
Thursday | Oct 1 2020THE inaugural Travel Daily Awards yesterday saw the industry take the opportunity to brighten the COVID-19 darkness, with agents and suppliers from across the country putting on their glad rags for a rare moment of 2020 celebration.
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Flight Centre cuts 90 stores
Thursday | Oct 1 2020FLIGHT Centre has announced an estimated 90 stores will close and 1,350 jobs slashed in response to continued domestic and international border closures.
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Tokyo Tourism training
Thursday | Oct 1 2020TOKYO Tourism has today significantly bolstered its travel agent engagement activity, with the launch of a new certified online training program and a raft of incentives to be won.
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Allianz, Expedia in court
Thursday | Oct 1 2020THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has kicked off legal action in the Federal Court against Allianz Australia Insurance Limited, over the alleged misleading sale of travel insurance by Expedia.
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Restart timetable updated
Wednesday | Sep 30 2020THERE may be a light starting to appear at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, under an updated Tourism Restart Timetable which envisages the removal of hard state borders by 01 Dec and hotel quarantine caps gone by 01 Mar 2021.
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TravelGlo domestic pivot
Wednesday | Sep 30 2020APT Travel Group’s TravelGlo brand has introduced five new escorted tours across Australia and New Zealand in response to an upswing in demand for domestic travel.
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The Maldives wants you
Wednesday | Sep 30 2020THE Maldives’ Minister of Tourism Abdulla Mausoom has unveiled Maldives Border Miles, a new country-level loyalty program for tourists.
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Aeronology Rail Europe deal
Tuesday | Sep 29 2020AUSTRALIAN technology startup Aeronology has announced a global distribution deal with Rail Europe, which will give…
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CTM buys Radius parent
Tuesday | Sep 29 2020CORPORATE Travel Management’s US$200 million acquisition of Omaha, Nebraska-based Travel & Transport (TD breaking news) will help the Australian TMC further strengthen its position as “one of the leading mid-market corporate travel managers in the world,” according to MD Jamie Pherous.