Headlines
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Travel tender announced
Monday | May 10 2010THE Federal Department of Finance is targeting $160m in savings over four years through the implementation of new whole of government travel procurement processes (TD breaking news yesterday) – and expects to make further savings through the introduction of government-wide procurement for travel cards, accommodation and hire cars.
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JTG online cruise system
Monday | May 10 2010JETSET Travelworld Group has signed a new IT services agreement for the development of a live online cruise search and booking system.
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Tourism to Dubai to boom
Friday | May 7 2010DUBAI is expecting over 7m visitors to travel to the emirate this year, and the Government of Dubai says it’s preparing for an even greater number of tourists in the years to come.
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NTIA finalists announced
Friday | May 7 2010TODAY is the day for which the Australian travel industry has been waiting with bated breath, with the official publication of the finalists in this year’s National Travel Industry Awards.
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Dixon hails Brett Godfrey
Thursday | May 6 2010A MAGNANIMOUS Geoff Dixon last night acknowledged retiring Virgin Blue ceo Brett Godfrey’s major contribution to the Australian aviation industry over the last ten years since he founded the carrier.
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Expedia aims for the top
Thursday | May 6 2010ONLINE agency Expedia will today launch a major marketing campaign, with the company’s new Asia-Pacific head, Dan Lynn, telling TD “Over the next few years we want to be the number one place that Australians come to for their travel needs”.
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More hols on the radar
Wednesday | May 5 2010THERE’S good news for the travel industry in a survey released by Roy Morgan Research yesterday, which showed that more Australians intend to take a holiday in the next 12 months.
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Record voting for NTIA
Wednesday | May 5 2010AFTA has a big job ahead of it sorting out the finalists in the National Travel Industry Awards, after a record of more than 2500 votes were received during the two week polling period which finished last Fri.
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Fuel levies commission
Tuesday | May 4 2010INTERNATIONAL airlines selling fares through Australian travel agents are facing potential multi-million dollar payments after the Federal Court ruled that fuel surcharges are commissionable.
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Tasman tie-up for NZ/DJ
Monday | May 3 2010AIR New Zealand and Virgin Blue say that their proposed trans-Tasman alliance (TD breaking news) will “stimulate a new wave of competition in Australasian aviation”.