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Aurora sees green shoots
Wednesday | Nov 4 2020AURORA Expeditions has seen one of its most-subscribed Arctic pre-registrations ever for the upcoming 2022 season, new Chief Executive Officer Monique Ponfoort has told Travel Daily.
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$10m Allianz Expedia payout
Wednesday | Nov 4 2020CONSUMERS who were “potentially mis-sold” Allianz Global Assistance travel insurance will be able to access a total of $10 million in remediation, under a settlement secured by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
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Virgin plots Alliance alliance
Tuesday | Nov 3 2020VIRGIN Australia and Alliance Airlines have lodged a request with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) seeking authorisation to share information and coordinate capacity and schedules on about 40 regional and two short-haul international routes.
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Deloitte claims STA refunds
Tuesday | Nov 3 2020CLIENTS of the collapsed STA Travel who had requested refunds prior to the appointment of Deloitte’s Jason Tracy as voluntary administrator (TD 20 Aug) look to be unlikely to recoup their money, having been asked to lodge proofs of debt as unsecured creditors.
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QF, AA seeking immunity
Tuesday | Nov 3 2020QANTAS and American Airlines have lodged a “restated Joint Business Agreement (JBA)” with competition authorities in Australia, seeking authorisation to continue their alliance and coordinate operations between Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Canada and Mexico.
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Entourage seeks members
Monday | Nov 2 2020A new travel agent group has launched today, offering a limited number of individual agents and small- to mid-tier agencies “unparalleled flexibility, operational value and a share in the company from the outset”.
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Nats back $250m package
Monday | Nov 2 2020THE Federal National Party has confirmed unanimous support for a proposed $250 million support package for the travel industry, with Federal Member for the northern NSW coastal electorate of Cowper, Pat Conaghan, saying Deputy PM Michael McCormack has taken the plan to Cabinet.
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Qld eases some borders
Monday | Nov 2 2020THE Queensland Government has confirmed its domestic border restrictions will be lifted later this week for all areas of the country, except greater Sydney and Victoria.
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Webjet ads a “mild retort”
Friday | Oct 30 2020WEBJET CEO John Guscic has made it clear he has no intention of apologising for the company’s controversial anti travel-agent ads from four years ago, describing them as a “mild retort” to AFTA’s advertising from 2014 which ridiculed bookings through online travel agents.
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IATA TIDS free for agents
Friday | Oct 30 2020THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that it will no longer charge travel agencies to use its Travel Industry Designator Service (TIDS).