Headlines
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SATC’s ambitious plan
Thursday | Aug 8 2019THE South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC) has launched an ambitious tourism plan aiming to grow the state’s visitor economy from the current $7.2b to $12.8b by 2030.
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Expedia TAAP milestone
Wednesday | Aug 7 2019THE Expedia Travel Agent Affiliate Program (TAAP) is enjoying “massive support” from the Australian travel sector, with the scheme this month globally celebrating its 15 millionth trip booked via a travel consultant.
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Air Serbia slashes comm
Wednesday | Aug 7 2019AIR Serbia, represented locally by Aviation Online, has effectively turned its back on mainstream travel agency distribution by announcing it will no longer pay base commission on tickets issued in Australia.
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Aviation sector sluggish
Wednesday | Aug 7 2019GROWTH for the Australian aviation sector is stagnating, leading to a dip in overall confidence in the market, Centre for Aviation (CAPA) Chairman Peter Harbison told attendees at the annual CAPA conference in Sydney this morning.
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James confirms sham Bestjet deal
Wednesday | Aug 7 2019MICHAEL James, the husband of Bestjet Travel founder Rachel James, has confirmed the sale of the now collapsed OTA to McVicker International last year (TD 06 Nov 2018) had a side deal which saw his wife retain 50% of the shares in the business.
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Journey Beyond expands
Tuesday | Aug 6 2019FAST growing experiential tourism group Journey Beyond has announced the acquisition of Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventures.
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Over 40,000 hit by UK collapse
Tuesday | Aug 6 2019THE failure of British travel group Malvern Group (TD 02 Aug) has impacted about 42,000 customers holding forward bookings through the company’s brands which include LateRooms.com and Super Break.
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FCTG takes 100% of LDV
Monday | Aug 5 2019FLIGHT Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has continued its expansion in North America by taking full ownership of Canada’s corporate and premium leisure business, Les Voyages Laurier du Vallon (LDV).
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Brand USA funding bill
Monday | Aug 5 2019BRAND USA is a step closer to being reauthorised, with a bill to reinstate funding for the country’s destination marketing organisation through 2027 being passed by the US Senate committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation last month.