Headlines
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TTC plots 100 more years
Tuesday | Feb 18 2020THE Travel Corporation (TTC) is busy plotting the next 100 years for the company, as it nears a century of operation in Aug.
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New improved ReadyRooms
Monday | Feb 17 2020HELLOWORLD’S acquisition of the Excite Holidays platform (TD 13 Feb) has seen the company establish a new wholly owned subsidiary in Greece, which is employing key technical and development staff who formerly worked for the collapsed Excite.
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CLIA shines light on cruise
Monday | Feb 17 2020THE cruise industry honoured its top achievers over the weekend at the 19th Annual Cruise Industry Awards in Sydney.
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Spectrum coming to Aus
Monday | Feb 17 2020Royal Caribbean Cruises will relocate Spectrum of the Seas away from China, with the vessel to sail to Sydney to operate two complimentary cruises for the first responders who helped battle Australia’s bushfires.
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HLO to buy Excite system
Friday | Feb 14 2020THE reservations platform developed by the collapsed Excite Holidays is set to become part of the technology offered by Helloworld Travel Limited, which this morning confirmed it would purchase the software from the failed company’s Administrators, KPMG (TD breaking news).
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TA event recovery focus
Friday | Feb 14 2020TOURISM Australia’s upcoming Destination Australia forum is being re-themed to focus on “resilience and recovery” as the industry grapples with the impacts of the recent bushfires and the coronavirus crisis.
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LH renews Walshe GSA
Friday | Feb 14 2020LUFTHANSA will continue to be represented in Australia under a General Sales Agency agreement with The Walshe Group, after the outcome of a recent RFP renewed the relationship for a further three to five years.
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Etihad creates TravelPass
Friday | Feb 14 2020ETIHAD Airways has partnered with Norwegian technology developer Braathens IT to create TravelPass, a subscription-based travel solution aimed at corporate and frequent travellers.
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AFTA’s national roadshow
Thursday | Feb 13 2020THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) will embark on a national roadshow in Mar and Apr to discuss “the most pertinent issues affecting travel business from across the travel value chain”.
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Aeronology Connexus pact
Thursday | Feb 13 2020THE new technology agreement between the Peter Lacaze-backed Aeronology and Greater China TMC, Connexus Travel (TD breaking news) will expose the Aussie tech startup to a potential catchment area of over 7.5 billion people, according to Aeronology CEO Russell Carstensen.