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Flight Centre contraction
Thursday | Nov 9 2017FLIGHT Centre expects to close underperforming stores in Australia and reduce employee numbers by not replacing any departing leisure travel staff during the current half, as it beds down some “important system changes within the business”.
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AF/KLM to add GDS levy
Thursday | Nov 9 2017AIR France KLM is set to join the “surcharge club,” with the carriers confirming they will impose an 11 fee for bookings made via the GDS effective from 01 Apr 2018.
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New era for Renaissance Tours
Thursday | Nov 9 2017SYDNEY-BASED Renaissance Tours has changed hands, with founder Hugh Hallard set to retire at the end of the year.
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VA reports sales growth
Wednesday | Nov 8 2017VIRGIN Australia ceo John Borghetti this morning announced improving results for the carrier, with group revenue up 5.7% for the three months to 30 Sep 2017 (TD breaking news).
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Tourism’s “wake-up call”
Wednesday | Nov 8 2017RISING disquiet in destinations facing over-tourism should be heeded as a “wake-up call” for the industry, the head of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has warned ministers and leaders at the World Travel Market (WTM) in London.
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Avis finalists are all mobile
Wednesday | Nov 8 2017HOME-BASED travel agents will dominate the Avis Travel Agent Scholarship this year, with all four finalist spots awarded to out-of-store consultants.
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Tianjin Airlines confirms SYD
Tuesday | Nov 7 2017CHINESE carrier Tianjin Airlines continues to expand its footprint in Australasia, now opening bookings for its new Tianjin-Zhengzhou-Sydney route.
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CIT adds Canada & Alaska
Tuesday | Nov 7 2017THE Newsom family is on the acquisition trail again, with confirmation that long time industry identity Ed Smith has sold Canada & Alaska Specialist Holidays to Newsom’s Europe-focused CIT Holidays.
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ATEC inbound Up North showcase
Tuesday | Nov 7 2017ONE hundred tourism industry representatives took to the train on board Queensland Rail’s Spirit of Queensland at last month’s annual ATEC Inbound Up North business to business event. The program kicked off on 25 October in Cairns where delegates were welcomed at the Cairns Aquarium, taking in an up close view of thousands of marine creatures, ahead of a day of workshops on board the train to Proserpine. “This is a highly anticipated annual event that has a long and successful history of profiling local tourism businesses to the international buyers who help sell their product to the world,” ATEC managing director Peter Shelley said. “It is a really valuable opportunity for North Queensland tourism businesses to showcase their unique products to buyers who arrange unique travel itineraries for international visitors.”
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Qatar buys into Cathay
Monday | Nov 6 2017QATAR Airways is continuing its strategy of taking equity positions in other carriers, this morning confirming the acquisition of almost 10% of Cathay Pacific, (TD breaking news).