Headlines
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QTIC calls for more funds
Thursday | Feb 6 2020THE Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC) has called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Federal Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham to invest more in the future of the tourism industry.
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Tollman’s confidence in Aus
Wednesday | Feb 5 2020THE Travel Corporation Global CEO Brett Tollman has reiterated the company’s support of the Australian market, despite AAT Kings being “hit hard” by a downturn in visitors to Australia in Dec and Jan.
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Industry hit by EAN collapse
Wednesday | Feb 5 2020A number of travel agents and industry suppliers are believed to have been impacted by the failure of Executive Assistants Network (EAN), a company which ran expos, conferences and training events until its parent firm was placed into liquidation last week.
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Intrepid grows by 21%
Wednesday | Feb 5 2020INTREPID Group’s total transaction value has grown 21% in 2019, with the company turning over $488m for the year.
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Coronavirus fallout cont
Wednesday | Feb 5 2020LAST month saw a 75% decline in hotel occupancy in mainland China from 14 to 26 Jan due to coronavirus, STR has found.
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SQ NDC rollout in Aus
Tuesday | Feb 4 2020SINGAPORE Airlines will make NDC content available to agents from 01 Jul under an expansion of its KrisConnect program (TD breaking news).
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RSSC’s Splendor arrives
Tuesday | Feb 4 2020REGENT Seven Seas Cruises’ highly anticipated new Splendor has formally joined the upmarket cruise line’s fleet, having been handed over to CEO Jason Montague in Ancona, Italy on Fri.
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China air capacity drops
Tuesday | Feb 4 2020AIR capacity from China to Australia has dropped by 4% between 20 Jan and 03 Feb, according to the Official Aviation Guide (OAG).
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Rex exits Ballina and KI
Tuesday | Feb 4 2020REGIONAL Express (Rex) has announced it is removing its Sydney to Ballina, and Adelaide to Kangaroo Island (KI) services in the coming weeks, due to a “sharp downturn in the last six months and poor economic outlook for the next 12 months”.
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“Do not travel” to China
Monday | Feb 3 2020THE Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has increased the level of its Smartraveller advice for mainland China to the highest “do not travel” level.