Headlines
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AAT’s #EmptyEsky help
Wednesday | Jan 22 2020AAT Kings has moved swiftly to launch a range of Bushfire Recovery Giveback trips across New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, with a goal to help the livelihoods of small communities affected by the fires.
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Cover-More agent support
Tuesday | Jan 21 2020COVER-MORE Travel Insurance is offering confidential, free-of-charge professional counselling support for travel agents impacted by the bushfire crisis.
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Trivago “tricked” users
Tuesday | Jan 21 2020AUSTRALIA’S Federal Court has ruled hotel comparison site Trivago breached Australian Consumer Law when it made misleading representations about hotel room rates via its website and through TVCs.
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Aurora’s expansion plan
Tuesday | Jan 21 2020AURORA Expeditions is mulling adding another purpose-built expedition ship to its fleet, with Managing Director Robert Halfpenny confirming the line has the option for a third newbuild.
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We are open for business
Tuesday | Jan 21 2020FIRE-AFFECTED regions around the country have reminded Aussie travellers that they are now “open for business”.
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Morrison pledges $76m
Monday | Jan 20 2020THE Federal Government has announced the details of a $76 million funding package to help rebuild the country’s damaged tourism industry in the wake of the bushfire crisis.
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Get your nominations in!
Monday | Jan 20 2020NOMINATIONS are now open for the 2020 AFTA National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA) (TD breaking news) – and this year’s event is expected to be particularly hotly contested.
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VA confirms ANA partnership
Monday | Jan 20 2020VIRGIN Australia’s recently appointed Chief Commercial Officer John MacLeod has sealed a new codeshare deal with All Nippon Airways (ANA) (TD breaking news), complementing VA’s upcoming Brisbane-Tokyo (Haneda) flights which will launch at the end of Mar.
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Viking expedition sellout
Friday | Jan 17 2020A limited pre-release to past passengers of the new Viking Cruises expedition product (TD breaking news) has seen the first Antarctic season of the new Viking Octantis already sold out.
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Visitation to Japan up 25%
Friday | Jan 17 2020JAPAN was the fastest-growing outbound destination for Australian travellers over the last 12 months, with Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures released yesterday indicating year-on-year increases of 24.8% to the country.