Headlines
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Excite “platform issues”
Thursday | Jan 2 2020ONLINE wholesaler Excite Holidays has blamed a technical glitch for booking issues which have seen travel agent clients arrive at their destinations in recent days to find bookings have not been paid.
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Pulse Hols ceases trading
Thursday | Jan 2 2020LATIN American specialist wholesaler Pulse Holidays is advising its industry partners that it has ceased trading effective 01 Jan 2020.
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CTM buys Travel Planners
Tuesday | Dec 24 2019CORPORATE Travel Management (CTM) has bolstered its presence in the US, having entered into a deal to acquire Texas-based corporate travel specialist Corporate Travel Planners (CTP) for up to US$36 million (TD breaking news).
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WA’s big Europe push
Tuesday | Dec 24 2019THE West Australian Government has unveiled a $12 million marketing push in Europe in a bid to attract visitors from Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, specifically to rural areas.
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Brand USA reauthorised
Monday | Dec 23 2019THE future of Brand USA has been secured, with the US Government reauthorising the tourism marketing organisation through fiscal year 2027.
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Journey Beyond Syd cruise
Monday | Dec 23 2019JOURNEY Beyond will launch a new cruise product on Sydney Harbour in the first quarter of 2020, offering lunch or dinner with views of the Harbour Bridge and Opera House.
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CVFR enhances platform
Friday | Dec 20 2019CVFR Consolidation Services’ new TickeTech-Connect system (TD breaking news) promises to significantly expand the company’s travel agent offering, building on its existing platform to offer low-cost carrier (LCC) and NDC channel fares.
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Imperium, Intrepid deal
Friday | Dec 20 2019IMPERIUM Capital Group has acquired Adventure Tours Australia (ATA) from Intrepid, in order to grow the footprint of its Discovery Adventure Group business (TD breaking news).
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Club Med growing strongly
Friday | Dec 20 2019CLUB Med has experienced a huge year in the local market, with sales surging almost 25% in the last 12 months.
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Express Aeronology deal
Thursday | Dec 19 2019EXPRESS Travel Group’s (ETG)new agreement with the Peter Lacaze-backed Aeronology (TD breaking news) promises to allow the agency group to “leapfrog our competitors”, according to ETG CEO Tom Manwaring.