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Flight Centre “on target”
Monday | May 4 2020FLIGHT Centre Travel Group (FCTG) today said it was making “significant progress” in reducing its cost base, with reductions to be implemented at less than the $210 million in one-off costs originally anticipated (TD 06 Apr).
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Travel top recovery priority
Monday | May 4 2020MORE than 60% of consumers plan to spend their money on travel to “make up for lost time” after the world recovers from COVID-19.
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FCTG backflips on fees
Monday | May 4 2020FLIGHT Centre’s announcement that it will waive cancellation fees for COVID-19 affected travel (TD breaking news Sat) has been welcomed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
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travelBulletin May out!
Monday | May 4 2020THE latest issue of travelBulletin is out, focusing on the industry’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the role agents will play.
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HLO COVID-19 survival plan
Friday | May 1 2020HELLOWORLD Travel Limited has battened down the hatches, significantly cutting expenses amid expectations that its TTV will be down 95% until Sep this year (TD breaking news).
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Aeronology TravelSky deal
Friday | May 1 2020MELBOURNE-BASED travel technology firm Aeronology has announced a new global API/GDS distribution relationship with China’s TravelSky.
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VA sale “achievable” by Jun
Friday | May 1 2020SALE of Virgin Australia is “achievable” by Jun, administrators say, confirming a large number of parties have expressed an interest in taking over the carrier (TD breaking news yesterday).
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The travel industry refund crisis explained to a paver
Friday | May 1 2020MARK Brady, owner of Travellers Choice member Cruise & Travel Ballina, Byron Bay and Tweed Coast, posted this article as a response to recent anti-travel agent stories on TV..
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Hotel RFP season delayed
Friday | May 1 2020THE Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has urged hotels to roll over all 2020 rates into 2021, endorsing the postponement of the annual Hotel RFP (request for Proposal) season this year.
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AFTA debunks media myths
Thursday | Apr 30 2020THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has expanded its “The Facts” campaign in the hope of countering ongoing negative mainstream media misreporting about travel agents’ handling of refunds and credits during the coronacrisis (TD breaking news).