Headlines
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Travel Partners doubles
Monday | Mar 18 2019TRAVEL Partners (TP) now has 200 home-based consultants in its Australia-wide network, and has almost doubled its TTV in the last year, following the Aug 2017 acquisition of the business by Flight Centre.
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Intrepid’s best year yet
Monday | Mar 18 2019INTREPID Group recorded its best year for growth on record in 2018, clocking up a 19.5% rise in bookings for the APAC region, Regional Director Asia Pacific Brett Mitchell told Travel Daily.
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Bedsonline APAC sales team
Monday | Mar 18 2019ACCOMMODATION wholesaler Bedsonline has today announced the appointment of Peter Jones as its new Regional Sales Manager for Pacific, under a new structure reflecting the consolidation of TravelCube into Bedsonline (TD 22 Jan 2019).
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Qantas reiterates CX benefits
Monday | Mar 18 2019QANTAS has lodged a further submission to the International Air Services Commission, relating to its controversial proposed codeshare agreement with Cathay Pacific on the HKG route.
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Departures, arrivals jump
Friday | Mar 15 2019AUSTRALIA’S travel sector has seen a busy peak season holiday period, with figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showing almost 1.4 million Australians went overseas.
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Ormond’s Melb debuts
Friday | Mar 15 2019NEW hotel operator and Southeast Asian hospitality brand Ormond Group will introduce two new hotel concepts to Melbourne in 2022.
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MSC’s new local head
Friday | Mar 15 2019MSC Cruises has confirmed the appointment of Alessandro Guerreri as the new Managing Director of its Australasia business.
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Trafalgar MD appointed
Thursday | Mar 14 2019TRAFALGAR’S newly appointed Managing Director for Australia, Jason Wolff (TD breaking news) is set to take the reins in late Apr, with Trafalgar global CEO Gavin Tollman describing him as “a passionate leader that will continue to succeed Trafalgar as the leader in our category”.
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Qantas sales restructure
Thursday | Mar 14 2019QANTAS has confirmed major changes to its Australian sales teams, including the “reshaping” of key leadership roles within its Agency Partnerships division.
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Explore’s Aussie focus
Thursday | Mar 14 2019UK-BASED adventure tour operator Explore Worldwide is ramping up its investment in Australia, with the company reporting a 19% uplift in sales since the beginning of the year.