Headlines
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KPMG issues Excite FAQ
Wednesday | Jan 15 2020SPECIFIC concerns of travel agents impacted by the collapse of Excite Holidays (TD 10 Jan) are being addressed in a new document released by the company’s Administrators from accounting firm KPMG overnight.
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CATO bushfire meetings
Wednesday | Jan 15 2020THE Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) has been in touch with both the Australian Federation of Travel Agents and the Australian Tourism Industry Council to discuss the impact of the fires on local business and recovery strategies.
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Qld indigenous tourism
Wednesday | Jan 15 2020THE Queensland Government has announced a range of initiatives to boost the state’s indigenous tourism offering after declaring 2020 the “Year of Queensland Indigenous Tourism” (TD 11 Nov 2019).
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Excite cash crisis since Nov
Tuesday | Jan 14 2020EXCITE Holidays had been taking advice about a possible company restructure since late Nov 2019, and had actually engaged accounting firm KPMG to provide “advisory assistance” about six weeks before it ceased trading last week (TD 10 Jan).
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Google refreshes travel
Tuesday | Jan 14 2020GOOGLE has updated its travel planning features to include a suite of new tools that help travellers decide which hotels to stay at, the best time to visit a destination, and pricing information on what you can expect to pay.
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Eur, SA up for Bunnik
Tuesday | Jan 14 2020BUNNIK Tours’ 25th anniversary celebrations has been buoyed by early returns of double-digit growth in the European market, and a strong rebound in South America, co-founder Dennis Bunnik revealed to Travel Daily.
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Excite Holidays goes down
Monday | Jan 13 2020SUPPLIERS to the collapsed Excite Holidays are believed to have cancelled all of the company’s forward bookings, after administrators were formally appointed late on Fri (TD breaking news Fri and Sat).
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Reho bookkeeper sentenced
Monday | Jan 13 2020A bookkeeper who stole $100,000 from Melbourne-based corporate travel specialist Reho Travel has been sentenced to a three-year community corrections order.
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Citilink links with Avalon
Monday | Jan 13 2020GARUDA low-cost subsidiary airline Citilink Indonesia will commence operating daily flights between Melbourne (Avalon) and Denpasar, Bali, from 24 Jan.
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Excite suspends bookings
Friday | Jan 10 2020ONLINE wholesaler Excite Holidays has stopped taking bookings on its website, with Managing Director Nicholas Stavropoulos saying the measure is because the company is in the “final stages of commercial discussions” (TD breaking news).