Headlines
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Bestjet chargeback fury
Monday | Feb 11 2019CONSUMERS affected by the collapse of Bestjet (TD 18 Dec 2018) are continuing to raise concerns about chargebacks, with a significant number of customers having had refunds reversed after challenges by Integrapay, the firm which processed credit cards on behalf of the failed OTA.
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Serko seals CWT US deal
Friday | Feb 8 2019ASX-LISTED travel technology firm Serko this morning announced an extension of its reseller agreement with Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), making the technology available to CWT clients in North America.
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Entire lifts staff expertise
Friday | Feb 8 2019ENTIRE Travel Group has launched a “self-famil” program for its in-house team of destination specialist consultants, who will all travel annually on a 10-day educational trip to experience key products.
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2018 strong for airlines – IATA
Friday | Feb 8 2019GLOBAL passenger traffic rose by a “healthy 6.5%” year-on-year during 2018, according to new figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
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Agencies urged to join Qantas Channel
Thursday | Feb 7 2019THE Australian travel industry is set for another seismic shift, with today’s announcement of the new Qantas Channel (TD breaking news) – including a $17.50 per flight segment “Channel Fee” for agencies which do not sign up for a new QF commercial agreement.
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Solomons opens expo to all
Thursday | Feb 7 2019TOURISM Solomons says it is extending the “truest spirit of Melanesian, Micronesian and Polynesian brotherhood,” by inviting its regional neighbours to join in its 2019 “Me Save Solo” tourism exchange as exhibitors.
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Luxury clients spending big
Thursday | Feb 7 2019A new study of Australian high-end travellers commissioned by the Goldman Group has found one in five plans to spend at least $50,000 on travel in the next year.
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Scurrah takes top VA job
Wednesday | Feb 6 2019VIRGIN Australia has today confirmed the appointment of Paul Scurrah as its new CEO and MD (TD breaking news) – a decade after he was first mooted as a contender (TD 04 Dec 2009).
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Airport regulation okay
Wednesday | Feb 6 2019EXISTING regulation of Australian airports has been endorsed by The Productivity Commission (PC) into the Economic Regulation of Airports, which has released its draft report today.
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AAT’s Red Centre growth
Tuesday | Feb 5 2019A new long-term multi-year agreement between Voyages and AAT Kings is seeing The Travel Corporation significantly boost its investments at Ayers Rock Resort.