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SMEs face fare increases
Tuesday | Jul 11 2017BUSINESS travellers from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are likely to be hit with higher airfares next year, according to an Australian aviation forecast.
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Velocity partner changes
Tuesday | Jul 11 2017VIRGIN Australia’s frequent flyer program Velocity has unveiled widespread adjustments affecting points earned on four of its long standing airline partners, including the wind back of points and status credits with alliance partner, Air New Zealand.
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People’s Choice finalists
Tuesday | Jul 11 2017AFTA has announced the state finalists for this year’s People’s Choice Travel Agent of the Year category in the National Travel Industry Awards, after voting by more than 8,000 consumers.
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Alliance adds RPT routes
Monday | Jul 10 2017CHARTER operator Alliance Airlines will commence Regular Passenger Services (RPT) next week, taking over three regional routes in Queensland & NSW until now operated by Virgin Australia.
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New Flight Centre TV show
Monday | Jul 10 2017FLIGHT Centre is set to generate new content highlighting the benefits of using a travel agent, with a new Network Ten show to be broadcast from next month.
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Hotel over-spend report
Friday | Jul 7 2017CORPORATIONS are over-spending on hotel rooms by up to 5% when using Last Room Availability rates (LRA), according to a report by Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT).
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Collins class cruise plan
Friday | Jul 7 2017NAVY captain and former NSW Opposition Leader Peter Collins has been enlisted to find solutions to Sydney Harbour’s cruise berth shortage in a process tipped to include greater use of the Garden Island naval base.
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Velocity, HNA loyalty pact
Friday | Jul 7 2017VIRGIN Australia passengers will be able to earn Velocity points and status credits on four Chinese carriers, under a new agreement with the Fortune Wings Club – the loyalty program operated by several airline subsidiaries of VA shareholder HNA (TD breaking news yest).
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FLT shaping global DMC
Friday | Jul 7 2017FLIGHT Centre Travel Group is progressing plans to establish a global destination management company (DMC) with the purchase of Olympus Tours in Mexico (TD breaking news), seen as a key pathway into the Caribbean and South & Central America.
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Leaders join CAPA-ACTE PER summit
Thursday | Jul 6 2017KEY aviation and travel experts gathered on 04 Jul for the Perth edition of the CAPA-ACTE roadshow of events. The Summit gathered the likes of AirAsia (group head of corporate sales, Barry Klipp), Bankwest (chief economist, Alan Langford), Carlson Wagonlit Travel (senior director – global program management – energy resources & marine, Marty Lonergan), International SOS (manager, people risk, Beth King), KPMG (senior tax manager, Andrew Larmour), Perth Airport (ceo, Kevin Brown) plus many others.