Headlines
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Kakadu set for upgrade
Monday | Jan 14 2019KAKADU Tourism has welcomed pledges of up to $220 million by the Liberal National Party and Labor Party to “rejuvenate Kakadu National Park’s ageing tourism infrastructure”.
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RwandAir appoints local GSA
Monday | Jan 14 2019AFRICAN airline RwandAir has announced the appointment of CVFR Travel Group offshoot Airline Rep Services as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in Australia.
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Rex, Mildura heal divide
Monday | Jan 14 2019REGIONAL Express (Rex) has signed a new four-year deal with Mildura Airport to maintain services to Melbourne, Adelaide and Broken Hill after overcoming a stoush over increased airport taxes (TD 19 Jul 2018).
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Aurora boosts sales team
Friday | Jan 11 2019AURORA Expeditions has confirmed a major expansion of its sales and marketing operations in the lead-up to the launch of its new Greg Mortimer in Oct.
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ATG’s new agent portal
Friday | Jan 11 2019THE APT Travel Group (ATG) has announced an “all-encompassing trade portal” called ATG Connect will go live over the weekend.
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New IATA Pay tech success
Friday | Jan 11 2019THE International Air Transport Association has announced the first successful “IATA Pay” ticket purchase transaction in a live environment, with the booking conducted in partnership with UK-based finance technology provider ipagoo.
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Buy “smart” for value
Friday | Jan 11 2019CORPORATE Traveller is urging SMEs to implement “smart buying” through preferred hotels to achieve better value.
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Bestjet mystery deepens
Thursday | Jan 10 2019CONTROVERSY continues to swirl around the collapsed Bestjet Travel Pty Ltd (TD 18 Dec 2018), with the company’s administrators citing “evidence that 50% of the shares were held on trust for Ms Rachel James”.
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Sydney Airport hotel stoush
Thursday | Jan 10 2019UP TO eight hotels close to Sydney Airport could be pulled into legal action after the Sydney Airport Corporation lodged a complaint stating they were falsely using the “Sydney Airport” moniker to attract tourists.
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Au tourism going strong
Wednesday | Jan 9 2019AUSTRALIA’S int’l visitation numbers saw strong growth during the year ending Sep 2018, with arrivals up by 6% to reach 8.4m, the latest figures from Tourism Research Australia show.