Headlines
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USA visitor bounce back
Friday | Sep 15 2017THE United States has bucked a recent trend in decreasing visitor numbers from core markets, with new arrival data for Apr released by the National Travel & Tourism Office showing growth of 8.4%.
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Spencer Travel in Top 500
Friday | Sep 15 2017CORPORATE specialist Spencer Travel has nudged its ways into IBISWorlds’s 2017 Top 500 Private Companies list, joining more than a dozen other travel, tourism and travel-related infrastructure businesses around the country.
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GET LUXE in $30m push
Friday | Sep 15 2017IGNITE travel’s newest brand GET LUXE is embarking on a $30 million consumer advertising campaign after its successful launch through Flight Centre stores nationally.
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ASIC prying timeshares
Thursday | Sep 14 2017AUSTRALIA’S corporate regulator is preparing to tighten consumer protections around the timeshare industry after a string of complaints about the sector’s value and sales practices.
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World Tourism Alliance debut
Thursday | Sep 14 2017THE World Tourism Alliance was launched in Chengdu, China this week during the United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s 22nd General Assembly, bringing together representatives from 137 countries including Australia.
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MTG TTV up $42 million
Thursday | Sep 14 2017DESPITE challenges facing the travel industry in the past year such as terrorism in Europe and the UK, as well as deflation in airline prices dropping yield, Magellan Travel Group posted Total Transaction Value of $925m for FY17, up $42m on FY16.
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Magellan Signature pact
Thursday | Sep 14 2017MAGELLAN Travel Group has announced a partnership with US-based Signature Travel Network, offering its Australian members access to more than 1,000 luxury hotels, resorts, lodges and spas.
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United to push Texas hub
Wednesday | Sep 13 2017UNITED Airlines will focus on the connectivity offered by its key Houston hub as it promotes the launch of direct daily services to the Texan city from Sydney.
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JQ buy now, pay later
Wednesday | Sep 13 2017ONLINE payment service Afterpay Touch Group has announced a deal with Jetstar to offer its buy now, pay later options to passengers.
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Trafalgar guarantees 2018 Discoveries
Wednesday | Sep 13 2017TRAFALGAR marked the launch of its 2018 Europe & Britain brochure in Sydney last night with over 100 top-selling travel partners from around the country by announcing it has guaranteed the departure of its 16 Discoveries multi-destination itineraries and has ramped up its City Explorers program.