Headlines
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Skinner to head Tour East
Monday | Aug 28 2017JEFF Skinner has been appointed as the new general manager Australia of Tour East, the inbound operator formerly part-owned by Qantas and acquired by Japan’s JTB some years ago (TD 09 Oct 2014).
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Qantas executive shuffle
Monday | Aug 28 2017QANTAS Group ceo Alan Joyce says the company’s new senior leadership structure (TD breaking news) will “help the company keep delivering for customers and shareholders”.
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Strong year for Flight Centre corporate
Friday | Aug 25 2017FLIGHT Centre’s corporate TTV across Australia and New Zealand reached $2.6 billion in 2016/17, with the businesses benefiting from “a strong year of account wins,” according to the FLT annual results released yesterday.
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Golden age at Cruise360
Friday | Aug 25 2017AUSTRALIA’S cruise industry leaders have turned out in record numbers today for the Cruise360 conference in Sydney, hosted by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia.
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Qantas transformation tick
Friday | Aug 25 2017THE $1.4 billion underlying profit for 2016/17 reported by Qantas this morning (TD breaking news) has been underpinned by the three year Qantas Transformation program, which has delivered savings of more than $2.1 billion to the company.
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Apollo expands rentals
Thursday | Aug 24 2017CAMPERVAN rental group Apollo Tourism and Leisure has announced a 79% y-o-y increase in profits in the past financial year as it prepares for further growth from its recent acquisitions.
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FLT transformation under way
Thursday | Aug 24 2017FLIGHT Centre chief operating officer Melanie Waters-Ryan has been leading a specialist team within the company to oversee a transformation program with the aim of unlocking “further value” from the business.
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The Star profits dip 11%
Thursday | Aug 24 2017THE Star Entertainment Group yesterday reported a 20% year-on-year rise in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of $586m for the 12 months to 30 Jun.
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Flight Centre cracks $20b
Thursday | Aug 24 2017FLIGHT Centre saw record sales in the last year, surpasssing $20.1 billion in total transaction value (TTV) for the first time.
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Australia key to Air NZ result
Wednesday | Aug 23 2017AIR New Zealand is seeing strong results from the expansion of its sales force in Australia (TD 06 Oct 2016), with head of commercial Cam Wallace telling TD the airline’s annual profit in part reflects the “ongoing success of the airline’s strategy to expand its resources and reach in the Australian market”.