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Express adds RAA Travel
Thursday | Aug 10 2017THE Express Travel Group is having a stellar month of signings, with Travel Daily today able to exclusively reveal that South Australia’s RAA Travel will join ETG’s Independent Travel Group network effective 01 Oct.
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Greece return for $200
Wednesday | Aug 9 2017GREECE and Mediterranean Travel Centre has partnered with Singapore Airlines & Scoot to offer ATAS accredited travel agents return Economy class airfares to Athens for $200, plus taxes.
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Travel advertising trends
Wednesday | Aug 9 2017TELEVISION continues to be a key promotional channel for travel providers in Australia, with new figures from Standard Media Index (SMI) showing TV comprised more than half of spending in the “Travel Service/Agents” category during the first quarter of 2017.
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Wendy Wu takes on web
Wednesday | Aug 9 2017WENDY Wu Tours is preparing to introduce a new range of low-priced tours in a bid to fend off larger web-based rivals.
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SAA “business as usual”
Wednesday | Aug 9 2017SOUTH African Airways has reassured the Australian travel trade that the airline is on a solid path forward, with local boss Tim Clyde-Smith telling Travel Daily that it’s business as usual despite reports about SAA’s financial position (TD Mon).
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2017 Global STARS live it up in Perth
Tuesday | Aug 8 2017TOP achievers from the Global STARS travel agent reward program have covered Western Australia from top to bottom over the past week, exploring the state in detail as part of a famil program supported by Tourism Western Australia. The 170-strong contingent were set loose on regions including the Kimberley, the Coral Coast and the Margaret River either side of a spectacular gala dinner held at Crown Towers Perth on Sat.
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VA alters HNA application
Tuesday | Aug 8 2017VIRGIN Australia, HNA Group, Hong Kong Airlines and HK Express have amended their ACCC application for anti-trust authorisation, with the revised version aiming to address concerns raised about “potential codeshare exclusivity restrictions under the Alliance Framework Agreement”.
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China cracks Wanda plan
Tuesday | Aug 8 2017CHINA’S Dailan Wanda Group is reportedly off-loading two massive tourism projects under development in Sydney and the Gold Coast in response to a crack down by the Chinese government on offshore investments.
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Ensemble signs Hoffmann
Tuesday | Aug 8 2017ENSEMBLE Travel Group has announced a partnership with Phil Hoffmann Travel, with the move said to give the travel agency “an edge in this market”.
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Wendy Wu bookable site
Tuesday | Aug 8 2017WENDY Wu Tours is expecting significant growth in its Australian business, driven by the launch of a new online booking system (TD 20 Jul) which is set to revolutionise how agents deal with the global tour operator.