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Aviation sector sluggish
Wednesday | Aug 7 2019GROWTH for the Australian aviation sector is stagnating, leading to a dip in overall confidence in the market, Centre for Aviation (CAPA) Chairman Peter Harbison told attendees at the annual CAPA conference in Sydney this morning.
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James confirms sham Bestjet deal
Wednesday | Aug 7 2019MICHAEL James, the husband of Bestjet Travel founder Rachel James, has confirmed the sale of the now collapsed OTA to McVicker International last year (TD 06 Nov 2018) had a side deal which saw his wife retain 50% of the shares in the business.
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Journey Beyond expands
Tuesday | Aug 6 2019FAST growing experiential tourism group Journey Beyond has announced the acquisition of Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventures.
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Over 40,000 hit by UK collapse
Tuesday | Aug 6 2019THE failure of British travel group Malvern Group (TD 02 Aug) has impacted about 42,000 customers holding forward bookings through the company’s brands which include LateRooms.com and Super Break.
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FCTG takes 100% of LDV
Monday | Aug 5 2019FLIGHT Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has continued its expansion in North America by taking full ownership of Canada’s corporate and premium leisure business, Les Voyages Laurier du Vallon (LDV).
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Brand USA funding bill
Monday | Aug 5 2019BRAND USA is a step closer to being reauthorised, with a bill to reinstate funding for the country’s destination marketing organisation through 2027 being passed by the US Senate committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation last month.
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IATA’s NDC matchmaker
Monday | Aug 5 2019THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched an online NDC Matchmaker tool to enable airlines, agents and content aggregators to search, compare and connect with New Distribution Capability (NDC) partners.
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Inspiring seeks partners
Friday | Aug 2 2019ONLINE tour operator Inspiring Vacations is keen to work with travel agents, in keeping with its “customer-first” mantra which aims to allow clients to deal with the business in whatever manner they prefer (TD 31 Jul).
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Kimberley flights on sale
Friday | Aug 2 2019SALES are open for the only direct flight link between Melbourne and Kununurra in the East Kimberley region (TD 27 May), a seasonal service that APT has ensured “perfectly supports” its Kimberley program in 2020.