Headlines
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Adelaide to host ATE ’18
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017SOUTH Australia will host next year’s Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE), bringing 2,500 industry delegates to Adelaide in an event worth around $10 million to the local economy.
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Flight Centre, Airbnb pact
Tuesday | Jun 27 2017FLIGHT Centre and Airbnb today announced a new alliance (TD breaking news) which will see FCTG corporate clients offered Airbnb accommodation options.
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New Mantra “masterbrand”
Monday | Jun 26 2017MANTRA Hotels & Resorts has announced the consolidation of its existing multi-branded portfolio into a new single consumer brand.
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VA ACCC ‘condition’ risk
Monday | Jun 26 2017LAWYERS for Virgin Australia and its proposed Australia-China air alliance partners HNA Group, Hong Kong Airlines & HK Express have objected to the competition regulator’s plan to impose a “non-exclusivity condition” relating to interline and/or codeshare pacts.
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Ritz-Carlton into cruise
Friday | Jun 23 2017RITZ-CARLTON Hotel Company has signalled it will move into the luxury yachting and cruises sector, establishing The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection.
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EY ditches chauffeur service
Friday | Jun 23 2017ETIHAD Airways has confirmed the suspension of its free chauffeur drive service for premium passengers in Australia, which will no longer be available from 03 Jul this year.
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Si to take on Infinity, QH
Friday | Jun 23 2017THE Aussie wholesale travel market, dominated by Flight Centre’s Infinity and Helloworld Travel’s Qantas & Viva! Holidays, is set for fresh competition, says the founder of Si Group.
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QF enlists health experts
Thursday | Jun 22 2017QANTAS has engaged researchers from the University of Sydney to help plan health strategies for passengers ahead of the introduction of long-haul flights aboard Boeing 787 Dreamliners later this year.
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Hainan adds BNE service
Thursday | Jun 22 2017CHINESE carriers’ thirst for new capacity into Australia continues to expand, with Hainan Airlines the latest airline preparing to add another gateway in the 2017 China Australia Year of Tourism.
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VA trumps QF in 2017 Skytrax
Wednesday | Jun 21 2017VIRGIN Australia has overtaken Qantas in this year’s Skytrax World Airline Awards, rising to 13th place as the Flying Kangaroo plunged out of the top ten to rank 15th globally.