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Addicted to Maldives? Totally!
Monday | Oct 28 2019THE Addicted to Maldives team recently returned from hosting a famil in the magical Maldives, with some of Australia’s leading luxury travel advisors hosted by self-confessed Maldives Addict, Di Lechner.
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ATAS cancellations surge
Friday | Oct 25 2019THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents has cancelled the ATAS accreditation of nine members this week, with some simply failing to renew while others were terminated due to an inability to satisfy the scheme’s business governance criteria.
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VA defends Japan decision
Friday | Oct 25 2019VIRGIN Australia has rejected a litany of claims made in a new submission by a consumer to the International Air Services Commission (IASC) in relation to the draft allocation of the new Tokyo Haneda slots (TD 22 Oct).
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Air NZ fills Jetstar gap
Friday | Oct 25 2019AIR New Zealand is ramping up its rural services this holiday season to fill the gap left by Jetstar’s plan to pull out of the sector (TD 16 Oct).
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ATAC celebrates another record year
Friday | Oct 25 2019THE 2019 Australian Travel Agents Co-opertive (ATAC) annual conference took place last week with 100 members and suppliers gathering at Brisbane’s swish W Hotel for three days.
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Helloworld ups forecast
Thursday | Oct 24 2019HELLOWORLD Travel has increased its EBITDA guidance for the 2020 financial year from $83-87 million to $86-90 million following the completion of the its acquisition of TravelEdge (TD 02 Oct).
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Serko, Booking.com deal
Thursday | Oct 24 2019BUSINESS management tool Serko has expanded its existing agreement with Booking.com, with the latest iteration of the deal allowing Booking.com to offer the Serko Zeno product to its business traveller clients.
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Hong Kong dents profits
Thursday | Oct 24 2019ONGOING protests in Hong Kong are set to dent the first half profits of Qantas by $25 million, according to the carrier’s latest trading update.
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Tempo insolvent trading
Wednesday | Oct 23 2019TEMPO Holidays had been trading while insolvent since 26 Jun 2019, according to preliminary investigations into the company, which collapsed three months later (TD 20 Sep).
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Airport report slammed
Wednesday | Oct 23 2019AIRLINE bodies have slammed the Productivity Commission’s Final Report of its Inquiry into the Economic Regulation of Airports and urged the government not to adopt its recommendations.