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ETG enhances ‘Book Safe’
Monday | May 15 2017EXPRESS Travel Group has updated its ‘Book Safe Agent’ insurance offering, with the new version including full insolvency cover for any ATAS-accredited wholesaler.
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APT river ship revolution
Monday | May 15 2017APT’S new AmaMagna (TD breaking news Fri) promises to “revolutionise the river cruise industry,” with the newbuild twice as wide as traditional European river cruise ships.
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Arrivals, departures slow
Friday | May 12 2017THE growth rate for short term visitor arrivals and resident departures into and out of Australia slowed slightly last month, but metrics for both inbound and outbound travel are still up year-on-year according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released this morning.
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NZ 2017-23 visitor forecasts
Friday | May 12 2017THE New Zealand government released its long-term tourism forecast to 2023 today, predicting a more than 50% increase in visitors to the Land of the Long White Cloud, led by Australia as a “foundation” market.
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US to extend bans to EU
Friday | May 12 2017THE Trump administration is likely to extend laptop flight bans to European countries, US media report, potentially impacting major American and EU carriers for the first time.
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Emirates to boost BNE
Friday | May 12 2017EMIRATES has announced a third daily flight to Brisbane starting 01 Dec, boosting its capacity on the route by more than 3,700 seats a week.
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Select gathers in Taiwan
Friday | May 12 2017A record number of members of the Express Travel Group’s Select brand are in Taipei this morning for the 16th annual Select Travel Group conference.
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QF backs private build
Thursday | May 11 2017QANTAS ceo Alan Joyce has backed the potential for private involvement in the development of Western Sydney Airport, saying a non-government builder could offer “a better outcome”.
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VA rejigs Qld operations
Thursday | May 11 2017VIRGIN Australia and Alliance Airlines today announced a new agreement which will see Alliance take over a number of regional Queensland routes from VA.
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Luxon bullish on outlook
Thursday | May 11 2017AIR New Zealand’s chief exec Christopher Luxon is optimistic the Kiwi carrier can deliver a “pretty awesome result” this financial year.