Headlines
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Backpacker review blast
Monday | Sep 26 2016MORE than 1,700 stakeholders have made submissions to the review of the Working Holidaymaker Visa, which is looking at the government’s budget decision to no longer consider working holidaymakers as residents for tax purposes.
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TCF report finally released
Monday | Sep 26 2016THE long-awaited final report from the Travel Compensation Fund has been made public, confirming that almost $19.5 million was paid out to the various states on 16 Dec 2015.
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GTA acquires MTS Globe
Friday | Sep 23 2016GTA has signed off on an agreement to acquire the hotel distribution systems, destination management services and IT businesses of one of Europe’s largest independent, inbound companies, MTS Globe.
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Boxall leaves HLO Mackay
Friday | Sep 23 2016HELLOWORLD Mackay and Mt Pleasant have announced the departure of longstanding md Steven Boxall, who will step down effective 30 Sep after more than ten years with the agency.
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IATA pledges flexibility
Friday | Sep 23 2016THE International Air Transport Association says it will take a “working-together approach” in collaboration with travel agents as it develops a new risk management framework to “enable safer selling and mitigate default losses in the BSP”.
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Geckos targets under-29 market
Thursday | Sep 22 2016GECKOS Adventures has cut its maximum age limit from 39 to 29, with the change due to take effect from 2017.
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LH/SQ pact draft approval
Thursday | Sep 22 2016THE proposed Joint Venture Framework Agreement between Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines to coordinate operations from their local hubs to destinations including Australia has been given tentative approval from the ACCC.
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Locomote going global
Thursday | Sep 22 2016MELBOURNE-BASED corporate travel platform Locomote is set to open an office in the UK, with the operation to also change its name to Travelport Locomote reflecting its majority ownership by the global GDS giant.
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QF mulls CDG, FCO direct
Thursday | Sep 22 2016QANTAS boss Alan Joyce has hinted at the potential launch of ultra long-haul services from the east coast of Australia to Europe using Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, or other long-range aircraft being assessed by the Aussie airline.
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Bookeasy, Rezdy major pact
Wednesday | Sep 21 2016OVER 200 Visitor Information Centres will be given real-time availability and immediate confirmations for tours and attractions following a deal between booking software company Rezdy & DMS Bookeasy.