Headlines
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Travel storms the rich list
Friday | May 25 2018THE barons of Australia’s travel industry have surged up the 2018 Rich List, increasing both their wealth and their rankings among the country’s top millionaires.
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Airlines slam monopolies
Friday | May 25 2018AUSTRALIA’S airlines have slammed the “excessive profits” of the country’s privatised airports and called for greater government regulation to curb their monopoly powers.
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Airport’s growth ‘tailwind’
Friday | May 25 2018SYDNEY Airport’s new ceo Geoff Culbert has outlined the “huge macro tailwind” supporting his business as the world’s rapidly rising population looks to international travel.
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Industry nuts for donuts
Friday | May 25 2018THE travel industry has confirmed its keen interest in sugary treats with the huge number of entries that Travel Daily has received for the “Win your morning tea” competition (see below).
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Cruising growth slows
Thursday | May 24 2018AUSTRALIA’S cruise industry will not reach its target of two million passengers by 2020 as growth slows due to infrastructure constraints, CLIA Australasia managing director Joel Katz has confirmed.
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QF renews AF codeshare
Thursday | May 24 2018QANTAS and Air France have renewed their codeshare agreement, allowing more options for travel between Europe and Australia via Asia.
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Mantra acquisition sealed
Thursday | May 24 2018ACCORHOTELS’ takeover of the Australian-based Mantra Group has been given final backing, with the Federal Court yesterday approving arrangements for the $1.2 billion purchase.
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US battles dip in arrivals
Wednesday | May 23 2018THE US Travel Association (USTA) has ramped up action to turn around the country’s declining tourism market share, with a concerted effort to educate officials in Washington about the importance of travel in boosting economic activity.
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VA revises agency deals
Wednesday | May 23 2018VIRGIN Australia has issued an updated version of its Travel Agency Main Agreement, enforcing a requirement that agents provide travellers’ contact details and introducing a country of domicile limitation.
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Travelport QDP live in Q4
Wednesday | May 23 2018TRAVELPORT is aiming to integrate with the new Qantas Distribution Platform (QDP) in the last quarter of this year as the airline embarks on its deployment of IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) (TD yesterday).