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Express TTV surges 18%
Monday | Nov 14 2016THE Express Travel Group had its “best year this decade” in 2015/16, with TTV up 18% and passenger volumes up 20%, according to ceo Tom Manwaring.
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Switch for Cover-More
Friday | Nov 11 2016COVER-MORE Group Ltd has announced plans to establish a new agreement with underwriter Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company, a first step towards implementing a “new global underwriting panel”.
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Webjet FIT Ruums debut
Friday | Nov 11 2016ONLINE travel company Webjet yesterday revealed further details of its $3 million FIT Ruums project (TD Wed) which it plans to roll out later this month in Asia.
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italktravel cash dividend
Friday | Nov 11 2016EXPRESS Travel Group will pay a cash dividend to each store in its italktravel franchise network, with the payout announced this morning to members of the group at the annual Independent Travel Group Business Forum in San Francisco.
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New QBT reporting tool
Thursday | Nov 10 2016QBT is claiming a first with the launch of a new integrated reporting tool which can be accessed via a single sign-in from the QBT customer portal.
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Visitor departures soft in Sep
Thursday | Nov 10 2016THE number of Australian short-term resident departures in Sep decreased slightly month-on-month, figures released by the ABS today show.
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Outrigger take-over plan
Thursday | Nov 10 2016HONOLULU-HEADQUARTERED group, Outrigger Hotels & Resorts will be taken over by affiliates of KSL Capital Partners who inked a purchase and sales agreement.
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FCTG low-cost sales solid
Thursday | Nov 10 2016FLIGHT Centre Travel Group is poised to expand its low-cost carrier content with the addition of Scoot’s full content range “soon”, building on its robust offering with Jetstar, Tigerair and Air Asia fares and ancillaries.
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AFTA lauds Labor PMC move
Wednesday | Nov 9 2016AFTA boss Jayson Westbury has commended the Labor Party for its decision to oppose the flagged increase of the Passenger Movement Charge (PMC) by $5, to $60, instead proposing to alter the 19% backpacker tax to 10.5%.
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AVIS’ 20th scholar named
Wednesday | Nov 9 2016AVIS last night awarded its 20th Travel Agent Scholarship, celebrating a landmark for one of the most prestigious and long-running award schemes in the Australian travel industry.