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‘MTA – 2019 and Beyond’ series
Monday | Apr 15 2019MTA — Mobile Travel Agents’ recent ‘MTA – 2019 and Beyond’ forums were a great opportunity for MTA Advisors to get together and be updated on the latest company developments, training opportunities and innovations now being rolled out.
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Vietnam visitation slides
Friday | Apr 12 2019THE number of Australians travelling to Vietnam declined 8.5% year-on-year in Feb to 26,700, according to figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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Perth’s transformation
Friday | Apr 12 2019WESTERN Australia has “never been more ready” for travellers, with Perth undergoing a massive transformation over the past five years, Tourism WA Managing Director Brodie Carr told TD.
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Uniworld’s ‘next level’ ship
Thursday | Apr 11 2019UNIWORLD Boutique River Cruise Collection has kicked off the inaugural voyage of its new SS Bon Voyage today, with the line’s President and CEO, Ellen Bettridge, telling TD the Bordeaux-based ship continues the ongoing elevation of the Uniworld brand.
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Qantas Int’l chief resigns
Thursday | Apr 11 2019QANTAS Airways has announced that its CEO of International Alison Webster has resigned from her position, 18 months into the role.
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Price fixing charges laid
Thursday | Apr 11 2019FIVE people are expected to face court today in Melbourne after the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) alleged they were fixing the Australian dollar/Vietnamese Dong exchange rates that customers were being charged.
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Crown Wynn falls through
Wednesday | Apr 10 2019WYNN Resorts has walked away from a potential acquisition of Crown Resorts after word of the buyout was leaked to the media.
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Tourism Aus taps people
Wednesday | Apr 10 2019TOURISM Australia (TA) is planning to continue reinventing Australia’s international brand by tapping into the stories of locals, and people who have been to Australia, Tourism Australia MD John O’Sullivan said.
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VS plots Asian expansion
Wednesday | Apr 10 2019VIRGIN Atlantic has unveiled the latest generation of its in-flight cabin products, with the carrier’s new Airbus A350s featuring a host of innovations and the potential to expand its global destination network.
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Australian tourism strategy is strong
Tuesday | Apr 9 2019THE Australian tourism industry is in a “really good spot” ahead of the upcoming conclusion of the Tourism 2020 strategy, Tourism Australia (TA) Managing Director, John O’Sullivan, told Travel Daily yesterday at the Australian Tourism Exchange in Perth.