Headlines
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Luxperience comes of age
Monday | Sep 19 2016Luxperience, the Sydney-based “luxury experiential” trade show started by former Travelcorp owner Helen Logas five years ago, has this year seen significant growth with many upmarket brands debuting new products and experiences for the local market.
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Sydney needs more berths!
Friday | Sep 16 2016more needs to be done to ensure Sydney can accommodate for the growing demand in cruising, Steve Odell, chairman CLIA Australasia told delegates at the Cruise360 conference in Sydney this morning.
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Qantas to fly Melbourne-Narita
Friday | Sep 16 2016The new Qantas direct flights to Japan from Melbourne (TD breaking news) will help the carrier address “resurgent growth” in the market, according to QF head of international, Gareth Evans.
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CLIA and ACA team up?
Friday | Sep 16 2016It would be “good for the community” if the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the Australian Cruise Association (ACA) came together, and “at a minimum, complemented each other”, Cindy D’Aoust CLIA ceo & president told media yesterday.
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Trafalgar set for growth
Friday | Sep 16 2016Trafalgar global ceo Gavin Tollmann has urged Australian travel agents to “seize the enormity of the opportunity” afforded by the current environment, with significant pent-up demand for 2017 travel.
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Jetstar FlexiBiz available to TMCs
Thursday | Sep 15 2016Jetstar has confirmed that its new FlexiBiz bundles (TD yesterday) will also be available to corporate travel agents registered with the carrier, along with firms registered at jetstar.com/business.
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Kia Ora to Magellan delegates!
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Helloworld NZ expansion
Thursday | Sep 15 2016Helloworld has announced the addition of New Zealand’s World Travellers Group to its network across the Tasman (TD breaking news), with the move following World Travellers decision to exit a longstanding supply arrangement with Flight Centre (TD yesterday).
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Flight Centre Ignite buy
Thursday | Sep 15 2016FLight Centre yesterday announced the acquisition of a 49% stake in Gold Coast-based Ignite Travel Group (TD breaking news), the company behind the various MyHolidayCentre brands, travel voucher business Holiday Exclusives and incentive operator RewardsCorp.
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Magellan rises above all
Thursday | Sep 15 2016despite common challenges facing the entire travel industry in FY16 such as terror attacks in Europe, an unprecedented refugee crisis and the Brexit vote, Magellan Travel Group chief executive Andrew Macfarlane this morning reported growth in all sectors of the business.