Headlines
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Niki Lauda salvages Niki
Thursday | Jan 25 2018FORMER Formula One motor-racing champion Niki Lauda has taken back control of the airline that bears his name after fending off a rival bid from British Airways owner, IAG.
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Magellan lifts agent offer
Wednesday | Jan 24 2018MAGELLAN Travel Group members are now set to receive more than $20 million from the sale of the business to Helloworld, after directors flagged a doubling of their most recent offer at a summit meeting in Melbourne yesterday.
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Wirth to lead QF loyalty
Wednesday | Jan 24 2018CURRENT chief customer officer at Qantas, Olivia Wirth, has today been named as the new chief executive officer of the company’s loyalty business.
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SQ boosts CBR to daily
Wednesday | Jan 24 2018SINGAPORE Airlines has today revealed it will ramp-up flight frequencies to Canberra, moving the service from its current four weekly to daily, effective 01 May.
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ACCC pries Mantra sale
Tuesday | Jan 23 2018THE Australian competition watchdog has delayed a decision on the planned acquisition of Mantra Group Ltd by AccorHotels (TD 12 Oct), calling for additional information from the French-based hotelier as it investigates the potential merger.
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AFTA fires up public vote
Tuesday | Jan 23 2018AFTA is gearing up for its third People’s Choice campaign as part of this year’s National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA), aiming to build on the 8,000 public votes lodged in 2017.
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Scoot targets family market
Tuesday | Jan 23 2018NO-FRILLS carrier Scoot is encouraging families on a budget not to put off holidays abroad, challenging parents to take their kids to exotic destinations to create “a lifetime of memories around the world together”.
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New Club Med agent tools
Tuesday | Jan 23 2018CLUB Med has made a number of changes to improve its pre-existing brochure and tools following feedback from Australian and NZ agents.
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Magellan founder speaks out
Monday | Jan 22 2018KEVIN Dale, who established the Magellan Travel Group ten years ago alongside Andrew and Trevor Jones, has expressed his dismay at the handling of the network’s sale to Helloworld, penning an open letter which is featured in Travel Daily today.
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NTIA nominations open
Monday | Jan 22 2018AFTA has opened nominations for this year’s National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA), which will be held at the Int’l Convention Centre Sydney on Sat 21 Jul (TD breaking news).