Headlines
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Sunlover Hols incentive
Tuesday | Sep 5 2017SUNLOVER Holidays is marking its 35th birthday this month with an incentive for travel consultants, aligned with re-igniting tourism to the Whitsundays & Hamilton Island.
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Qantas revamps website
Tuesday | Sep 5 2017QANTAS has upgraded the booking process for international flights on its website, allowing pax to select seats and additional baggage at the same time as making a ticket reservation.
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Tourism Aus board rejig
Tuesday | Sep 5 2017FEDERAL Minister for Trade, Tourism & Investment Steven Ciobo this morning confirmed a shuffle for Tourism Australia’s Board of Directors, including the promotion of two existing board members (TD yesterday).
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QFFF launches ad campaign
Monday | Sep 4 2017QANTAS Frequent Flyer has launched a six-week campaign urging members to ask “why not” use their points to do something they’ve always dreamed of and treat themselves or a loved one.
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Iririki fights liquidation
Monday | Sep 4 2017VANUATU’S Iririki Island Resort and Spa has won a stay in liquidation proceedings, just days after hosting the country’s annual Tok Tok travel trade show.
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VA confirms Samoa intent
Monday | Sep 4 2017VIRGIN Australia confirmed its planned flight schedule to Apia, Samoa which will see the airline operate to the South Pacific destination under its own steam for the first time (TD 11 Jul).
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Travel agent facing court
Monday | Sep 4 2017FORMER Axis Travel Centre contractor Arthur Zacharias will face court over 100 dishonesty offences next month following an extensive probe by the Major Fraud squad.
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Air Van eyes Air NZ c’share
Friday | Sep 1 2017VANUATU’S national carrier Air Vanuatu is keen to tap into a larger slice of the New Zealand market through a new codeshare deal with Air New Zealand.
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Scenic to appeal ruling
Friday | Sep 1 2017SCENIC will appeal yesterday’s court decision in the long-running class action over its flood-affected river cruises (TD breaking news).
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$1.92m for Travellers Choice
Friday | Sep 1 2017TRAVELLERS Choice this morning revealed a pre-tax operating profit of $1.92m for 2016/17 – as well as confirming the sale of the group’s stake in the UK-based Worldwide Independent Travel Network (WIN).