Headlines
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Global online bookings soar
Wednesday | Aug 2 2017A REPORT produced by Expedia Affiliate Network & Phocuswright has forecast online travel bookings in 2017 should reach a massive US$567 billion, up more than US$50 billion compared 2016.
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TA BuzzFeed partnership
Wednesday | Aug 2 2017TOURISM Australia has forged a new partnership with internet giant BuzzFeed, putting local destinations in the spotlight via team of travelling “storytellers”.
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HLO buys into Hunter
Wednesday | Aug 2 2017HELLOWORLD Travel will purchase a minority stake in its largest multi-franchise operator, Hunter Travel Group (HTG).
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RAC Travel WA into Express
Wednesday | Aug 2 2017THE Express Travel Group will expand on 01 Oct this year with the addition of Western Australian group RAC Travel.
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Googling travel’s future
Tuesday | Aug 1 2017TECH giant Google has come to dominate virtually every corner of the online world and shows no sign of easing back its phenomenal pace – and this month’s travelBulletin provides an insight into what that means for travel.
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Flight Centre NZ move
Tuesday | Aug 1 2017FLIGHT Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has bolstered its New Zealand presence with the acquisition of two local companies, the leisure-focussed Travel Managers Group and corporate independent Executive Travel Group.
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PCMA acquires ICESAP
Tuesday | Aug 1 2017BUSINESS events industry veteran Nigel Gaunt has confirmed the acquisition of the Incentive, Conference & Event Society Asia Pacific (ICESAP), four years after he founded the organisation in a bid to boost standards in the sector.
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MH lifts on trade support
Tuesday | Aug 1 2017MALAYSIA Airlines is seeing strong growth in its Australian yields and passenger load factors, with ceo Peter Bellew attributing the performance to engagement with local travel agents.
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Airports up automation
Monday | Jul 31 2017AUSTRALIAN border authorities are preparing to move into the next phase of airport security automation, with contracts awarded for “seamless traveller” systems at the country’s major gateways.
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SeaLink Rottnest service
Monday | Jul 31 2017SEALINK Travel Group today revealed it would introduce a new ferry service between Fremantle and Rottnest Island using a 400-pax high speed catamaran in Nov.