Headlines
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AccorHotels Ctrip alliance
Monday | Apr 23 2018ACCORHOTELS has signed a major new Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese OTA Ctrip, which will include a “flagship” online store for AccorHotels properties.
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Evergreen combo success
Monday | Apr 23 2018MORE than a dozen new cruise/tour combo itineraries in Europe have been introduced by Evergreen Cruises and Tours as part of the Australian company’s river cruising program for 2019.
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NSW backs transPacific jv
Friday | Apr 20 2018THE proposed transPacific joint business agreement (JBA) between American Airlines & Qantas being evaluated in Washington DC has received support from the office of the NSW Government.
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Dubai blockchain vision
Friday | Apr 20 2018DUBAI has launched its Tourism 2.0 blockchain-enabled marketplace as part of a vision to connect buyers directly to hotels and tour operators through new technology platforms.
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CWT takes gold for CSR
Friday | Apr 20 2018CARLSON Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has been given a gold rating for its corporate social responsibility practices (CSR) for a second successive year.
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Outbound travel slowing
Thursday | Apr 19 2018MONTHLY figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicate a flattening in international travel, as measured by “short term resident returns” during Feb.
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AC grows support team
Thursday | Apr 19 2018AIR Canada is strengthening its support for the local travel trade, recruiting three new staff at its Australian HQ as it prepares to ramp up operations ahead of its year-round flights between Vancouver and Melbourne.
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Indian opportunity for NT
Thursday | Apr 19 2018A new report from Tourism Research Australia has evaluated the potential for tourism from India for the Northern Territory, noting a potential to capitalise on the existing strong Indian VFR market in NSW and Vic.
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“Ice-cream tourism” worry
Thursday | Apr 19 2018CONCERNS about over-tourism have led to Trafalgar’s global ceo Gavin Tollman coining the term “ice-cream tourism”.
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Air Canada MEL increase
Wednesday | Apr 18 2018AIR Canada’s upcoming launch of year-round services on the Melbourne route from Vancouver has received a boost, with an extra weekly frequency set to be introduced by the end of the year.