Headlines
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Leaders tackle over-tourism
Monday | Sep 24 2018COUNTRIES including Iceland and Bhutan have shared their strategies for confronting over-tourism at a gathering of government ministers in Tokyo.
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FCTG digital acquisition
Friday | Sep 21 2018FLIGHT Centre’s purchase of Toronto-based Umapped (TD breaking news) will deliver “immediate improvements to several of our businesses,” according to FCTG chief digital officer, Atle Skalleberg.
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Qantas, Cathay codeshare
Friday | Sep 21 2018QANTAS will add 10 new routes to cities in Asia under its new codeshare agreement with Cathay Pacific (TD breaking news), including flights from Hong Kong to Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi and Chennai in India; Colombo in Sri Lanka; Vietnam’s Danang, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City; and Yangon in Myanmar.
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Japan targets 40m visitors
Friday | Sep 21 2018JAPAN is aiming to continue its double-digit tourism growth into the next decade as it works to capitalise on major events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and next year’s Rugby World Cup.
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Insight achievers to Greece
Friday | Sep 21 2018INSIGHT Vacations will take 20 representatives from its top selling stores nationally to Greece next year, with global ceo Ulla Hefel Bohler in Australia this week to launch the TTC brand’s 2019 program.
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CWT boosts meetings team
Friday | Sep 21 2018CARLSON Wagonlit Travel has expanded the Australasian presence of its meetings & events division with the appointment of three senior executives.
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Travel insurance class action
Thursday | Sep 20 2018ALLIANZ Australia is facing a potential travel insurance class action, based on testimony at the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry this week.
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QF ancillary revenue lead
Thursday | Sep 20 2018QANTAS Airways has been cited as the top global network carrier when it comes to ancillary revenue per passenger, with the airline’s loyalty segment generating revenue of more than $1.5 billion in 2017.
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Air NZ 787 route suspensions
Thursday | Sep 20 2018ONGOING repair work on the Rolls-Royce engines on Air New Zealand’s Boeing 787 aircraft is being cited as a contributing factor to the carrier’s decision to suspend flights to Ho Chi Minh City and Tokyo Haneda.
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Agents on a high following Swiss trip
Thursday | Sep 20 2018A GROUP of 10 lucky agents have returned on a high from Switzerland, where they were introduced to the country’s famous mountains and scenery, the unbeatable value of the Swiss Travel Pass, the country’s impressive transportation network, the high hospitality standards, the local cuisine and wines, and the general quality of life enjoyed by the locals. From Zurich to the Lucerne Region, Interlaken, Jungfrau Region, the Lake Geneva Region and Basel, the group hopped on trains, buses, boats, cable cars and mountain railways, where they “ooh-ed” and “aah-ed” at the efficiency of the network and thoroughly spectacular views.