Headlines
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FC ‘virtual contact centre’
Tuesday | Jan 24 2017FLIGHT Centre has signed a new telecommunications agreement with Optus, with the deal set to see the agency group move to a “virtualised contact centre” over the next twelve months.
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Visit California marketing push
Monday | Jan 23 2017THE ‘Golden State’ of America will plough its largest ever investment into the Australian market in an effort to drive more people to the state of California.
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Sunshine Coast eyes Singapore
Monday | Jan 23 2017QUEENSLAND’S Sunshine Coast is expecting a flurry of new international visitors over the next few years, following the completion of its $360m airport development which is slated for 2020, according to Visit Sunshine Coast chief executive officer Simon Latchford.
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Huge spike in Canada visits
Monday | Jan 23 2017AUSTRALIA was the standout source market for Canada during the month of Nov, with freshly released visitor numbers showing a whopping 42% year-on-year increase in arrivals.
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Webjet sucks up to trade
Monday | Jan 23 2017THE Australian online travel company that unashamedly continues to slam travel agents with its belittling TV commercials, Webjet, has rolled out a new rewards program overseas that it says aspires to “bring suppliers and agents closer”.
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NTIA nominations open!
Monday | Jan 23 2017AFTA has opened nominations for this year’s National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA), while announcing this year’s event will be held at the newly opened International Convention Centre Sydney at Darling Harbour.
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$599 Insight Italy fare push
Friday | Jan 20 2017INSIGHT Vacations has launched the second phase of its 2017 European campaign, unveiling a special $599 return fare to Italy.
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Tiger set for Bali return
Friday | Jan 20 2017TIGERAIR Australia will revive its Bali services from 03 Feb after a breakthrough in negotiations with the Indonesian Government late yesterday.
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Langham Pl into Australia
Friday | Jan 20 2017THE first Langham Place hotel in Australia has been earmarked for Adelaide’s beach-side suburb of Glenelg, slated to open in 2019.
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Virgin Aus boosts Etihad
Thursday | Jan 19 2017ETIHAD’S investment in a suit of carriers including Virgin Australia has delivered hundreds of millions of dollars in extra revenue, the airline’s president and ceo James Hogan has told industry leaders.