Headlines
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APT corporate branding
Wednesday | Nov 16 2016A NEW corporate umbrella branding for APT Travel Group has been unveiled today by the family owned Australian business which will celebrate it 90th anniversary in 2017.
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Fly365.com rich content
Tuesday | Nov 15 2016NEW Australian online travel agency Fly365.com has become the first retailer in the Asia-Pacific region to adopt Travelport’s Rich Content and Branding product, giving it access to branded fares and ancillary products from more than 180 airlines.
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New Air Tickets website
Tuesday | Nov 15 2016HELLOWORLD’S Air Tickets has debuted a new fully responsive website (airtickets.com.au), with a range of extra features on top of all its existing functionality.
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OTA duopoly ‘detrimental’
Tuesday | Nov 15 2016THE Accommodation Association of Australia (AAoA) has blasted an “administrative arrangement” the competition watchdog has negotiated with OTA juggernauts Expedia & Booking.com, warning the move threatens to hand the bulk of accommodation sales in this market offshore.
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CT buys Executive Edge
Tuesday | Nov 15 2016TRAVEL management companies CT Connections and Executive Edge Travel have announced a merger, with the combined group comprising more than 110 staff in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.
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Sydney Invictus Games ’18 coup
Monday | Nov 14 2016SYDNEY has been named as the host city of the Invictus Games 2018, pipping the likes of the Gold Coast which recently said it wanted to stage the sports event using its Commonwealth Games facilities (TD 11 Aug).
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QF trialling agent rewards
Monday | Nov 14 2016QANTAS is currently piloting a travel agent rewards program, with the scheme on track for a wider rollout in Jan.
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Express TTV surges 18%
Monday | Nov 14 2016THE Express Travel Group had its “best year this decade” in 2015/16, with TTV up 18% and passenger volumes up 20%, according to ceo Tom Manwaring.
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Switch for Cover-More
Friday | Nov 11 2016COVER-MORE Group Ltd has announced plans to establish a new agreement with underwriter Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company, a first step towards implementing a “new global underwriting panel”.
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Webjet FIT Ruums debut
Friday | Nov 11 2016ONLINE travel company Webjet yesterday revealed further details of its $3 million FIT Ruums project (TD Wed) which it plans to roll out later this month in Asia.