Headlines
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WHM campaign building
Tuesday | Nov 22 2016TOURISM Australia says the government’s $10 million global youth campaign aimed at kick starting the Working Holiday Maker program (TD 26 Oct) is building momentum, backed by more than a dozen travel entities.
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Int’l traffic spread more widely
Monday | Nov 21 2016QANTAS Airways has seen its share of international passenger traffic dwindle by 11.6% over the past 10 years as more and more airlines start flying down under.
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QF/AA to challenge DOT
Monday | Nov 21 2016QANTAS has confirmed it has begun nutting out a response with American Airlines to address concerns by the US Department of Transportation which moved to block the proposed bolstering of their Trans Pacific alliance.
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Preferred sales drive TC
Monday | Nov 21 2016TRAVELLERS Choice has grown sales of preferred supplier product by nine per cent in the past year, helping to drive a 15% increase in returns to members.
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Travelmarvel’s Top Achievers take on the Rockies
Friday | Nov 18 2016IT WAS adventure at every turn for the 23 lucky travel agents on Travelmarvel’s Top Achievers famil to the Canadian Rockies recently.
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Mantra downplays Airbnb threat
Friday | Nov 18 2016THE Mantra Group has dismissed the impact of Airbnb on its operations, saying its source markets aren’t affected by the online platform.
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Booking.com AAoA response
Friday | Nov 18 2016BOOKING.COM’S Oceania regional manager Tracey Foxall has responded to the Accommodation Association of Australia’s claims that its arrangement with the ACCC was “detrimental” (TD 15 Nov).
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Airbnb expands to trips
Friday | Nov 18 2016FIRST Airbnb disrupted the traditional accommodation model with its home sharing operation, now eight years on the group has confirmed its entry into the touring and sightseeing space.
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Australia key for Ireland
Friday | Nov 18 2016TOURISM Ireland ceo Niall Gibbons yesterday reiterated his organisation’s commitment to the Australian market, saying the Irish government had maintained its presence here “through difficult times” in recent years.
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Europe proposes new ETIAS
Thursday | Nov 17 2016THE European Commission has announced the development of a new European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) with the aim of “strengthening pre-arrival security checks on visa-free travellers”.