Headlines
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Chinese training scheme
Thursday | Aug 10 2017THE Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) is aiming to boost the country’s skills in hosting Chinese visitors and expand its ranks of bilingual tour guides under a new training program.
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Virgin-HNA alliance tick
Thursday | Aug 10 2017THE Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) this morning granted final authorisation for the coordination of airline services between Virgin Australia, HNA Aviation, Hong Kong Airlines and Hong Kong Express Airways.
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SYD cramps NSW tourism
Thursday | Aug 10 2017“ARTIFICIAL caps” on operations at Sydney Airport are seriously inhibiting the potential growth of tourism in NSW, with the state’s Minister for Tourism and Major Events estimating an annual impact of $800 million on the visitor economy.
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Express adds RAA Travel
Thursday | Aug 10 2017THE Express Travel Group is having a stellar month of signings, with Travel Daily today able to exclusively reveal that South Australia’s RAA Travel will join ETG’s Independent Travel Group network effective 01 Oct.
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Greece return for $200
Wednesday | Aug 9 2017GREECE and Mediterranean Travel Centre has partnered with Singapore Airlines & Scoot to offer ATAS accredited travel agents return Economy class airfares to Athens for $200, plus taxes.
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Travel advertising trends
Wednesday | Aug 9 2017TELEVISION continues to be a key promotional channel for travel providers in Australia, with new figures from Standard Media Index (SMI) showing TV comprised more than half of spending in the “Travel Service/Agents” category during the first quarter of 2017.
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Wendy Wu takes on web
Wednesday | Aug 9 2017WENDY Wu Tours is preparing to introduce a new range of low-priced tours in a bid to fend off larger web-based rivals.
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SAA “business as usual”
Wednesday | Aug 9 2017SOUTH African Airways has reassured the Australian travel trade that the airline is on a solid path forward, with local boss Tim Clyde-Smith telling Travel Daily that it’s business as usual despite reports about SAA’s financial position (TD Mon).
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2017 Global STARS live it up in Perth
Tuesday | Aug 8 2017TOP achievers from the Global STARS travel agent reward program have covered Western Australia from top to bottom over the past week, exploring the state in detail as part of a famil program supported by Tourism Western Australia. The 170-strong contingent were set loose on regions including the Kimberley, the Coral Coast and the Margaret River either side of a spectacular gala dinner held at Crown Towers Perth on Sat.
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VA alters HNA application
Tuesday | Aug 8 2017VIRGIN Australia, HNA Group, Hong Kong Airlines and HK Express have amended their ACCC application for anti-trust authorisation, with the revised version aiming to address concerns raised about “potential codeshare exclusivity restrictions under the Alliance Framework Agreement”.