News
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Cathay dips wing to agents
Friday | Apr 14 2023CATHAY Pacific treated its valued trade partners to a delicious breakfast yesterday morning at the newly refurbished Royce Hotel in Melbourne.
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Dining in Virtuoso style
Friday | Apr 14 2023VIRTUOSO members were recently treated to an exclusive series of dinners hosted by The Travel Corporation (TTC) family of brands, which includes Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, Adventure World, Luxury Gold and Lindblad Expeditions.
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Window Seat 14 Apr 23
Friday | Apr 14 2023AN INDIAN farmer is on a mission to have a large crane released from a zoo in Kanpur, with his push already attracting 4,000 signatures from concerned citizens.
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CTM wins big in the UK
Thursday | Apr 13 2023CORPORATE Travel Management (CTM) this morning confirmed it has been awarded a British Government contract with an estimated TTV of about $3 billion over two years.
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Bon voyage, Mr Benhamou
Thursday | Apr 13 2023PATRICK Benhamou, the long-time local head of the French Tourist Bureau (Atout France), has confirmed that his 44-year association with the organisation is over (TD breaking news).
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Axis blasts QF/EK alliance
Thursday | Apr 13 2023AN AUSTRALIAN Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) submission from Adelaide-based Axis Travel Centre urges that the proposed Qantas/Emirates alliance extension (TD 30 Jan) should be rejigged from the “currently substandard relationship that is biased towards the commercial interests of Qantas and Emirates”.
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Biometric tech the focus
Thursday | Apr 13 2023MORE than half of the world’s airports will either have implemented or plan on having a single, secure biometric token for all touchpoints by 2025, according to SITA’s new Air Transport IT Insights 2022 report.
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Magnifique Benhamou bids au revoir
Thursday | Apr 13 2023SINCE establishing the Australian office of the French Tourist Board in 1979, the inimitable Patrick Benhamou has set record after record. In 1980 there were about 300,000 Australian travellers to France, a number which tripled over the ensuing years to a 2019 peak of close to a million. He published about 100 magazines on behalf of Atout France, oversaw 150 online and offline advertising campaigns, and organised more than 700 stellar events showcasing France and its overseas territories.
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GSTC to develop new mice criteria
Thursday | Apr 13 2023the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) has revealed it is in the process of creating a new set of criteria for the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) sector.
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Silversea upgrades
Thursday | Apr 13 2023FOR a limited time, clients can enjoy a two-category suite upgrade on Silversea’s ocean-going voyages, or a one-category suite upgrade on Expedition cruises, as well as US$1,000 shipboard credit per suite.