News
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NCL’s Viva floats out
Wednesday | Aug 3 2022NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) will later this month debut its new Norwegian Prima, but is also continuing the momentum with the formal “float out” of next year’s sister ship Norwegian Viva.
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VA recruits new comms chief
Wednesday | Aug 3 2022VIRGIN Australia has appointed Christian Bennett as its Head of Corporate Affairs, filling the role vacated by the departure of Moksha Watts nine months ago.
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Smarter chargebacks
Wednesday | Aug 3 2022BERLIN-BASED “payments intelligence company” Fraugster has announced the launch of a new platform which eliminates chargeback losses for merchants in the travel sector.
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Cabin crew days
Wednesday | Aug 3 2022EMIRATES has announced a new round of open days for recruitment of cabin crew, with events to be held in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Melbourne and Adelaide over the next month.
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SIA pushing ahead
Wednesday | Aug 3 2022SEVERAL Travel Daily readers got in touch with us this week to question why Singapore Airlines would go ahead with plans to cut agent commissions in the wake of a significant first quarter operating profit of A$576 million (TD 01 Aug), a result the carrier said was fuelled by surging passenger demand.
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Intrepid NZ ski trips
Wednesday | Aug 3 2022INTREPID Travel is heading to the snow with its first-ever New Zealand winter active trips.
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Name that Bonza!
Wednesday | Aug 3 2022SOME of the handles being put forward to name Bonza’s first plane to land on Aussie soil (TD 01 Aug) include the Purple Rippa, Kimbo, Barbie, Sheila and Steve (in loving memory of nature-enthusiast and crocodile provocateur Steve Irwin).
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Avis hits top speed
Wednesday | Aug 3 2022AVIS Budget Group ended one of the best quarters in the company’s history, recording a revenue of US$3.2 billion and representing a 37% increase on the prior corresponding period.
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K’gari submissions
Wednesday | Aug 3 2022QUEENSLANDERS are being given the chance to have their say on the official renaming of Fraser Island to its Indigenous name, K’gari (TD 20 Sep 2021).
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Fly 1,000 more miles
Wednesday | Aug 3 2022TRAVELLERS can join Cathay Pacific’s loyalty program and get 1,000 free Asia Miles, ahead of tomorrow’s 40th anniversary of the carrier flying to Brisbane.