News
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G’day to Narooma
Monday | Sep 19 2022G’DAY Group Chief Investment Officer Amanda Baldwin said the company was attracted to the growth potential of its latest acquisition in Narooma on New South Wales’ south coast.
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Biometric ambition
Monday | Sep 19 2022STAR Alliance is seeking to have at least 50% of its carriers using biometric technology by 2025.
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EK adds incentive
Monday | Sep 19 2022EMIRATES is offering Australian passengers a free ticket to one of Dubai’s most iconic landmarks, the Museum of the Future.
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AA’s Aussie return
Monday | Sep 19 2022AMERICAN Airlines has scheduled the resumption of its trans-Pacific flights between Los Angeles and Sydney, with GDS screens indicating the services will resume from 26 Oct.
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Recovery funding
Monday | Sep 19 2022A CASH pool jointly funded by the Qld and Federal Governments is offering grants between $20,000 and $150,000 for eligible tourism businesses impacted by natural disasters.
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AA scales down SFO
Monday | Sep 19 2022AMERICAN Airlines has revealed that it will soon close its San Francisco flight attendant base as part of a wider plan to scale down operations at the hub.
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Typhoon hits flights
Monday | Sep 19 2022HUNDREDS of domestic flights in and out of southern Japan have been cancelled amid warnings of a “super typhoon”, with millions of people in Kagoshima, Kumamoto and Miyazaki in the southern Kyushu region placed under evacuation orders.
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IHG hacked “for fun”
Monday | Sep 19 2022INTERCONTINENTAL Hotels Group (IHG) was the subject of a cyber attack last week (TD 08 Sep), causing widespread disruption to its booking channels and other applications.
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Schiphol CEO goes
Monday | Sep 19 2022THE CEO of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Dick Benschop, said he will step down from the role as the airport continues to struggle with major flight disruptions (TD 15 Aug).
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Russian tourist tick
Monday | Sep 19 2022THE Australian Government has rejected calls from Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, to stop issuing tourist visas to Russian travellers.