News
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Travel insurance up
Friday | Aug 5 2022TRAVEL insurance has evolved from a “grudge purchase to the new must-have travel companion,” according to Allianz, which has revealed data showing travel insurance policy purchases have almost doubled every month since Jan 2022.
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Lyall opens doors
Friday | Aug 5 2022MELBOURNE’S Lyall Hotel and Spa in South Yarra will reopen on 01 Sep after an “exciting reimagining” of the well known boutique destination property.
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Vail’s Swiss venture
Friday | Aug 5 2022VAIL Resorts, the owners of Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham in Australia, has purchased a majority stake in Andermatt-Sedrun Sport AG, a destination ski resort in Central Switzerland.
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A vision for travel
Friday | Aug 5 2022COCKY Guides has announced the complete program for Australia’s first Sensory Tourism & Gold Crest Explorer Expo for blind and low-vision travellers, which is now available online.
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Menzies purchased
Friday | Aug 5 2022UK-BASED John Menzies PLC will be combined with Agility’s National Aviation Services to create a mammoth aviation services company as a result of a 763 million pound (A$1.33 billion) acquisition deal overnight.
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HRS Pay Paypense
Friday | Aug 5 2022GLOBAL corporate travel and payment technology platform HRS has acquired Germany-based Paypense, which will enhance its corporate payment offerings.
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CT ripens Melon
Friday | Aug 5 2022FLIGHT Centre Travel Group’s Corporate Traveller (CT) has launched a new hotel booking tool within its Melon travel booking and management platform in the US and Canada, via a partnership with Hotel Hub.
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BCD Travel appoints
Friday | Aug 5 2022CORPORATE travel management company BCD Travel has named Michele Lawley as its new European President, effective 31 Aug.
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Illuminate 2022
Friday | Aug 5 2022FLIGHT Centre Travel Group is reminding the industry to save the date for its corporate travel management event, Illuminate, which will take place on Thu 20 Oct at The Venue Alexandria in Sydney’s CBD.
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Wyndham refurb
Friday | Aug 5 2022WYNDHAM Destinations has begun a multi-million-dollar refurbishment of Club Wyndham Dunsborough in WA.