News
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Comm cuts go mainstream
Thursday | Jul 14 2022THE travel industry is being urged to read and comment on a story about airline commission cuts in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald today, with the aim of further raising awareness.
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JB on track for big year
Thursday | Jul 14 2022JOURNEY Beyond (JB) guests are returning to the company’s Rail Expeditions product “enthusiastically,” according to the division’s Executive General Manager, David Donald.
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Globus drops Monograms
Thursday | Jul 14 2022THE Globus Family of Brands has confirmed plans to “sunset” its longstanding Monograms independent travel brand, with the offering to be replaced by a new Independence by Globus program.
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CLIA confident in cruise
Thursday | Jul 14 2022CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia is urging the industry not to be concerned about this week’s sensationalised mainstream media reporting of COVID-19 cases aboard Coral Princess, with MD Joel Katz saying that “health authorities are confident, and cruisers can be too”.
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Universities target meetings
Thursday | Jul 14 2022TERTIARY institutions around the country will increasingly target the meetings sector in order to boost revenue and growth, according to Australia-based professional conference organiser, ICMS.
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Truman promotion
Thursday | Jul 14 2022MELANIE Truman has been named as Senior Marketing Executive at Journey Beyond, with a focus on the group’s rail brands such as The Ghan and Indian Pacific as well as Darwin Harbour Cruises.
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Indigenous training
Thursday | Jul 14 2022TOURISM Australia is inviting travel advisors to its Adelaide gathering as part of its Aussie Specialist training program.
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Avani Aussie debut
Thursday | Jul 14 2022A new-build property in the Qld suburb of Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast will be the first Avani-branded hotel in the country when it opens in 2025.
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Get on the Express
Thursday | Jul 14 2022EXPRESS Tickets said the rollout of its new ticketing platform powered by Aeronology has already achieved a strong takeup, with more than 220 of its travel agency partners already actively ticketing on the system and more now being invited to join.
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Finnair partners with TPConnects
Thursday | Jul 14 2022FINNAIR has partnered with the Flight Centre majority-owned (TD 14 Mar) TPConnects to launch an NDC-based agency booking portal, Finnair Agency Sales Tool (FAST).