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’26 takes off for TIME
Tuesday | Feb 17 2026THE Travel Industry Mentorship Program (TIME) held its first graduation and networking event for 2026 last week.
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360 Private sails Sydney
Tuesday | Feb 17 2026LUXURY travel experts 360 Private Travel hosted an exclusive sunset cruise yesterday, attended by visiting founder James Turner and operations and technology director, Katie Robertson.
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EK hits a high note in SYD
Tuesday | Feb 17 2026EMIRATES has renewed its 23-year partnership with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) until 2028, marking the carrier’s longest-running non-sports sponsorship in the world.
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Today’s issue of Travel Daily is coming to you courtesy of Ponant Explorations, which is this week hosting us aboard its luxury icebreaker Le Commandant-Charcot. 17 Feb 26
Tuesday | Feb 17 2026TODAY we disembark Ponant Explorations’ luxury icebreaker Le Commandant-Charcot, as she prepares to sail for Cape Town, following her inaugural visit to Australia this week.
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ATIA’s new ACAC chair
Monday | Feb 16 2026THE Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) has announced Michael Terceiro (pictured) as the new chair of the ATAS Complaints Appeals Committee (ACAC).
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Cobber strikes new deal
Monday | Feb 16 2026TRAVEL tech companies Cobber and Inntopia are joining forces to amplify booking connections for resorts, destinations and experience operators in Australia, New Zealand and North America.
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THL sells UK & Ireland biz
Monday | Feb 16 2026NEW Zealand-based ASX-listed Tourism Holdings (THL) is set to divest its United Kingdom & Ireland business, entering into a conditional agreement to sell it to Indie Campers.
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Loyalty a fine balance
Monday | Feb 16 2026LOYALTY programs in the travel industry are “vital” but come with inherent risk, according to advertising, marketing and consumer behaviour expert Dan Monheit, chief CX thinker at agency Thinkerbell.
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Italy’s Olympic-sized tourism boost
Monday | Feb 16 2026ITALY is predicted to see a faster increase in international tourists than all of Europe this year thanks to the Olympics, reaching an estimated 66.7 million overseas arrivals, up 9.3% year-on-year, according to a new report from Oxford Economics.
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Quick rise for short breaks
Monday | Feb 16 2026AIRBNB’S prediction that quick trips will become increasingly popular in 2026 (TD 19 Jan) has been further supported by new research, which revealed more Aussies travellers are booking than ever before.