News
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Concierge rebrand
Friday | Jul 3 2020CONCIERGE Travel Group has this week formally commenced trading under the name of its new UK owner Reed & Mackay, which acquired the business last year (TD 05 Feb 2019).
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Locomote returns
Friday | Jul 3 2020TRAVELPORT has sold its Locomote corporate travel platform back to the Melbourne-based founders of the business, cousins Ross and David Fastuca.
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ICC goes hybrid
Friday | Jul 3 2020INTERNATIONAL Convention Centre Sydney (ICC) has launched a new hybrid on-site and virtual event solution, allowing clients to host more than 300 people at the venue in accordance with strict social distancing measures.
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Reho plots restart
Friday | Jul 3 2020REHO Travel’s Karsten Horne has shared a document he created to help clients prepare for a return to normality, saying he hopes it provides some value to agents who don’t have the capacity to create their own.
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VW gets travel bug
Friday | Jul 3 2020AUTOMOTIVE behemoth Volkswagen has acquired corporate travel platform Voya, purchasing the business from a Czech private equity firm.
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Samoa Airways cuts
Friday | Jul 3 2020SAMOA Airways has cancelled all international flights to Australia, New Zealand and American Samoa up until 31 Aug in response to ongoing flight restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Stamford Mel refutes
Friday | Jul 3 2020STAMFORD Plaza Melbourne has hit out at media reports suggesting the hotel was responsible for the latest spike in COVID-19 cases in Melbourne.
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CX sustainability
Friday | Jul 3 2020CATHAY Pacific (CX) has released its 2019 Sustainability Report, which details the headway the airline has made toward its sustainability goals.
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AS secures funding
Friday | Jul 3 2020ALASKA Airlines has secured US$1.2 billion in private loans to help shore up its financial stability in the wake of the pandemic.
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Boost for First Mates
Friday | Jul 3 2020VIRGIN Voyages has increased its travel agent commission to 16% in a bid to improve its future sales pipeline ahead of its delayed launch to the market.