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Tourism set to hit $150b
Thursday | Aug 3 2017AUSTRALIA is set to hit the upper range of its tourism targets and achieve spending of $151.4 billion over the next decade, according to new projections released yesterday afternoon.
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Webjet takes JacTravel
Thursday | Aug 3 2017WEBJET will be hopeful of a share price rebound when it ends a trading halt tomorrow (TD Tue) after announcing the buy out of European B2B travel business JacTravel Group for 200 million (TD breaking news last night).
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McKeon to head UL operation
Thursday | Aug 3 2017AUSTRALIAN airline veteran Peter McKeon has been appointed as the gm of Sri Lankan Aviation Pty Ltd, a newly established GSA business which will handle SriLankan Airlines’ soon-to-launch direct Melbourne-Colombo flights.
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TD for Thu 03 Aug 2017
Thursday | Aug 3 2017EXCLUSIVE: McKeon to head Sri Lankan Aviation; Webjet takes JacTravel; Tourism to top $150b, Flight Centre buys LDV, US visits fall, HA Bid Up, CAPA & much more
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TD breaking news – Webjet buys Europe-based JacTravel
Wednesday | Aug 2 2017£200 million acquisition to be funded through capital raising. Webjet has just announced a binding agreement…
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TD breaking news – Flight Centre expands in Canada
Wednesday | Aug 2 2017Acquisition of Quebec City-based Les Voyages Laurier du Vallon (LDV) bolsters Americas division. Flight Centre has…
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Accommodation Updates 02 Aug 17
Wednesday | Aug 2 2017WELCOME to Accommodation Updates, Travel Daily’s Wed feature. If your property has undergone some recent changes you would like to make the industry aware of, send a brief description with an image to accomupdates@traveldaily.com.au.
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Window Seat 02 Aug 17
Wednesday | Aug 2 2017AMERICAN Airlines gave attendees at yesterday’s CAPA Aviation Summit in Sydney a welcome pick-me-up.
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Crystal Skye handed over
Wednesday | Aug 2 2017CRYSTAL AirCruises has officially taken delivery of Crystal Skye from the design team of Greenpoint Technologies at a handover ceremony held in Seattle, Washington.
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Meet the RAC Express team
Wednesday | Aug 2 2017WESTERN Australia’s RAC Travel met up with the Express Travel Group team last week in Perth where they sealed the deal to join ETG’s Independent Travel Group (see page 1).