News
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Travel shares slide
Thursday | Nov 3 2016YESTERDAY’S Virgin Australia profit update, where the carrier confirmed “subdued demand” in the domestic market over the last quarter, led to significant trading activity in listed travel companies.
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Sheraton on the Park $40m room upgrade
Thursday | Nov 3 2016THE owners of Sydney’s five-star Sheraton on the Park will invest $40 million to upgrade the iconic property’s rooms and suites, including bathrooms next year.
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Pillar-less ballroom for InterCon Sydney
Thursday | Nov 3 2016INTERCONTINENTAL Sydney is planning to develop a gigantic new ballroom offering panoramic views over Sydney Harbour as part of a $200 million renovation.
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New role for Slark
Thursday | Nov 3 2016ANDREA Slark, former head of corporate development at Helloworld, has been appointed as the ceo of Zenith Payments, parent company of TravelPay.
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Hayman Summer sale
Thursday | Nov 3 2016A SUITE of bonus perks, such as a $500 dining & bar credit, are for a limited time being thrown in for free when booking a five night stay at One&Only Hayman Island.
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Delta, Airbnb pact
Thursday | Nov 3 2016DELTA Air Lines has become the latest carrier to partner with home-sharing network Airbnb.
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Eurostar Ambassadors
Thursday | Nov 3 2016AGENTS are being reminded by Rail Plus to register for the 2016 Eurostar Ambassador program (TD Mon), with some great prizes up for grabs, including high tea, champagne and Belgium goodie bags – see the back page.
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Uniworld+Insight
Thursday | Nov 3 2016THE Travel Corporation’s Insight Vacations and Uniworld have launched a combination program for 2017, linking Insight’s Luxury Gold itineraries with Uniworld’s premium river cruise offering.
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travelBulletin airline study
Thursday | Nov 3 2016THE love-hate relationship between airlines and agents has been dissected in detail in the biggest ever study into flight distribution in Australia.
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STR/AAoA form partnership
Thursday | Nov 3 2016ACCOMMODATION providers around the country are expected to benefit from a new alliance announced today between the Accommodation Association of Australia (AAoA) and London-based analytics specialist, STR.