News
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CVO seals US deal
Thursday | Nov 17 2016COVER-MORE Travel Insurance this morning confirmed it had reached a “financial close” on the acquisition of 100% of US-based Travelex Insurance Services Limited (TD 27 Sep).
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New EasyJet office post-Brexit
Thursday | Nov 17 2016BRITISH low-cost carrier EasyJet has flagged plans to set up an operating company in the European Union to ensure it maintains intra-EU flight allocations after Britain leaves.
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Chinese agency to open in Queenstown
Thursday | Nov 17 2016CHINA’S largest online outbound travel agent will open a new shopfront in Queenstown, NZ, allowing FIT visitors from China to book services and activities on the spot.
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Hurtigruten appoints
Thursday | Nov 17 2016HURTIGRUTEN has named William Harber as its new president China & Asia-Pacific.
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AerLingus boosts LAX
Thursday | Nov 17 2016IRISH flag carrier AerLingus will increase its transatlantic operations for the summer 2017 season, with its current four weekly Dublin-LAX flights to operate on a daily basis from 27 May-30 Aug 2017.
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EY HX codeshare
Thursday | Nov 17 2016ETIHAD will codeshare on Hong Kong Airlines’ new flights to Auckland as part of an expanded agreement with HX which also sees Hong Kong Airlines codeshare on EY flights to eight additional European destinations.
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Collette agent push
Thursday | Nov 17 2016COLLETTE has today announced “Collette Cash,” a new incentive giving agents the opportunity to earn $500 per booking made between now and 31 Dec to put towards a tour of their choice valued at up to $4,000.
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EK boosts codeshares
Thursday | Nov 17 2016EMIRATES is expanding its codeshare relationship with Malaysia Airlines, adding the EK code to a series of additional MH routes from Kuala Lumpur starting this month.
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Europe proposes new ETIAS
Thursday | Nov 17 2016THE European Commission has announced the development of a new European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) with the aim of “strengthening pre-arrival security checks on visa-free travellers”.
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Melbourne’s 6-star on its way
Thursday | Nov 17 2016WORK on redeveloping Melbourne’s ICONIC Windsor Hotel into the city’s first six-star property will begin in the first quarter of 2017.