News
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Passports now in the fast lane
Wednesday | May 15 2024AUSTRALIANS will soon be able to pay an additional $100 to have their passport application processed in five days as part of a new fast-track priority service.
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Unlocking the luxury keys
Wednesday | May 15 2024THE windy conditions this morning couldn’t wipe the smiles off the faces of attendees at Flight Centre Travel Group’s (FCTG) Global Luxury Business Owners Sioree in Hayman Island.
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NRMA adds Blue Dolphin
Wednesday | May 15 2024NRMA Parks and Resorts has bolstered its portfolio with the addition of Blue Dolphin Holiday Resort near the New South Wales coastal town of Yamba.
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Window Seat 15 May 24
Wednesday | May 15 2024PEDESTRIANS in Surfers Paradise were yesterday treated to an unusual sight as daredevil Jackson ‘Jacko’ Strong leapt off the 242-metre high Soul building to help promote the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast.
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Travel enrolments tanking
Tuesday | May 14 2024FEWER than 1,800 people enrolled in travel-related educational courses nationwide in 2022, with the Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) now sounding the alarm for enhanced government funding to address a declining workforce.
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Virtuoso Aeronology deal
Tuesday | May 14 2024THE new global tech agreement between Aeronology and Virtuoso (TD breaking news) will enable Virtuoso travel advisors to access a wide range of air content, according to Aeronology CEO Russell Carstensen (pictured).
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Riots close NOU airport
Tuesday | May 14 2024ESCALATING riots in Noumea has forced the closure today of La Tontouta International Airport and the cancellation of all flights to and from the South Pacific island nation.
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NTIA nominations open
Tuesday | May 14 2024THE Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) has opened nominations for its National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA) today, and has unveiled a number of enhancements to the prizes.
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Travel groups celebrate huge networking success
Tuesday | May 14 2024ON the weekend, Spencer Travel, Mosman Travel, and Mary Rossi Travel hosted a dynamic event bringing their teams together.
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Quality over quantity for Galapagos
Tuesday | May 14 2024THE Galapagos Islands’ Charles Darwin Foundation Science Director Maria Jose Barragan Paladines has hit out at the idea there is “good tourism and bad tourism” to the destination, as numbers to the archipelago increase post-pandemic.