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ESTA annoys EU

Dinah - Sep 30, 2026

  The new Electronic System for Travel Authorisation tax (ESTA) payable by travellers to the US since the start of…

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TUI to slash UK staff numbers

Dinah - Sep 30, 2026

  TUI Travel is to make a raft of redundancies at its UK HQ, with hundreds of staff thought to…

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Catching some (death) rays…

Dinah - Sep 30, 2026

  A Las Vegas hotel has come under criticism after its concave design deflected “death ray” shafts of sunlight onto…

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Stray hops into Laos

Ian Jarrett - Sep 30, 2026

New Zealand backpacker bus company Stray will operate the first "hop-on hop-off' travel network in Laos, from October. Stray has…

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Qantas: Why we turned down Etihad

Ian Jarrett - Sep 30, 2026

Qantas boss Alan Joyce says he is not concerned by the alliance being strung together by Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways…

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Perth Bureau snuggles up with Singapore rep

Ian Jarrett - Sep 30, 2026

Singapore company Xzodus has been appointed marketing representatives for the Perth Convention Bureau. Perth Convention Bureau chairman, Ian Laurance, speaking…