Buyer and exhibitor attendance was up a marked 14 percent on the first day of the World Travel Market held last week in London.
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Business travellers expect a lot from their laptop but a trio of tightly connected features tops the list. The ideal notebook should be thin, it should be light and it should have enough battery life to last a whole day and then some.
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A travel deal company has issued a cheeky reinterpretation of Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd’s itinerary, showing that he could have saved more than $60,000 on just three of his trips.
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The 2010/11 summer was a big one for tourism in Australia. Despite flooding in various parts of the country and a rising Australian dollar, we secured a visit from US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, populated summer music festivals, brought in crowds for Sydney’s New Year’s Eve and kept them for Sydney Festival. Not to [...]
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As 2010 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on the events of the year that affected Australian exporters. These five, in no particular order, have been chosen for the breadth of their impact although direct effects on exporters have varied. 1. Indian student attacks Two attacks on Indian students in Melbourne, seemingly racially [...]
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As the economy strengthens and market conditions rebound, businesses should focus on strategic travel management to drive cost and time efficiencies. For exporters conducting business across borders, a strategic approach to travel management will help to create savings as the market shifts into a new cost-cycle phase, following the Global Financial Crisis. The most effective [...]
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World news and international business – it’s all related, but how? Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) presenter Peter Scott will take you through the reasons behind sanctions, security, and travel advisories: how it affects insurance and financial risk, to your travel plans to see customers and suppliers. Scott is the director of the [...]
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The World Travel Market (WTM) Global Trends Report has correctly predicted the travel and tourism trends for this year. In association with Euromonitor International, WTM last year foresaw a boost to African tourism due to the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the ‘Obama Effect’, where a surge in interest in ‘roots tourism’ or visits from [...]
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When you want to tap into bigger markets overseas how do you set about identifying what the real opportunities are? One of the most effective ways to reconnoitre a potential export destination is to become a member of a delegation or mission, an organised group travelling to a target country specifically for the purpose of [...]
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A new traveller risk mitigation software has been developed and will be launched by Microsoft under the name Mapcast later this year. In the event of an emergency like the Mumbai terrorist attacks or the floods in Pakistan, the software enables businesses to quickly identify which of their travellers are at risk, minimising response time [...]
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