AFTA View
Jayson Westbury adds his thoughts to the history of the NTIA, stating that without question, the NTIA has become the single biggest event of the Australian travel industry as it brings together everyone from all sectors of the travel industry to celebrate.
AFTA douses training concerns
Louise Wallace investigates the industry’s division on the current state of play on travel agent training, with some experts saying professionalism is plummeting – a claim strongly refuted by AFTA Education & Training.
That Winning Feeling
As the saying goes – from little things, big things grow – and there couldn’t be a more fitting adage for the National Travel Industry Awards (NTIAs), as Louise Wallace writes.
AFTA NTIA 2015
travelBulletin had the chance to congratulate and speak to several AFTA NTIA 2015 winners, and here’s what they shared with us.
ATAS Hits Goals in First Year
As we come to the end of the 2015 financial year, it is a time to reflect on how the first six months of this year has gone for the travel industry, writes Jayson Westbury.
Wholesalers feel the squeeze
The internet has prompted a shift in the way consumers search and book holidays, but agents are at the core of another profound shift – side stepping wholesalers and booking direct with overseas suppliers. Times are changing and as Steve Jones writes, wholesalers are feeling the pinch as agents forge stronger bonds with suppliers.
Travel defies currency dive
The plummeting Australian dollar has sparked concerns about the future of travel, but new research shows it’s unlikely to have much of an effect.
Salary key to staff retention woes
Steve waxes lyrical on staff retention issues and turns the spotlight on AFTA’s media criticism.
Challenges remain, but integrity prevails: Westbury
Travel Agents have a future. In fact, they have a stunning future, as AFTA ceo Jayson Westbury explains.
Consumer protection & staffing issues linger: TC
Concerns surrounding consumer protection were brought to the foreground at the Travellers Choice Shareholders Conference last month, with insurance options singled out as an ongoing challenge for independent agencies.
