TravelManagers’ TCF Launch Applauded by PTMs
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Rogue agents will be held to account: AFTA
Agents that do wrong thing by consumers will face serious consquences.
CTS collapse drags reputable agency into saga
The ex-director of a travel agency that left customers thousands of dollars…
Helloworld agency goes into liquidation
The closure marks the second ATAS accredited agency to go into administration…
Agencies scrambling for cover
Magellan is the latest agency to set up their own protection ‘solution’,…
Agents get new safety net insolvency solution
In an Australian first, Allianz Global Assistance has launched a new type…
TravelManagers consumer advocacy push launches new product
TravelManagers has collaborated with insurance broker Gow-Gates to create a new Travel…
Travel industry enters ‚Äúnew era” as reform takes effect
The protracted deregulation process has culminated in today’s official implementation of the…
Comment: Travel agents should be careful what they wish for
By now every travel agent will be aware that from July 1…
Agency collapse strengthens call for TCF extension: Mayo
The termination of NSW based travel agency All Travel from the Travel Compensation…
TravelManagers calls on govt to extend TCF
TravelManagers has urged the government to let ATAS and the Travel Compensation…
Comment: ATAS must remain under close scrutiny
If the Australian Federation of Travel Agents believes the “naysayers” will be…
Industry reform to save agents millions, says minister
The looming repeal of the Travel Agents Act will deliver the industry…
Westbury chastises accreditation scheme critics
The Australian Federation of Travel Agents has stood by the voluntary nature…
TravelManagers lays out consumer protection intentions
While it remains committed to helping ensure the success of the Australia…
TCF presses ahead with CIC, Kumuka action
The Travel Compensation Fund (TCF) is pressing ahead with attempts to claw…
Responsible agents hold key to post-TCF era: MTA
The managing director of Mobile Travel Agents, Roy Merricks, has expressed confidence…
Agency group backs away from AFTA scheme
Travel Counsellors yesterday confirmed that it will offer its own financial protection…
AFTA gets "clean slate" to promote agents' value
A lack of consumer awareness about the Travel Compensation Fund will benefit…
OETG chief slams JTG protection plan
Jetset Travelworld has been accused of undermining the credibility of the Australian…
AFTA to seek additional share of TCF reserves
The Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has confirmed it will apply…
AFTA accreditation enters next phase
The Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has been awarded a grant…
No TCF financial returns for 12/13
Travel agents will not have to submit an annual financial return (AFR)…
AFTA still waits on TCF audit ruling
Travel agents are still in the dark over whether they will have…
AFTA optimistic on TCF audit amendment
The Australian Federation of Travel Agents expects to know by the end…
Nexus TCF claims hit $45,000
Claims relating to the collapse of Sydney-based Travel Agents Nexus have already…
Cruise claims keep rolling in to TCF
The Travel Compensation Fund (TCF) is still receiving 10 to 15 claims…
Cruise claim tally just “tip of iceberg"
Claims continue to pour into the Travel Compensation Fund, following the cancellation…
Cruise line claims keep rising
The total value of claims resulting from the cancellation of Classic International…
Carnival reaffirms agent focus
Carnival Australia has insisted it remains committed to the trade, despite its…
Consumer watchdog gets behind TCF
Consumer watchdog Choice has referred to the cancellation of Classic International Cruises’s…
TCF waits as cruise claims mount
The Travel Compensation Fund has has been asked by administrators of Classic…
Scheme will “not be Mickey Mouse": AFTA
Retail travel groups could become “mini Travel Compensation Funds” in a move…
AFTA seeks to reassure Carnival
The Australian Federation of Travel Agents will meet with Carnival Australia in…
Insurers call for retention of TCF
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has urged the government not to…
Kumuka probed over TCF acceditation
Adventure operator Kumuka should have been stripped of its Travel Compensation Fund…
TCF replacement plan starts to take shape
Australian Federation of Travel Agents chief executive Jayson Westbury has congratulated consumer…
Creditors face loss of Kumuka debts
Administrators of Kumuka are still investigating the collapse of the adventure travel…
