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17/11/2009    AOT BUYS STAKE IN DOWN UNDER ANSWERS

The AOT Group today announced it had made a strategic investment into Seattle based wholesaler Down Under Anwers (“DUA”),... continue reading

 

03/11/2009    AOT WINS PERTH 2011 ISAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BID

Tens of thousands of spectators, 4,000 official personnel and more than 1,400 international athletes are expected to arrive in Western Australia, for the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships.

Perth 2011 Director Commercial Operation... continue reading

 

16/10/2009    SUNLOVER HOLIDAYS SECURES PREFERRED PARTNERSHIP WITH TRAVELERS CHOICE

Sunlover Holidays today announced it has become a preferred partner of Travellers Choice.

Hugh Houston, Director of Sales and Marketing for AOT Holid... continue reading

 

02/10/2009    AOT AGREES TO BUY PACIFIC SPIRIT TRAVEL

Andrew Burnes, CEO of the AOT Group, today announced that AOT has entered into an Agreement to purchase Pacific Spirit Travel from Eric Ridet's Australie Tours business in France.

At the same time Pacific Spirit is entering into a lon... continue reading

 

07/09/2009    AOT INBOUND WINS KUONI UK ACCOUNT

Kuoni UK and the AOT Group today announced the formation of a new partnership. KUONI UK has appointed AOT Inbound as their inbound partner in Australia, providing hotel, touring and other land content together with customer service, product a... continue reading

 

07/09/2009    AOT NEW ZEALAND WINS SAGA GROUP CONTRACT

AOT NEW ZEALAND today announced a new partnership with SAGA HOLIDAYS, UK's leading touring holidays operator for the over 50s. SAGA HOLIDAYS has appointed AOT NEW ZEALAND as its new Inbound Tour Operator for its business into NEW ZEALAND.

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24/08/2009    AOT HOLIDAYS REACHES PREMIUM PREFERRED DEAL WITH STELLA

AOT Holidays today announced that it had entered into a premium preferred deal with Stella Travel Services and would be joining the Harvey World Travel "Phoenix" program and the Travelscene American Express "Quantum" program from 1st September, 20... continue reading

 

24/08/2009    SUNLOVER WINS HWT BROCHURE OF THE YEAR AWARD

Sunlover Holidays was awarded the prestigious "Brochure of the Year" Award at the Harvey World Travel National Frontliners Conference in Fiji on Saturday evening.

Before over 300 of Harvey World Travels senior consultants... continue reading

 

14/07/2009    SUNLOVER WINS NATIONAL TOURISM AWARD

Sunlover Holidays, the Queensland wholesale division of AOT Holidays, won the coveted Best Whoelsaler - Australian Product Award at the AFTA National Tourism Industry Awards on Saturday night in Sydney.

Mark Campbell, Managi... continue reading

 

02/07/2009    New Agent Web Sites Launched

The AOT Group today announced it has successfully launched the enhanced On-Line Booking System for all domestic and overseas agents. The changes come about as a result of extensive consultation with our channel partners in Aust... continue reading

 

18/06/2009    AOT & ETA ATE Dinners a Huge Success

Once again AOT and ETA have put on the premier events at ATE 2009. 

On Saturday night, ETA General Manager Chris Teh and AOT Group CEO Andrew Burnes hosted over 150 clients and suppliers from the Eastern Hemisphere module of ATE... continue reading

 

13/06/2009    CA PROGRAM A HUGE SUCCESS

AOT Inbound once again operated a sensational program for over 650 visitors from around the world, this time for leading US software developer CA and their Compass Club Program.

With 4 programs running simultaneously in Port Doug... continue reading

 

01/06/2009    KELVIN LEE

It is with great sadness that we advise Mr Kelvin Lee, General Manager of ETA, passed away on Sunday at home after a battle with cancer.

Kelvin is survived by his wife Lee Yong and daughter Christine and the entire AOT Group together with... continue reading

 

04/05/2009    AOT HOLIDAYS LAUNCHES NEW KOKODA PROGRAM

AOT Holidays, through our TravelPoint Holidays brand, is pleased to announce the launch of a new "Kokoda" program in conjunction with Getaway Trekking.
 
The new brochure features the classic 10 day Kokoda Explorer trek which includ... continue reading

 

04/05/2009    AOT INBOUND TURNS AROUND 4000 PAX IN PERTH

AOT Inbound's Groups and Shipping Department managed the turnaround for over 4000 passengers on and off the Sun Princess in Perth over the weekend.

This is the first time AOT has handled the turnaround in Perth and congratul... continue reading

 

25/04/2009    AOT TO LAUNCH NEW MEET & GREET SERVICE ON HAMILTON ISLAND

The AOT Group announced today that will commence a new Meet and Greet service on Hamilton Island to welcome and assist all passengers arriving at Hamilton Island Airport.

The new service will start on May 1st and will operate on behalf... continue reading

 

15/04/2009    SUNLOVER LAUNCHES NEW GOLD COAST TRANSFER SERVICE

Sunlover Holidays today announced it had commenced a Gold Coast transfer service to look after  customers arriving at Gold Coast Airport and transferring to Hotels, Apartments and Resorts on Queensland's Gold Coast.

The serv... continue reading

 

14/04/2009    AOT launches Supplier Manager

NEW SUPPLIER PARTNER TOOLS LAUNCHED

The AOT Group announced today the successful deployment of two new supplier system interfaces.

"Supplier Manager" allows suppliers to update their content including allotment top-ups, freesa... continue reading

 

23/01/2009    AOT NEWS - JANUARY 2009

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06/11/2008    AOT BUYS OUT SUNLOVER HOLIDAYS LICENCE

AOT has bought the Sunlover Holidays licence outright from Tourism Queensland.
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19/09/2008    AOT NEWS - SEPTEMBER 2008

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19/09/2008    AOT GROUP ACQUIRES GREAT AUSSIE HOLIDAYS

The AOT Group Pty Ltd announced today that it has purchased the business of Perth based wholesaler Great Aussie Holidays. Download press release

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11/07/2008    AOT NZ SUCCESSFULLY ENDORSED BY QUALMARK!!!
AOT NZ has passed the Qualmark assessment with gold points! This process must be completed by all full ITOC members by 31/3/2009. AOT NZ is now fully endorsed by Qualmark well ahead of that deadline. This endorsement guarantees that an independent as... continue reading