Following the demise of eNett’s EFT platform, more cruise lines have jumped overboard and paddled towards new payment options.

Mint Payments continues to woo the big agency networks with its new EFT platform. As in electronic funds transfer, not early finish time as first reported by TW.

You’re almost there, folks. Just a few more hours until this week is officially over! What better way to while away the rest of your afternoon than by perusing all the latest famils and agent deals?

This week’s Agent Wrap is a special fun-sized edition, meaning we cut it short so we could leave in time for Happy Hour.

Crawl that last mile towards the weekend with a slew of incentives, famils and updates from your favourite agencies, courtesy of your mates at Travel Weekly.

Need a reminder of why being a travel agent is the best job ever? Check out this round-up of incentives and famils to rekindle your spirit.

Sneak a peek at the industry’s latest movers and shakers! We’re very impressed with this bunch – the most impressive thing we’ve done lately is clean our room.

Flight Centre’s latest home-based acquisition has ruffled some industry feathers, although we’re not implying agents are a type of bird or anything.

We spoke exclusively to Flight Centre’s head honcho, and despite getting cut off with bad reception, managed to file this.

If you missed the news of Flight Centre’s Travel Partners acquisition, this story will make little sense to you. Although we’re not suggesting you don’t read it, mind.

This was BREAKING NEWS on Friday. But Travel Weekly’s re-running it in case you had an alien abduction or something.

Check out the highlights and the all important pics from the Travel Partners conference on the Gold Coast last weekend.