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Jamie Pherous of Corporate Travel.

‘Personal support’: Pherous’ $16m share transfer to ill colleague

Corporate Travel Management’s CEO has reshuffled his private interests, and 1 million of his personal shares have been gifted to long-time deputy Laura Ruffles.

  • Liam Walsh
Zookeeper Samina Laycock with Bakari the lion at Sydney Zoo.

Animal attraction: Sydney Zoo seeks new backers

Street Talk understands the privately held zoo is seeking to institutionalise its register and expand operations. 

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

March

The lovely colonial cornices and world-famous hospitality have changed little in Raffles’ 137 years.

Here’s what you get in a $1700 butler-serviced hotel room

At Singapore’s legendary Raffles Hotel, butlers are expected to anticipate your needs.

  • Brandon Presser
The Bibby Stockholm houses asylum seekers in Weymouth, in England’s south-west. It is operated by Corporate Travel Management.

Corporate Travel’s margins from refugee work could be more than 50pc

The ASX-listed group, which better known for organising trips for business clients, has sought to keep details of the United Kingdom contract secret.

  • Liam Walsh and Jonathan Shapiro
Taylor Swift fans each spent an average of $37 on apparel ahead of her Sydney and Melbourne shows.

Swift Lift: Domestic travellers splashed $170m during Taylor’s tour

The average interstate and regional concert-goer spent $500 including $37 on clothing and accessories and another $120 on attractions.

  • Samantha Hutchinson
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is in Melbourne today.

Peter Dutton’s obscene business-class loop

The opposition leader’s secret Perth jaunt to Gina Rinehart’s birthday involved flying through Melbourne, further raising questions about what exactly he was hoping to achieve.

  • Mark Di Stefano