News
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More lockdown impact
Wednesday | Jun 16 2021CLOSING down Australia’s second most populated state continues to smash the travel industry, with this week’s consumer travel spending figures from News Corp seeing drops across every sector.
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Liquidation plan for Tucan
Wednesday | Jun 16 2021TUCAN Travel’s liquidator now expects any payout to unsecured creditors to be about 10c in the dollar, with payments forecast to flow in mid to late Sep this year.
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$30m Travello tourism boost
Wednesday | Jun 16 2021TRAVEL experience company Travello is funding 600,000 $50 vouchers as part of a major Holiday Cash Giveaway initiative, aiming to stimulate the market and support tourism operators.
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Emirates to Malta
Wednesday | Jun 16 2021EMIRATES will resume operations to Malta from 14 Jul, with a new thrice weekly service operating via Larnaca in Cyprus.
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SQ Canada GSA
Wednesday | Jun 16 2021SINGAPORE Airlines is moving to a GSA representation model in Canada, appointing Discover The World to take over sales and marketing there from 01 Jul.
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NZ extends scheme
Wednesday | Jun 16 2021THE New Zealand Government has announced an extension of its Consumer Travel Reimbursement Scheme (TD 08 Sep 2020) for six months, through until 31 Dec.
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Sabre GOPASS deal
Wednesday | Jun 16 2021SABRE Corporation has partnered with travel risk management platform GOPASS Global to help deliver biosecurity risk assessment capabilities to the global travel sector.
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NZ bubble surge
Wednesday | Jun 16 2021OVERSEAS visitor arrivals to Australia leapt 172% in Apr, according to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics which reflect the introduction of the quarantine-free travel bubble with New Zealand halfway through the month.
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Lord Howe security
Wednesday | Jun 16 2021QANTAS is reminding travel agents that passengers travelling to Lord Howe Island are required to complete a biosecurity pre-departure form, as well as remove or declare any plant or animal matter they are carrying.
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SAA going private
Wednesday | Jun 16 2021THE South African Government has sold a 51% majority stake in South African Airways to an investor group, meaning no more taxpayer bailouts will be required.