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Helloworld “largely intact”
Wednesday | Feb 24 2021HELLOWORLD Travel Limited has hailed the “enormous perseverance and effort” of its travel agency network members in Australia and New Zealand, saying as a result the retail groups remained “largely intact as at the end of Dec 2020”.
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FC offers COVID services
Wednesday | Feb 24 2021FLIGHT Centre Travel Group has forged an agreement with healthcare provider Healius Limited to become a distribution partner of its COVID-19-related travel testing solutions.
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Australia “ripe” for Pass
Wednesday | Feb 24 2021THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) believes Australia would be receptive to rebooting international travel sooner if the country embraced its digital Travel Pass technology.
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Velocity Flybuys link
Wednesday | Feb 24 2021VIRGIN Australia’s Velocity frequent flyer program has announced an enhanced partnership with the Coles-backed Flybuys scheme, including an Auto Transfer feature.
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ACCC targets travel
Wednesday | Feb 24 2021SALES practices in the domestic travel sector will be closely monitored by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in the coming year, with ACCC Chair Rod Sims yesterday confirming travel and aviation would be among the organisation’s “key enforcement priorities” for 2021.
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Experience counts
Wednesday | Feb 24 2021LISTED activities operator Experience Co Limited has reported a significantly improved financial result for the six months to 31 Dec 2020, with an overall loss of just $200,000 – compared to a $7.1 million loss for the previous corresponding period.
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Outrigger revamp
Wednesday | Feb 24 2021OUTRIGGER Reef Waikiki Beach Resort in Hawaii has unveiled its recent US$80 million transformation.
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Avis out of contact
Wednesday | Feb 24 2021AVIS has introduced contactless technology for clients using its online dealer vehicle purchasing.
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Indigenous funding
Wednesday | Feb 24 2021A $40 million Indigenous Tourism Fund has been unveiled by the Federal Government to assist the sector’s economic recovery, with up to $17 million to be made available for states and territories to co-invest on indigenous tourism projects.
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WA calls for help
Wednesday | Feb 24 2021TOURISM Council WA is calling for a $50 million support package from the state government to insulate WA’s tourism businesses and jobs from the effects of the recent lockdown.