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Tehan talks up cheap fares
Wednesday | Mar 31 2021TOURISM Minister Dan Tehan and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack say the release of Government-backed half price airfares at midnight tonight will “power tourism recovery” for Australia.
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Most spending categories drop
Wednesday | Mar 31 2021THE momentary mood lift in the travel industry has unfortunately reversed this week, with the latest News Corp Australia consumer spending figures (pictured) indicating a small backward step.
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A Queenslander hangs his head in shame
Wednesday | Mar 31 2021DAN Russell is GM and Director of Brisbane-based travel and cruise specialist Clean Cruising.
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Qld lockdown “sheer lunacy”
Tuesday | Mar 30 2021FLIGHT Centre CEO Graham Turner says the snap three-day lockdown of Greater Brisbane will have long-lasting impact on overall consumer confidence, describing the move as “sheer lunacy” on the part of the Queensland Government.
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Aerocode has agents in mind
Tuesday | Mar 30 2021PRIVATE jet charter platform Aerocode, which launched in the middle of the pandemic, is hoping to be a game-changer in both corporate and luxury travel in Australia, co-founder Sophia Ellis has told Travel Daily.
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IHG GM joins holiday rental group
Tuesday | Mar 30 2021RYAN South, former General Manager of Crowne Plaza Terrigal on the NSW Central Coast, has been appointed GM of local holiday home rental provider Belle Escapes Central Coast.
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Coral air charter solution
Tuesday | Mar 30 2021CORAL Expeditions will offer charter flights to connect guests between Darwin and Broome, as it continues to adapt to the newly imposed restrictions on cruising by the Northern Territory Government (TD yesterday).
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Southwest MAX confidence
Tuesday | Mar 30 2021BOEING’S travails over the crashes of its 737 MAX aircraft and subsequent grounding, redesign and reintroduction appear to be over, with US low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines overnight announcing a revamped order book, including 100 additional 737 MAX 7s.
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Industry slammed by NT ban
Monday | Mar 29 2021MILLIONS of dollars in travel and cruise bookings – not to mention massive flow-on effects to Northern Territory businesses including suppliers, hoteliers, airlines and port operators – have been jeopardised by a Northern Territory Government decision on passenger cruise ships.
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Chimu South Pole flights
Monday | Mar 29 2021CHIMU Adventures this morning released a new Great Southern Flights program, using chartered Qantas 787-9 aircraft to fly travellers “over and beyond the Southern Ocean” out of the various Australian capital cities.