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Gains once made now lost
Monday | Oct 11 2021AUSTRALIA’S domestic tourism market declined significantly in Jul after months of gradual recovery, Tourism Research Australia (TRA) has found, with Australians taking just six million overnight trips and spending just $3.4 billion for the month.
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ACCC ticks student travel
Friday | Oct 8 2021THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted final approval to allow NSW and ACT universities to collaborate on travel arrangements for the return of international students for a 15-month period.
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No support for NZ agents
Friday | Oct 8 2021MEMBER of the New Zealand Parliament for Remutaka Chris Hipkins has made it clear there will be no more direct support for NZ’s travel advisors, and no plans to involve them in managed isolation & quarantine.
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A third are in big trouble
Friday | Oct 8 2021ONE in three tourism businesses are “facing extinction” within the next three months, according to new figures released by the Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF).
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Papers reveal BCD battle
Friday | Oct 8 2021THE Pandora Papers, a leak of financial information from scores of international tax havens, have given a unique insight into a tussle within the family of the owners of corporate travel behemoth BCD Travel.
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VA Accelerate revamp
Friday | Oct 8 2021VIRGIN Australia has revised the terms of its Accelerate corporate customer program, simplifying the scheme with the previous Travel Credit tiers removed effective from 06 Oct.
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WARNING: delicious travel treats ahead
Friday | Oct 8 2021THROW all those pandemic diet promises out the window – these efforts from travel industry bakers in the inaugural Travel Daily Bake-Off leave no excuse not to indulge. We received scores of entries from some of the most creative culinary minds in Australia, and our only deep regret is that we weren’t able to taste them.
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AFTA: more help needed
Thursday | Oct 7 2021THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents has welcomed the announcement of a $10,000 per shop grant for travel agents and tour arrangement service providers with multiple offices (TD yesterday), but is continuing to push for a third round of the COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support program.
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Booking morale slammed
Thursday | Oct 7 2021THE latest monthly figures from Resurg’s Travel Industry Recovery Monitor (TD 14 Apr) provide a stark confirmation of the impact that lockdowns in NSW and Victoria are having on consumer confidence, with both domestic and international booking numbers declining for every month since May.
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Access denied for travel
Thursday | Oct 7 2021THE latest edition of travelBulletin is out now to feast your hungry eyes on, featuring a wrap up of all the latest travel news and analyses.