Headlines
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AZ Europe, US travel issues?
Monday | Jul 19 2021THE World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has urged global agreement on reciprocal recognition of all approved COVID-19 vaccines, with the issue seen as yet another hurdle to the restart of international travel.
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Guide app raises $360k
Monday | Jul 19 2021TRAVEL startup FreeGuides has raised $360,000 in seed funding, leaving the business with an estimated $2.5 million valuation.
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UK Freedom arrives – but here seems further away than ever
Monday | Jul 19 2021JOE Karbo is COO of UK-based Moresand Group, one of the country’s largest independently owned travel businesses.
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New pax vax declaration
Friday | Jul 16 2021THE Department of Home Affairs has updated the Australia Travel Declaration which must be completed by all incoming passengers, with the addition of new details including COVID-19 vaccination status.
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TA optimistic on China
Friday | Jul 16 2021RESPONDING to concerns that ongoing diplomatic tensions with China may adversely affect future visitor numbers, Tourism Australia has reassured the industry it is pursuing an “always on” approach to courting Chinese tourists.
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Flexibility focus: report
Friday | Jul 16 2021CLOSE to two thirds of businesses globally made changes to loosen their rail and air corporate travel policies between Oct 2020 and Feb 2021, according to new data from Expedia’s business travel arm Egencia.
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Dean Long returns to AFTA
Thursday | Jul 15 2021DEAN Long, newly appointed CEO of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (TD breaking news), says he is “incredibly proud to take on the role of AFTA CEO and to work with the AFTA Board and team to shape our sector’s future and to help as many member businesses as possible get through these difficult times”.
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Tourism, travel training update
Thursday | Jul 15 2021EDUCATIONAL curriculums for the events, travel, tourism and hospitality sectors are set for a revamp, under a review being undertaken by SkillsIQ.
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Travel booking evolution
Thursday | Jul 15 2021NEW data from Stayz has found Australians are adapting and changing the way they travel, with families turning to planning and booking their Christmas and summer holidays six months in advance – twice as long as historical lead-in times.
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Skroo flags faster return
Thursday | Jul 15 2021FLIGHT Centre MD Graham “Skroo” Turner believes international travel to and from Australia will begin to return to normality in the next six months.