Headlines
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AFTA seeks budget support
Thursday | Aug 20 2020THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) is seeking “hundreds of millions of dollars” in government funding for the travel industry, with AFTA CEO Darren Rudd yesterday detailing plans for a budget submission which will be lodged next week.
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Flight Centre Infinity move
Thursday | Aug 20 2020FLIGHT Centre (FC) yesterday advised its staff it would “retire” its Infinity wholesale business, as part of a streamlining of the company’s product support operations (TD breaking news).
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Qantas posts $2.7b loss
Thursday | Aug 20 2020QANTAS (QF) has reported a Statutory Loss Before Tax of $2.7 billion for the FY20 financial period, a figure that the airline’s CEO Alan Joyce conceded was the result of “the toughest set of conditions the carrier had faced in its 100 years”.
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Aeronology offers free setup
Wednesday | Aug 19 2020AIR booking technology provider Aeronology is offering free-of-charge implementation of its wholesaler flight platform to help the industry remodel as it emerges from COVID-19.
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CTM limits COVID-19 loss
Wednesday | Aug 19 2020CORPORATE Travel Management’s (CTM) $8.2 million full year loss (TD breaking news), despite the COVID-19 travel slump, has positioned the company for a recovery, according to CEO Jamie Pherous.
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Diamonds in the rough
Tuesday | Aug 18 2020DESPITE overall sentiment for international travel remaining flat for Australian travellers, there are several destinations bucking the trend, according to an Aug travel trend report from Luxury Escapes.
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Macao readies agents
Tuesday | Aug 18 2020MACAO is the latest destination to provide travel agents across Australia and New Zealand with support and education by launching a dedicated specialist training website today.
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Closures slam spending
Tuesday | Aug 18 2020THIS week’s News Corp Australia travel spending figures indicate the ongoing impact of restrictions in Vic and the acceleration of border closures following the outbreak.
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Travel Daily COVID awards
Monday | Aug 17 2020THE unprecedented COVID-19 situation has seen the Australian travel industry rise to the challenge, and TD believes that deserves recognition.
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AFTA defends Webjet move
Monday | Aug 17 2020THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has defended the new membership of listed online travel agency Webjet (TD 14 Aug), amid a chorus of outrage from across the industry after the move was revealed.