Headlines
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Travelmarvel launches 2021
Thursday | Jul 9 2020TRAVELMARVEL has launched its suite of new tours for North America in 2021, including a range of new tour extensions in Alaska and Canada.
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FCTG launches Traveller Hub
Wednesday | Jul 8 2020FLIGHT Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has today announced the debut of a new platform aiming to provide extensive COVID-19 travel information for clients.
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Flanders tempts agents
Wednesday | Jul 8 2020FLANDERS, the Flemish region of Belgium represented in Australia by the Walshe Group, has today launched a new website inviting travel agents to register and undertake a series of educational modules relating to the popular tourist area.
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International drop off
Wednesday | Jul 8 2020INTERNATIONAL visitation to Australia decreased by 8.1 million travellers for the year ending 31 Mar, according to the latest figures released by Tourism Research Australia.
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Cover-More refund offer
Tuesday | Jul 7 2020COVER-MORE Travel Insurance is set to provide 100% refunds of policies covering departures during the Australian ban on international travel, with amended arrangements expected to be in place by the end of Jul.
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Air NZ suspends bookings
Tuesday | Jul 7 2020AIR New Zealand this morning announced it will limit capacity on inbound international flights, in response to a request from the New Zealand Government, with all new bookings suspended for the next three weeks.
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Fragile recovery reverses
Tuesday | Jul 7 2020THIS week’s consumer spending data from News Corp Australia reflects the current weakness of the market, with border closures and uncertainty impacting the soft rebound that was under way.
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Rex blasts Qantas assistance
Tuesday | Jul 7 2020REGIONAL Express (Rex) has urged the suspension of all government aid for Qantas, after calling out what it describes as QF’s “anti-competitive and predatory behaviour”.
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AFTA plots national push
Monday | Jul 6 2020THE concerns of the Australian travel sector will be highlighted to govt through a “systematic, scalable and repeatable” program of engagement initiated by the new CEO of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA), Darren Rudd.
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Taskforce urges certainty
Monday | Jul 6 2020TOURISM and travel companies in Australia are being “unfairly asked to keep their businesses alive and plan for the future based on media speculation and noncommittal statements by government as to when international travel will recommence”.