Headlines
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Corporate travel easing?
Monday | Jun 15 2020BUSINESS travellers could be exempted from strict quarantine requirements, under a plan being considered by the Department of Home Affairs to help the industry safely restart operations.
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Crooked Compass to NZ
Monday | Jun 15 2020BOUTIQUE tour operator Crooked Compass has expanded into New Zealand, launching three itineraries available for travel in Feb and Oct 2021.
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OPINION 15 June 20: The changing face of the global workplace
Monday | Jun 15 2020ANDREW Buerckner is a Director of Platinum Travel Corporation.
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CATO travel protocols out
Friday | Jun 12 2020THE Council of Australian Travel Operators (CATO) today announced the launch of a set of new COVID-safe Travel Protocols for its members to utilise as they relaunch operations.
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IATA live travel tracking
Friday | Jun 12 2020THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released a new “Interactive COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map” which provides information on the latest entry restrictions country-by-country in real time.
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States to charge travellers?
Friday | Jun 12 2020AUSTRALIA’S highly successful COVID-19 quarantine policy for incoming travellers is likely to evolve under plans by state governments to make Australians returning from abroad pay for their own hotel isolation.
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Japan to allow biz travel?
Friday | Jun 12 2020JAPAN is examining the prospect of partially reopening its international borders, imposing strict number limits and from selected countries, with Aussie business travellers in the box seat to be the first to make the return.
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SQ outbound transit tick
Thursday | Jun 11 2020SINGAPORE Airlines today confirmed that customers travelling from Australia and NZ are now able to transit through Singapore Changi Airport on a one-way basis to parent SIA Group’s global network.
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Alliance set for expansion
Thursday | Jun 11 2020ALLIANCE Aviation Services today announced a $120 million capital raising plan aiming to boost capacity to service new demand including from domestic tourism operators, tourism boards and regional councils.
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States holding up bubble
Thursday | Jun 11 2020BRISBANE travel agency Helloworld Mt Ommaney is part of a group which today lost a formal legal challenge to Queensland’s ongoing border lockdown, claiming the closures continue to impose significant financial hardship on business.