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Scoot poised for upswing
Thursday | Feb 17 2022WHILE acknowledging that Australia’s outbound international travel market is “going to take some time” to recover, Scoot’s Country Manager Australia Kirsty Lucas told Travel Daily this week she was confident that the love affair with places like Singapore would definitely return.
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It’s TIME for Norwegian
Thursday | Feb 17 2022NORWEGIAN Cruise Line has partnered with the Travel Industry Mentor Experience (TIME) to offer two aspiring individuals the chance to further their careers through a six-month advisement experience.
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Aussies busting for travel
Thursday | Feb 17 2022ONLINE financial broker Savvy has found money is “burning a hole” in Australia’s pocket this Easter, with 43% set to spend their savings on local travel.
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100 days until vivid sydney
Thursday | Feb 17 2022THE 100-day countdown is on until one of Sydney’s biggest events gets to light up the Harbour City, with Vivid Sydney to return on 27 May after having its lights tragically switched off for the last two years due to COVID restrictions (TD 09 Aug 2021).
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WA enacts net zero plan
Thursday | Feb 17 2022A new zero-emission eVTOL aircraft fleet is set to launch in Western Australia, in a partnership between local companies Aviair & HeliSpirit, and Embraer Group’s Eve Air Mobility.
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DPD phased in from 21 Feb
Wednesday | Feb 16 2022THE Federal Government has announced the new Digital Passenger Declaration (DPD) system will replace the Australia Travel Declaration web-based form in time for the opening of the country’s borders on 21 Feb.
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We’re even bigger now
Wednesday | Feb 16 2022CORPORATE Travel Management (CTM) estimates it will be an even larger business following the travel shutdown than it was before COVID-19, with the company reporting strong growth results in its latest half yearly results released this morning.
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Admin is too much: study
Wednesday | Feb 16 2022ONE in five Australian travellers have indicated they are now more inclined to use the services of a travel agent than before the pandemic struck, new figures released by Finder suggest.
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QF leaves PER in the cold
Tuesday | Feb 15 2022AFTER weeks of speculation (TD 24 Jan) Qantas has confirmed that it will continue to exclude Perth from its services to London until at least Jun, citing ongoing uncertainty around the reopening of Western Australia’s border as the primary reason.
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Bonza unveils battle plan
Tuesday | Feb 15 2022THE highly anticipated flight strategy for domestic challenger airline Bonza has been revealed today, with the soon-to-launch carrier mapping out an initial batch of routes and its slated aviation headquarters.