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Travel & tourism jobs slump
Monday | Apr 20 2020JOB advertisements for travel consultants last month reflected the sudden industry downturn, according to these detailed figures exclusively provided by employment website SEEK.
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Hang on until 2021 – Burnes
Friday | Apr 17 2020HELLOWORLD Travel CEO Andrew Burnes has warned Australian travel agents not to expect the world to begin moving again until next year.
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$165m for Qantas, Virgin
Friday | Apr 17 2020VIRGIN Australia has today kicked off a limited domestic schedule of 64 weekly services, with operations on the minimal network underwritten by the Federal Government for the next eight weeks (TD breaking news).
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Business travel key post-COVID
Friday | Apr 17 2020CORPORATIONS are unlikely to significantly reduce their air travel demand once coronavirus restrictions ease, according to a new survey by Irish private equity firm Renatus Capital Partners.
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Disruptors hit by collapse
Thursday | Apr 16 2020INSPIRING Vacations, Luxury Escapes and Webjet Exclusives have emerged among the major creditors of Sydney-based travel agency Travel Asia Pty Ltd (ACN 603 259 507), which was placed into liquidation late last month.
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Feb ABS figures plummet
Thursday | Apr 16 2020THE impact of the Jan bushfires and COVID-19 on Australia’s tourism sector began to be felt in Feb this year, with figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) yesterday indicating a whopping 26% slump in short term visitor arrivals during the month.
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Crown stands down 95%
Thursday | Apr 16 2020RESORT and casino operator Crown Limited today confirmed it had stood down over 11,500 staff, or about 95% of its workforce, following the 23 Mar cessation of gaming activities and other non-essential services at Crown Perth and Crown Melbourne.
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Where is the cruise industry’s coronavirus response?
Thursday | Apr 16 2020LES Farrar is Managing Director of Brisbane-based Your Travel Centre.
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Emirates simplifies waivers
Wednesday | Apr 15 2020EMIRATES has extended its COVID-19 waiver policy for tickets issued before 31 May and for travel up to 31 Aug 2020, with the new global policy providing a unified approach for rebooking and refunds across all its markets.
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Travel spending slides more
Wednesday | Apr 15 2020THIS is now the fifth week we are publishing our regular summary of Australian consumer spending on travel, courtesy of data exclusively provided by News Corp Australia.