Headlines
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tB’s greenest issue ever
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020THE latest issue of travelBulletin is out and this edition is our annual green magazine, focusing on sustainability.
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Suresave, NIB suspend sales
Monday | Mar 30 2020NIB Travel Insurance and its various brands including SureSave are set to temporarily suspend the issuing of all travel insurance policies, according to an update sent to agents last Fri.
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FC axes Universal Traveller
Monday | Mar 30 2020FLIGHT Centre last week closed the doors of all its Universal Traveller stores across the country, less than a year after launching the brand as a makeover of its long-standing Student Flights operation.
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$298m for regional aviation
Monday | Mar 30 2020AUSTRALIA’S regional and remote communities will be able to still receive vital flight services via a government bailout package announced on the weekend by Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack (TD breaking news).
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Qatar Airways BNE debut
Friday | Mar 27 2020QATAR Airways will operate flights from Doha to Brisbane for the first time ever, as it ramps up operations to Australia in order to help get people home.
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Crooked Compass grows
Friday | Mar 27 2020CROOKED Compass is planning to launch Crooked Compass Australia, offering trips to show travellers a side of the country “they wouldn’t even dream existed”, founder and Director Lisa Pagotto told Travel Daily.
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Regional carrier cooperation
Friday | Mar 27 2020THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has granted permission for Qantas, Virgin Australia and Regional Express (Rex) to coordinate operations on a range of regional routes.
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Aeronology joins IATA program
Friday | Mar 27 2020MELBOURNE-BASED travel technology startup Aeronology has been selected for a special “accelerator” program operated by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
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89% of Mar trips cancelled
Friday | Mar 27 2020ALMOST 90% of business trips booked in Mar 2020 were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus, according to a new poll of Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) members.
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US stimulus package lifeline
Friday | Mar 27 2020AUTHORITIES in America have announced trillions of dollars in funding to assist businesses survive the COVID-19 crisis, with the US Travel Association (USTA) describing the bipartisan deal as a “vital lifeline to protect millions of travel workers”.