Headlines
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AFTA pushing government
Monday | Mar 23 2020THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) is continuing to work with the government to “identify the acute and specific challenges” being faced by the industry, with travel agents the “person in the middle” of the turmoil as customers cancel.
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HLO stands down 65%
Monday | Mar 23 2020HELLOWORLD Travel has today announced it will stand down 65% of its workforce, make 275 people redundant, implement reduced hours and cut all discretionary expenditure in an effort to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (TD breaking news).
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Airlines suspend services
Monday | Mar 23 2020GLOBAL aviation links are rapidly contracting this week, with many major carriers cutting routes drastically or even ceasing flights altogether.
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FLT cancels dividend payment
Monday | Mar 23 2020FLIGHT Centre this morning requested a short-term suspension of trading in its shares, to give the company more time to finalise its strategies in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
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Travel Daily Correction
Monday | Mar 23 2020On 07 Jan 2019, Travel Daily published an article “James’ Bestjet “heartbreak”, reporting on the collapse of the online travel agency Bestjet.
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Massive industry job cuts
Friday | Mar 20 2020THE Australian travel and tourism sector has reacted swiftly to the government-imposed restrictions tackling the COVID-19 outbreak, with thousands of industry workers to be out of a job this week.
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Govt lends Air NZ $900m
Friday | Mar 20 2020THE New Zealand Government will provide Air New Zealand a standby loan facility of up to NZ$900m as it manages the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and govt border restrictions.
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AFTA emergency support
Thursday | Mar 19 2020THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents has lodged an “emergency support submission” with the Federal Treasury, seeking urgent financial assistance for the travel sector across the country.
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FCTG prepares for cuts
Thursday | Mar 19 2020FLIGHT Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has conceded it will be significantly impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, revealing plans to accelerate its business review to identify where the group can make urgent cash savings (TD breaking news).
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Industry Survive & Revive
Thursday | Mar 19 2020IN the face of ongoing challenges presented by the COVID-19 situation, The Travel Industry Hub’s (TTIH) Richard Taylor and C&M Recruitment’s Melissa Schembri have teamed up with Travel Daily to launch Industry Survive and Revive sessions.