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$15 million for PERTH events
Thursday | Dec 2 2021THE Western Australia Government has unveiled a new visitor stimulus package that will see Business Events Perth receive $15 million in funding to attract more high-profile business events to the state.
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Fiji reopens to Aussies
Wednesday | Dec 1 2021THE first quarantine-free flight from Australia to Fiji landed this morning, packed with 300 passengers itching to enjoy a tropical holiday.
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Guthrie leads Travlr board
Wednesday | Dec 1 2021TRAVEL technology platform TRAVLR has announced the appointment of prominent media executive Michelle Guthrie as its new Chair and tech investor Matt Berriman as a Non-Executive Director on its board.
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We’re Still Standing…now and forever
Wednesday | Dec 1 2021THE happy faces were impossible to ignore at Travel Daily’s Still Standing Celebration that took place in Sydney last night at Doltone House. The sellout event saw close to 400 travel industry people gather for a well-deserved tribute to the travel industry’s survival over the most turbulent period in its history, with travel agents, operator representatives, industry body chiefs and travel executives raising their glasses to the tenacity and spirit of Australian travel.
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Travel restart “paused”
Tuesday | Nov 30 2021THE highly anticipated reopening of Australia’s international borders to students, skilled visa holders and working holiday makers has been deferred for two weeks, to give the Government time to assess the potential threat from the new Omicron COVID-19 variant.
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Bonza beefs up its team
Tuesday | Nov 30 2021THE boots on the ground for Bonza continues to grow, with the soon-to-launch Aussie carrier securing several more key hires in the run up to its debut.
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Jayride primes rebound
Tuesday | Nov 30 2021DESPITE its global sales being slammed by the pandemic, airport transfer company Jayride said the early signs in the 2022/23 financial year are reflective of a strong recovery.
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AFTA escalates lobbying
Monday | Nov 29 2021THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) is taking an expanded approach to seeking support for the industry, updating its advocacy efforts to reflect Government priorities on “skills and workforce renewal”.
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Contiki post-COVID pivot
Monday | Nov 29 2021CONTIKI has witnessed a swing toward longer trips and multi-trip bookings, Managing Director Katrina Barry told Travel Daily, which will affect how the tour company crafts its itineraries in the future.
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Omigosh it’s Omicron!
Monday | Nov 29 2021IN THE wake of the discovery of the new mutated COVID Omicron variant in South Africa, the travel sector is scrambling to update their policies to mitigate the risk of the spread while scientists learn more about the strain.