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Access denied for travel
Thursday | Oct 7 2021THE latest edition of travelBulletin is out now to feast your hungry eyes on, featuring a wrap up of all the latest travel news and analyses.
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Turning their back on events
Thursday | Oct 7 2021A RECENT decision by the Federal Government to end COVID-19 Disaster Payments in line with vaccination targets reached by states and territories has been labelled “deeply concerning and disappointing” by The Business Events Council of Australia (BECA).
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Central Coast tourism hub
Wednesday | Oct 6 2021A PLANNED tourism project on the Central Coast in NSW is on the hunt for suitable investors and tourism operators to help get the project off the ground.
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Agent support unveiled
Wednesday | Oct 6 2021THE Federal Government has announced that eligible Australian travel agents and tour arrangement service providers with multiple shopfronts will be able to apply for one-off $10,000 funding for each of the company’s retail outlets (TD breaking news).
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Aussies busting to travel
Wednesday | Oct 6 2021CLOSE to 70% of Australians are intending to book a domestic or international holiday (or both) once the country’s borders are fully reopened, according to new figures released by Canstar.
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QF, EK extend partnership
Tuesday | Oct 5 2021QANTAS and Emirates have announced plans to extend their existing partnership through until 2028, under an agreement signed yesterday in Boston by QF CEO Alan Joyce and EK President Tim Clark at the IATA AGM.
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SIA adds $65 service fee
Tuesday | Oct 5 2021SINGAPORE Airlines has announced the introduction of a new $65 “servicing fee” for any travel agent who asks for assistance via its Sales Operations centre, when the request could have been self-serviced via GDS, the SIA website or the carrier’s AGENT360 trade platform.
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Aeronology inks ATPCO deal
Tuesday | Oct 5 2021AERONOLOGY today announced a new long-term partnership with ATPCO for the integration of Routehappy content into the Aeronology travel agency software platform.
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Qantas close to renewal
Tuesday | Oct 5 2021QANTAS has revealed it is in the final stages of a tender process to secure 100 new aircraft to enter the national carrier’s domestic narrow-body fleet by 2034.
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FCTG to challenge closures
Friday | Oct 1 2021FLIGHT Centre Travel Group may take legal action against the WA, Qld and Tas governments if they continue to prevaricate about the National Cabinet-approved plan for reopening at a full vaccination rate of 80%.