Headlines
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SA expands home iso
Thursday | Sep 16 2021THE South Australian Government has revealed its intention to expand the home quarantine trial it is currently conducting for travellers arriving back into the state, with Australian Defence Force members returning from overseas to be the next cohort to take part.
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Aviation starts to feel lift
Thursday | Sep 16 2021PROJECTIONS put forward by aircraft manufacturer Boeing paint an optimistic picture for the heavily COVID-impacted airline sector, predicting a stronger demand over the next 10 years than was forecast pre-pandemic.
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ICC in-person restart
Thursday | Sep 16 2021INTERNATIONAL Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney is now getting in touch with clients about confirming upcoming bookings on a fully vaccinated basis, after the business events sector was included in the NSW Government’s vaccination-based roadmap to reopening.
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Flight Centre US OTA push
Wednesday | Sep 15 2021FLIGHT Centre MD Graham Turner this morning confirmed the company’s online travel agency brands will enter the US market from next month through an expanded global agreement with Google Flights.
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Journey Beyond joins CATO
Wednesday | Sep 15 2021THE Council of Australia Tour Operators (CATO) has announced a new agreement with Journey Beyond, which will see the Australian experiential operator become a “founding member of the CATO accreditation scheme”.
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ETG’s tailor-made deal
Wednesday | Sep 15 2021EXPRESS Travel Group (ETG) has forged a new partnership with Designer Journeys, enabling its agents to gain exclusive access to the company’s global network of travel designers.
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Hope springs eternal – but questions remain
Wednesday | Sep 15 2021BEN Caplan is MD of Sydney-based Wall Street Travel.
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Digital declarations deal
Tuesday | Sep 14 2021THE Federal Government has awarded the contract for its “permissions capability” platform to consulting firm Accenture, almost a year after initially releasing details of the huge IT project (TD 26 Oct 2020).
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More ATAS withdrawals
Tuesday | Sep 14 2021ALMOST 20 participants in the AFTA Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS) have ceased to be part of the program in the last three weeks, with a mixture of voluntary withdrawals and business closures cited as the reasons for the moves.
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Aug applications spike
Tuesday | Sep 14 2021THE number of Australians seeking an overseas travel exemption in Aug almost doubled the 19,502 people who applied for a concession in Dec 2020, new figures from the Department of Home Affairs have revealed.