Headlines
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Road map to new normal
Monday | Jul 5 2021PRIME Minister Scott Morrison has outlined a four-stage COVID exit plan which for the first time includes a road map to the resumption of international travel tethered directly to vaccination rates (TD breaking news Fri).
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SYD receives takeover bid
Monday | Jul 5 2021SYDNEY Airport’s directors have acknowledged the receipt of an unsolicited offer from a consortium of infrastructure investors (TD breaking news), but noted that the price is “below where Sydney Airport’s security price traded before the pandemic”.
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Scenic cancels Aussies
Monday | Jul 5 2021DESPITE progress made with vaccination programs over recent months, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours has suspended European river cruising departures for Australians through to the end of the year.
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No Travelport EK GDS fee
Friday | Jul 2 2021EMIRATES and Travelport have announced a commercial agreement which will allow Travelport-connected travel agencies to avoid the carrier’s new surcharge on bookings via global distribution systems.
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ScoMo wants vax travel
Friday | Jul 2 2021TODAY’S National Cabinet Meeting is expected to include a proposal to establish clear vaccination thresholds to unlock some form of international travel.
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GBT injects confidence
Friday | Jul 2 2021IN A bid to accelerate companies getting business trips back on the road, American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has introduced new features to its reporting and online booking solutions.
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To fee or not to fee?
Friday | Jul 2 2021THE latest edition of travelBulletin is out now featuring a wrap up of all the latest travel news and analyses.
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Pandemic slams domestic
Thursday | Jul 1 2021DOMESTIC overnight trips fell by 35% to 72.8 million and overnight spend dropped by 42% to $45.7 billion for the year to Mar, figures released by Tourism Research Australia reveal.
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Club Med chief promoted
Thursday | Jul 1 2021RACHAEL Harding has been named as Club Med’s CEO of East, South Asia and Pacific (ESAP), as part of a series of promotions across the company’s Asia-Pacific business.
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Back to normal by 2024?
Thursday | Jul 1 2021THE majority of tourism experts interviewed for a new United Nations tourism report believe international volumes will not return to pre-pandemic levels until at least 2024.