Headlines
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Pre-lockdown spend up
Thursday | Jun 3 2021THERE was a “genuine sense of consumer optimism and a healthy dose of certainty” driving consumer travel spend behaviour in this week’s News Corp Australia figures (pictured), which reflect the numbers from the week prior to the latest COVID-19 snap lockdown in Victoria.
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Former CATO chair dead
Wednesday | Jun 2 2021ROD Eather, who headed up Mauritius wholesaler Beachcomber Tours for two decades prior to its closure six years ago (TD 20 Apr 2015) has been found dead beside his wife north of Brisbane, in what police are describing as a double suicide.
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Vaccinated travel soon?
Wednesday | Jun 2 2021FEDERAL Health Minister Greg Hunt has indicated a trial program for vaccinated Aussies to travel overseas could happen within six to eight weeks.
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Travel now, pay it later
Wednesday | Jun 2 2021PLAY Travel has launched a new holiday now, pay later option for travel up to the value of $12,000.
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Travello’s millennial push
Tuesday | Jun 1 2021AUSSIE travel technology company Travello has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding, which included undisclosed investment amounts from a range of well-known travel identities including Flight Centre co-founder Jim Goldburg and former Tourism Australia chief Andrew McEvoy.
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“Give us a plan” – Joyce
Tuesday | Jun 1 2021QANTAS CEO Alan Joyce has urged Tourism Minister Dan Tehan to push for a roadmap to international border reopenings, saying the carrier continues to plan for a relaunch of its global operations in Dec this year.
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Alliance frees up funds
Tuesday | Jun 1 2021ALLIANCE Airlines has refinanced its debt facilities, initially due to expire in Jan 2022, allowing the airline access to an extended amount of $176 million.
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ATG probes cyber incident
Monday | May 31 2021APT Travel Group (ATG) has confirmed an investigation into a “cyber incident involving unauthorised access to our systems” which last week impacted the firm’s reservation and communications IT platforms.
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White pivots to recruitment
Monday | May 31 2021FORMER Etihad Airways VP Eastern Region, Lindsay White, has become the MD of a new Aviation, Travel & Tourism division at executive recruitment firm Jivaro Recruitment Group.
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ATG probes cyber attack
Monday | May 31 2021APT Travel Group (ATG) has confirmed an investigation into a “cyber incident involving unauthorised access to our systems” which last week impacted the firm’s reservation and communications IT platforms.