Headlines
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NZ attraction drug bust
Tuesday | May 25 2021A tourist operation near Hokitika on the West Coast of New Zealand has been revealed as also housing a “sophisticated cannabis-growing operation” in a large underground bunker.
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Nearly half are uncertain
Tuesday | May 25 2021CLOSE to half of people working in the travel and tourism sector are unsure if they will still be working in the space in 12 months’ time, the findings of an exclusive Travel Daily Survival Survey can reveal.
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Virtuoso upbeat on future
Monday | May 24 2021THE factors that made 2019 the pinnacle year so far for the global travel industry are still in place despite the pandemic, meaning prospects for the long-term future of the sector are extremely positive, according to Virtuoso global CEO Matthew Upchurch.
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$118m so far from grants
Monday | May 24 2021FEDERAL Tourism Minister Dan Tehan this morning released an update on the $258 million COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support grants program for travel agents, confirming that a total of $118 million had been paid out to the industry thus far.
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QF comm cuts only in Oz
Friday | May 21 2021QANTAS’ decision to reduce travel agent base commission on international flights (excluding trans-Tasman) from 5% to 1% (TD yesterday) only applies for QF tickets sold in Australia.
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A plan for overseas travel
Friday | May 21 2021THE Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has released an updated strategy document detailing how Australia should reopen itself to international travel.
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Serko scales Zeno for Booking
Friday | May 21 2021LISTED corporate travel technology provider Serko Limited is now seeing an average of 1,300 small to medium business customers using its new Booking.com for Business platform each weekday, and expects this “rate of activation to significantly increase” in the next couple of months.
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QF puts boot into agents
Thursday | May 20 2021NEW cost-cutting measures unveiled by Qantas will see travel agents’ front-end commissions on international tickets reduced from 5% to just 1% from Jul 2022 (TD breaking news).
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Virgin boosts domestic
Thursday | May 20 2021VIRGIN Australia has unveiled a renewed expansion push on the domestic market, announcing 700 extra weekly flights across the airline’s domestic network by Oct (TD breaking news).