Headlines
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Vale Mary Rossi, aged 95
Monday | May 17 2021THE Australian travel industry has lost one of its pioneering women, with the death on Sat of Mary Rossi at the age of 95.
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Don’t be a hermit nation
Monday | May 17 2021A GROUP of Liberal MPs have warned that Australia risks inflicting undue economic damage if borders remain shut until mid-2022, a date used as a marker in the Federal Government’s latest budget earlier this month (TD 12 May).
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CATO blasts budget limbo
Friday | May 14 2021THE Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) has called on the Federal Government to develop a clear roadmap for the safe opening of Australia’s international borders, with this week’s Federal Budget (TD 12 May) leaving the travel supply sector in limbo.
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TNZ unveils agent expo
Friday | May 14 2021TOURISM New Zealand (TNZ) is gearing up to host its first Virtual Travel Expo for Australian travel agents to help the trade sell the destination more effectively.
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Maxim’s Travelogix deal
Friday | May 14 2021SYDNEY-BASED Maxim’s Travel has become the first travel management company in the Australian market to adopt the Travelogix platform.
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Ibertours bids adios
Thursday | May 13 2021LONG-TIME Spanish specialist wholesaler Ibertours has today announced its closure, with Director John Ford saying the difficult decision had been forced by the ongoing pandemic and uncertainty about borders.
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VA joins int’l push-back
Thursday | May 13 2021VIRGIN Australia has deferred most of its short-haul international flying, including to Fiji and Indonesia, until at least Dec 2021, after this week’s Federal Budget predicted a slower than anticipated opening of Australia’s borders (TD yesterday).
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Shorter breaks in vogue
Thursday | May 13 2021NINE out of 10 Australians are planning a long weekend domestic getaway this year, according to new research commissioned by Choice Hotels.
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Budget dashes travel hopes
Wednesday | May 12 2021LAST night’s Federal Budget has put paid to any possibility of a near-term travel and tourism sector recovery, confirming government expectations that Australia’s international borders will remain closed for at least another year (TD breaking news).
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Travel spending down again
Wednesday | May 12 2021CONSUMER travel spending has slumped to its lowest level in nine weeks, according to the latest figures from News Corp Australia (pictured) which coincide with the imposition of the inbound ban for travellers from India as COVID cases spiked.