Headlines
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Spending up two points
Wednesday | Apr 7 2021ALL categories in consumer travel spending except for cruise improved week-on-week in the latest News Corp Australia index (pictured), but any improvements were minor as consumer confidence continues to teeter.
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AFTA now without a CEO
Tuesday | Apr 6 2021UNFORTUNATELY the abrupt departure of Darren Rudd as CEO of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (TD breaking news Thu) was not an April Fool’s joke.
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CDC relaxes travel rules
Tuesday | Apr 6 2021THE US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that fully vaccinated people can now travel anywhere within the United States without the need for post-travel self-quarantine.
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Travel Daily launches airline
Thursday | Apr 1 2021AUSTRALIA’S favourite travel industry publication is moving into the jet age, going head-to-head with established carriers via the acquisition by the Business Publishing Group of a small fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft.
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TRA confirms bloodbath
Thursday | Apr 1 2021TOURISM Research Australia (TRA) overnight released its National Visitor Survey results for 2020, with a whopping $78.3 billion in total domestic and international tourism losses.
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Webjet raising another $250m
Thursday | Apr 1 2021WEBJET overnight announced a “convertible notes offering” to raise $250 million, with some of the proceeds to be used to de-risk the refinancing of the company’s $130 million term debt due for repayment in Nov next year.
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Tehan talks up cheap fares
Wednesday | Mar 31 2021TOURISM Minister Dan Tehan and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack say the release of Government-backed half price airfares at midnight tonight will “power tourism recovery” for Australia.
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Most spending categories drop
Wednesday | Mar 31 2021THE momentary mood lift in the travel industry has unfortunately reversed this week, with the latest News Corp Australia consumer spending figures (pictured) indicating a small backward step.
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A Queenslander hangs his head in shame
Wednesday | Mar 31 2021DAN Russell is GM and Director of Brisbane-based travel and cruise specialist Clean Cruising.
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Qld lockdown “sheer lunacy”
Tuesday | Mar 30 2021FLIGHT Centre CEO Graham Turner says the snap three-day lockdown of Greater Brisbane will have long-lasting impact on overall consumer confidence, describing the move as “sheer lunacy” on the part of the Queensland Government.