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Royal, Celebrity to restart
Monday | Mar 22 2021ROYAL Caribbean International (RCI) and Celebrity Cruises have confirmed the recommencement of operations, with Caribbean cruising set to restart in Jun.
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The luck of the airlines
Friday | Mar 19 2021THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents has pledged to fight for better outcomes for its members, with yesterday’s shock announcement of the so-called “QantasKeeper” payments to aviation workers (TD breaking news) set to be a hot topic in meetings in Canberra today.
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Tasmanian agent grants
Friday | Mar 19 2021THE Tasmanian Government has announced $1 million in funding to support the state’s beleaguered travel agent community, as well as money for tourism operators and a target to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025.
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FCTG’s message of hope
Friday | Mar 19 2021FLIGHT Centre Travel Group has marked tomorrow’s one-year anniversary of Australia’s closure of int’l borders by taking a full page advertisement in The Australian (pictured).
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Agents set to fill the gap
Friday | Mar 19 2021TRAVEL agents will play an “instrumental” role in the resurgence of the travel sector towards a post-pandemic world,” G Adventures Chief Executive Officer Bruce Poon Tip believes.
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FCM integrates 4D Consulting
Friday | Mar 19 2021FOLLOWING the completion of the merger of Flight Centre Travel Group’s (FCTG) meetings & events brand cievents into FCM Meetings & Events (TD 07 Oct 2020), FCTG has also revealed 4D Consulting will integrate with FCM Australia.
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NZ bubble by mid-Apr?
Thursday | Mar 18 2021A TWO-WAY quarantine-free travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand is reportedly on track to be launched by mid-Apr.
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AFTA pushing beyond Jun
Thursday | Mar 18 2021AFTA is urging the Federal Government to extend the grant period for the COVID-19 Consumer Support Program beyond its current 30 Jun end date, with a meeting in Canberra yesterday also focusing on the “design principles” for the $130m second round of the scheme.
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Webjet invests in blockchain
Thursday | Mar 18 2021WEBJET Limited this morning announced a US$4.1 million deal seeing it take a 25% stake in LockTrip, a Europe-based online accommodation marketplace claiming to “unlock secret travel deals with up to 60% discount”.
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I hate to say it, but I was right…
Thursday | Mar 18 2021ELIZABETH Ellis from Cherrybrook Travel in NSW sent this response to yesterday’s travelBulletin editorial from TD publisher Bruce Piper about the demise of JobKeeper and the future of the industry – for those who missed it see travelbulletin.com.au.