Headlines
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QF cancels Mar-Oct flights
Wednesday | Mar 3 2021QANTAS has adjusted its flight schedules to align with the announcement of its planned resumption of international services on 31 Oct (TD 25 Feb), meaning the cancellation of previously booked flights including services to the UK and USA, which were previously on sale for travel from Jul.
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Google’s travel training
Tuesday | Mar 2 2021GOOGLE has announced a free digital upskilling series for the Australian travel industry, with three online sessions to be streamed on a weekly basis throughout Mar.
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Tucan payouts up to 20c
Tuesday | Mar 2 2021CREDITORS of the collapsed Tucan Travel will receive up to 20c in the dollar, according to the formal Creditors Report from administrator Andrew Barnden of Rodgers Reidy which was circulated yesterday.
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Dive in and read now!
Tuesday | Mar 2 2021THE latest issue of travelBulletin is out now (pictured), featuring a cover story about Ponant’s Asia-Pacific Chair Sarina Bratton and her trials and tribulations with government bureaucracy in the face of restarting cruise operations.
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Five year QF/AA renewal
Monday | Mar 1 2021THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a draft determination, proposing to renew authorisation for the Joint Business Agreement between Qantas and American Airlines for a further five years.
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Rex jets into the sky today
Monday | Mar 1 2021AUSTRALIA now has three carriers operating on its key east coast capital city routes, with Regional Express’ highly anticipated 737 jet flights kicking off this morning.
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Excite Hols refunds flowing
Friday | Feb 26 2021THE dogged pursuit by Sydney travel advisor Liz Ellis from Cherrybrook Travel has this week seen hundreds of thousands of dollars in refunds from the collapsed Excite Holidays finally paid out to travel agents.
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Administration for Vic agent
Friday | Feb 26 2021THE voluntary administrators of Helloworld Travel Monbulk and Bentleigh have urged struggling travel and tourism operators to seek financial advice prior to the wind-up of JobKeeper on 28 Mar.
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THL sales crash, fleet sold
Friday | Feb 26 2021NEW Zealand-based Tourism Holdings Limited (THL) has turned its focus to campervan sales, in light of its rentals being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Thrive not survive: FCM
Friday | Feb 26 2021ONE of Flight Centre Travel Group’s major global business travel divisions has revealed it is “heavily investing” in new products and fast-tracking technology in order to improve customer experience and make it even more competitive when the pandemic eventually ends.