Headlines
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CHOICE targets travel
Wednesday | Jan 20 2021CONSUMER group CHOICE has launched a new campaign, seeking input from consumers impacted by travel cancellations due to COVID-19.
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Say ooh la la to France
Wednesday | Jan 20 2021AUSTRALIAN travel agents now have the chance to learn more about the allure of northern France as a future holiday destination thanks to a new training partnership between The Northern France Tourism Board and the Sir John Monash Centre.
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Lockdown delivers blow
Wednesday | Jan 20 2021THE snap three-day lockdown of Greater Brisbane just after New Year delivered another major blow to consumer confidence in domestic travel, according to the latest News Corp Australia spending figures (pictured).
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It’s time for mature voices
Wednesday | Jan 20 2021RODGER Powell is the MD of Tourism and Hospitality Services Australasia.
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Jun resumption makes more sense
Wednesday | Jan 20 2021CHAD Carey is co-founder of Chimu Adventures.
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Industry furious at border comments
Tuesday | Jan 19 2021SUGGESTIONS by Health Department Chief Brendan Murphy that international travel is unlikely to resume until 2022 (TD yesterday) have attracted widespread attention, with the travel and tourism sector livid at the thoughtless impact his words have had on confidence.
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Garuda cuts commission
Tuesday | Jan 19 2021GARUDA Indonesia has become the latest carrier to stick the knife into travel agent remuneration, last week confirming it was reducing commission by more than a third.
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Dec departures rise 10%
Tuesday | Jan 19 2021INTERNATIONAL departures from Australia increased by 9.8% for Dec when compared to the previous month, preliminary figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show.
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Jetstar slashes agent pay
Monday | Jan 18 2021TRAVEL agents who book Jetstar fares on behalf of their clients will earn even less from next month, after the carrier advised it was cutting remuneration for its resellers by more than 50%.
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AFTA expects grant fixes
Monday | Jan 18 2021THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) believes that issues around the “deeply flawed” COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program will be rectified, despite confirmation on Fri from Finance Minister Simon Birmingham that the scheme will not be changed (TD 15 Jan).