Headlines
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Eight months on, can the industry be saved?
Tuesday | Nov 24 2020JOSH Zuker from Josh Zuker Travel is urging the Government not to forget the industry.
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COVID insurance ruling
Monday | Nov 23 2020SMALL businesses may be able to make claims for business interruption due to COVID-19, after a NSW court ruled that pandemic exclusion clauses may not apply.
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HLO three-year QF deal
Monday | Nov 23 2020HELLOWORLD Travel Limited says it is Qantas’ “leading travel agency partner,” after having this morning confirmed a long-term agreement with the carrier out until 2023 (TD breaking news).
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Cruiseco sold to Helloworld
Monday | Nov 23 2020HELLOWORLD has confirmed it will be “business as usual” for members of the Cruiseco consortium, after this morning announcing the acquisition of the business from co-founders Kevin Dale and Phil Hoffmann and majority owner Australian Pacific Holdings (TD breaking news).
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Birmingham comes to table
Monday | Nov 23 2020THE Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) last week gave an in-depth briefing to Federal Minister of Finance, Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator Simon Birmingham in Adelaide.
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Carnell urges agent help
Friday | Nov 20 2020AUSTRALIAN Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) Kate Carnell has today called for an “urgent lifeline for drowning travel agents,” saying an industry-specific support package is vital.
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Silversea adds even more
Friday | Nov 20 2020IN A bid to become more inclusive, Silversea Cruises has announced it will offer at least one shore excursion at every port and roundtrip flights in the price of its cruise fares for the upcoming 2022/23 season.
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FTG to debut Aeronology in NZ
Friday | Nov 20 2020NEW Zealand’s First Travel Group (FTG) is set to roll out the new Aeronology Travel Applications platform in early 2021, after gaining exclusive rights to the system under an Oct 2020 agreement by FTG’s Australian majority shareholder, Express Travel Group.
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Hybrid meetings are key
Friday | Nov 20 2020THE varying rates of recovery in travel volumes forecast for 2021 in different areas of the world mean that hybrid business events are likely to pave the way for the industry’s recovery, according to American Express Global Business Travel Regional GM Jo Sully.
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Qantas, Accor partnership
Thursday | Nov 19 2020QANTAS and Accor this morning launched a reciprocal loyalty program deal, which will see members of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program and Accor’s Live Limitless simultaneously earn points when making bookings for both flights and accommodation.