Headlines
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Travel spend heating up
Tuesday | Nov 17 2020GLIMMERS of recovery in consumer confidence and travel spending have been reflected in this week’s News Corp Australia figures, which now see the indexed results moving up to around 30% of levels for the prior corresponding period in 2019.
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Hunt optimistic on travel
Monday | Nov 16 2020HEALTH Minister Greg Hunt today confirmed that phase 3 clinical trials of a new COVID-19 vaccine from the University of Queensland will commence before the end of the year.
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It’s Scotty from tourism?
Monday | Nov 16 2020PRIME Minister Scott Morrison should personally take charge of Australia’s Tourism portfolio by the end of the year to steer it through the challenging COVID period, the Australian Tourism Industry Council (ATIC) believes.
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Fly365 liquidators seek funds
Friday | Nov 13 2020CREDITORS of the collapsed Fly365.com online travel agency (TD 24 Feb) are being asked to help fund investigations of the company and its directors, according to an update issued this week by Aston Chace Group.
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Emirates US$3.8b loss
Friday | Nov 13 2020EMIRATES has recorded a US$3.8 billion loss for the first half of the 2020/21 financial year, a staggering drop from the US$320 million profit it made during the same period last year.
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Price is not top priority
Friday | Nov 13 2020THE manner in which a country’s government is handling the global health crisis is a more important consideration for travellers when booking a holiday than price, a new survey by international travel marketing alliance Travel Consul has found.
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TMCs “vulnerable” – O’Shea
Friday | Nov 13 2020PRICING models for travel management companies (TMCs) may need to evolve to ensure their survival, with a significant number of corporate travel agencies vulnerable to the ongoing evolution of the market.
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Rex plans to target SMEs
Friday | Nov 13 2020THE fledgling jet operation planned by Regional Express on the “golden triangle” between Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane (TD 30 Sep) will offer a Business class product actively targeting price-sensitive small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to the carrier’s Executive Chairman, Lim Kim Hai.
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Just 12,000 Sep trips
Thursday | Nov 12 2020THERE were only 11,890 international border crossings into and out of Australia in Sep this year, with the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics confirming the ongoing impact of COVID-19 restrictions.
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Flexible quarantine model
Thursday | Nov 12 2020A MORE flexible approach to the quarantining of international arrivals could reduce the time needed in isolation without significantly increasing the risk of COVID-19 transmission, according to a new report compiled by the Burnet Institute in Melbourne.