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Scenic expands domestic
Monday | Sep 7 2020SCENIC Luxury Cruises & Tours has today launched its Australian programs for 2021/22, for the first time creating two local brochures – one for WA/NT and another covering SA, Tas and Norfolk Island departures.
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VA-Bain deal approved
Monday | Sep 7 2020VIRGIN Australia CEO Paul Scurrah has hailed the acceptance by the airline’s creditors of a formal Deed of Company Arrangement which will see the business taken over by Bain Capital (TD breaking news Fri).
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Fewer agents means more for the rest of us
Monday | Sep 7 2020THIS opinion piece was submitted to Travel Daily anonymously.
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Travel ban extended to Dec
Friday | Sep 4 2020THE extension of the Government’s current biosecurity order until 17 Dec (TD breaking news) has left the industry reeling once again, with the move meaning there will have been a full nine months of international border closures.
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Adv tourism maps future
Friday | Sep 4 2020MAJOR adventure tour operators have collaborated with the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) to create a COVID-19 framework that will build greater consumer trust in the segment for the future.
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CWT announces restructure
Friday | Sep 4 2020CORPORATE travel giant CWT has announced a new operating structure, with the company saying the changes will “accelerate innovation, transformation and growth” as it weathers the COVID-19 storm.
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Joyce urges rapid testing
Thursday | Sep 3 2020INNOVATIVE rapid COVID-19 tests currently in development could mitigate the need for air travellers to undergo quarantine, even before a coronavirus vaccine becomes widely available, says Qantas CEO Alan Joyce.
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Travel spending flatlines
Thursday | Sep 3 2020THE urgent need for certainty on border reopenings has been underlined by the latest consumer travel spending figures from News Corp Australia.
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Experience Co set to grow
Thursday | Sep 3 2020LISTED adventure tourism operator Experience Co Limited believes there is scope for both organic and acquisition growth through the COVID-19 pandemic, with CEO John O’Sullivan telling Travel Daily that moves to strip out excess costs from the business have it well-placed even if international arrivals don’t recover during FY21.
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AFTA seeks $125 million
Wednesday | Sep 2 2020THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) is imploring the Federal Government to provide $125 million in relief funding as part of a much needed travel agent support package (TD breaking news).