Headlines
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Academy of fine smarts
Wednesday | Jul 1 2020THE Italian National Tourist Board has today launched a website and online learning program for Australian and New Zealand travel agents and resellers with educational content designed to refresh knowledge and update skills.
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Qld eases restrictions
Wednesday | Jul 1 2020THE Queensland Government has announced that its state borders will reopen for domestic tourism from midday 10 Jul, following a three-month hard border period that has been in place since Mar.
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Emerald’s brand launch
Tuesday | Jun 30 2020EMERALD Waterways will become a stand-alone brand in the Australian market from next month, parent company Scenic Group has revealed (TD breaking news).
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Spending uptick continues
Tuesday | Jun 30 2020CONSUMERS continue to gradually open their wallets for spending on travel, with the latest News Corp Australia figures (pictured) once again showing an improvement from the depths of a few weeks ago.
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Halfpenny steps down at Aurora
Tuesday | Jun 30 2020AURORA Expeditions Managing Director Robert Halfpenny has resigned from his role at the cruise line, with Chairman Neville Buch stepping into an executive role while a longer-term replacement is sought.
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Explore COVID refunds
Tuesday | Jun 30 2020ADVENTURE holiday specialist Explore Worldwide will offer full refunds for any customers forced to cancel holidays because they cannot travel due to COVID-19 self-isolation requirements.
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Rex jets into mainstream
Monday | Jun 29 2020REGIONAL Express will deploy up to 10 narrow-body jet aircraft to service Australia’s “golden triangle” of east coast capital cities from 01 Mar 2021, under a plan unveiled by the carrier’s board today (TD breaking news).
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Elegant, Alquemie to merge
Monday | Jun 29 2020CONCIERGE Travel Group has announced that its longstanding Elegant Resorts & Villas brand will be merged into sister operation Alquemie, which operates as a DMC across Australia and the South Pacific region.
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Virgin 2.0 details revealed
Monday | Jun 29 2020BAIN Capital is set to relaunch Virgin Australia under its new ownership in Sep, with expectations that the carrier could be profitable as soon as Feb according to Mike Murphy, who led the successful bid announced on Fri (TD 26 Jun).
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AFTA confirms new CEO
Friday | Jun 26 2020THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has a new leader, with the Board this morning confirming the formal appointment of Darren Rudd to the role, as foreshadowed earlier in the week (TD 24 Jun).