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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).
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Airlines ditch change fees
Wednesday | Sep 2 2020THREE major American airlines have announced the permanent scrapping of change fees on all standard Economy and Premium cabin domestic tickets, as the US aviation sector continues to reel from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A rethink is needed: UN
Wednesday | Sep 2 2020THE COVID-19 pandemic represents an opportunity for the global tourism sector to “boost its competitiveness” and “build resilience”, according to new data compiled by the United Nations.
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HLO reports $70m loss
Tuesday | Sep 1 2020HELLOWORLD Travel Limited’s full year result reflects the “perfect storm” of COVID-19, with the virtual shutdown of the global travel industry seeing it report a $70 million statutory loss after tax (TD breaking news).
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Rex shapes for expansion
Tuesday | Sep 1 2020REGIONAL Express (Rex) has managed to boost revenue by 1% to $328.82 million for the 12 months to 30 Jun, despite challenging headwinds posed by ongoing travel restrictions.
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Event suffers profit slide
Tuesday | Sep 1 2020EVENT Hospitality and Entertainment has posted an $11.4 million loss for the 12 months to 30 Jun, with its hospitality division revenue down 21% to $277 million across the Rydges, QT Hotels and Thredbo Alpline Resort brands.
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SeaLink transformation
Monday | Aug 31 2020THE acquisition of the Transit Systems Group earlier this year (TD 16 Jan) has transformed SeaLink Travel Group Limited into an “integrated, resilient international multi-modal transport business,” which has been well placed to weather the COVID-19 pandemic according to CEO Clint Feuerherdt.