Headlines
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ACCC QF refund concerns
Friday | Jun 19 2020THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has criticised Qantas for its communication with customers over COVID-19 flight cancellations, saying the airline “did not adequately inform them of their right to receive a refund”.
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Domestic biz travel desire
Friday | Jun 19 2020ALMOST half of companies around the world plan to return to some form of domestic business travel in the next three months, according to new research published by the Global Business Travel Association.
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An open letter to Senator Simon Birmingham
Friday | Jun 19 2020ANTHONY Goldman is the Joint Managing Director of Goldman Group.
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Trafalgar expands domestic
Thursday | Jun 18 2020TRAFALGAR has today unveiled a new range of domestic itineraries, responding to pent-up travel demand despite the COVID-19 restrictions.
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House of Travel investment
Thursday | Jun 18 2020HOUSE of Travel, the New Zealand-based parent company of TravelManagers, Hoot Holidays and Orbit World Travel has received equity investments from two of NZ’s wealthiest families, amid expectations that COVID-19 is likely to impact the group for at least the next 18 months.
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Bubble without quarantine
Thursday | Jun 18 2020A NEW study conducted by the University of Otago has found a multi-layered approach to travel involving PCR testing could replace 14-day quarantine periods for Australians holidaying in New Zealand under a trans-Tasman bubble scenario.
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AFTA “making it real” phase
Thursday | Jun 18 2020THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has launched the next stage of its lobbying campaign for the industry extension of JobKeeper, with a range of AFTA members sharing their experiences of the devastation wreaked by COVID-19 directly with key decision makers in Canberra.
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OS travel off the agenda
Wednesday | Jun 17 2020ONLY one-in-five Australians expect to be travelling anywhere internationally for at least the next six months, according to new research commissioned by the Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF).
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Intrepid Local launches
Wednesday | Jun 17 2020INTREPID Travel has today unveiled a new collection of Intrepid Local tours, tapping into predictions of close-to-home post-pandemic travel patterns.
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CLIA makes grim forecast
Wednesday | Jun 17 2020CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia claims the continued suspension of cruise operations is likely to cost the country more than $1.4b in lost economic activity by Sep.