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TB Jun edition out now
Thursday | Jun 4 2020THE latest issue of travelBulletin is out (pictured), covering the important question of what is next for the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) following the stunning resignation of its CEO Jayson Westbury (TD 14 Mar).
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OPINION: Simplifying a complex message about travel
Thursday | Jun 4 2020DENNIS Bunnik is Chair of the Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO).
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Virgin shortlist revealed
Wednesday | Jun 3 2020THE final two bidders for Virgin Australia have less than two weeks to make binding offers for the carrier, with VA Administrator Vaughan Strawbridge from Deloitte anticipating naming the final bidder by the end of Jun.
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Canberra flights back on
Wednesday | Jun 3 2020CANBERRA Airport has confirmed that passengers are now able to fly without restriction between Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne, as COVID-19 measures continue to ease.
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Uber Rent launches in Oz
Wednesday | Jun 3 2020COINCIDING with the return of intrastate travel in Australia, Uber has launched a “world first” feature on its app that allows users to rent vehicles to service regional holiday plans.
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Lay-by agent boosts presence
Wednesday | Jun 3 2020PLAY Travel, the joint venture between ASX-listed Afterpay and LayAway Travel (TD 18 Apr 2019), has ramped up an awareness campaign in the hope of meeting demand for budget-constrained post-coronavirus travel.
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Aussies willing to spend
Tuesday | Jun 2 2020MANY Australian travellers will be comfortable spending just as much on their next holiday as they did pre-COVID-19, according to data released by travel and lifestyle communications agency Anne Wild & Associates (AWA).
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SQ adds ADL, BNE, MEL
Tuesday | Jun 2 2020SINGAPORE Airlines will return to Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne on Mon, marking the airline’s first scheduled passenger flights to the cities since Mar.
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Spending green shoots
Tuesday | Jun 2 2020THIS week’s News Corp consumer spending data, from the week of 18 May, shows the start of a small recovery, but credit card transaction values on travel are still down 91%.
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ACCC QF Alliance concerns
Monday | Jun 1 2020THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says it’s continuing to investigate the acquisition of a 19.9% stake in Alliance Aviation by Qantas, today issuing a statement 16 months after QF conducted its share purchase which blindsided the carrier and its regional partner Virgin Australia (TD 01 Feb 2019).