Headlines
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Open sooner: Birmingham
Wednesday | May 20 2020FEDERAL Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham has called for Australia’s state leaders not to delay the opening of their borders so that interstate travel can start healing the country’s damaged economy.
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QF middle seat to stay
Tuesday | May 19 2020QANTAS and Jetstar say social distancing is not practical on board, but the carriers will introduce a range of safety and sanitation measures under a “Fly Well” program from 12 Jun.
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IHG’s new “Clean Promise”
Tuesday | May 19 2020INTERCONTINENTAL Hotels Group has announced a range of new cleaning protocols and service standard for a post-COVID-19 world.
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“Genuine increase” in spend
Tuesday | May 19 2020THE latest travel spending data from News Corp Australia (pictured) confirms the slight uptick revealed in last week’s data – but while looking insignficant is actually indicative of a possible start to an upturn.
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Village may go private
Monday | May 18 2020VILLAGE Roadshow Limited, the listed parent company of the Sea World, Wet’n’Wild, Paradise Country and Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, has confirmed it has entered negotiations with private equity firm BGH Capital over a potential 100% takeover.
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Virgin buyers shortlisted
Monday | May 18 2020VIRGIN Australia’s Administrators are a step closer to securing the future of the carrier and thousands of employees, with a “small number of parties” shortlisted to enter the next stage of the sale process (TD breaking news).
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Cruiseco’s positivity
Monday | May 18 2020CRUISECO Chairman Kevin Dale has dismissed questions about the future of the travel industry and criticisms of agents, with a recent survey conducted by Cruiseco member and Your Travel & Cruise MD Les Farrar suggesting there is every reason for optimism in the industry.
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Wyndham restructure
Monday | May 18 2020WYNDHAM Hotels & Resorts has rejigged its regional structure as part of an initiative to consolidate and realign its operations for post-COVID-19 recovery.
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NSW inspiring travel
Friday | May 15 2020DESTINATION NSW will today launch the next phase of its tourism recovery campaign, a major multimedia marketing push designed to inspire travellers to plan future holidays in the state.
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SQ reports first ever loss
Friday | May 15 2020SINGAPORE Airlines says there is no visibility on the timing or trajectory of the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic at this point, with the carrier today reporting the first annual net loss in its history.