Headlines
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Qantas posts $2.7b loss
Thursday | Aug 20 2020QANTAS (QF) has reported a Statutory Loss Before Tax of $2.7 billion for the FY20 financial period, a figure that the airline’s CEO Alan Joyce conceded was the result of “the toughest set of conditions the carrier had faced in its 100 years”.
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Aeronology offers free setup
Wednesday | Aug 19 2020AIR booking technology provider Aeronology is offering free-of-charge implementation of its wholesaler flight platform to help the industry remodel as it emerges from COVID-19.
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CTM limits COVID-19 loss
Wednesday | Aug 19 2020CORPORATE Travel Management’s (CTM) $8.2 million full year loss (TD breaking news), despite the COVID-19 travel slump, has positioned the company for a recovery, according to CEO Jamie Pherous.
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Diamonds in the rough
Tuesday | Aug 18 2020DESPITE overall sentiment for international travel remaining flat for Australian travellers, there are several destinations bucking the trend, according to an Aug travel trend report from Luxury Escapes.
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Macao readies agents
Tuesday | Aug 18 2020MACAO is the latest destination to provide travel agents across Australia and New Zealand with support and education by launching a dedicated specialist training website today.
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Closures slam spending
Tuesday | Aug 18 2020THIS week’s News Corp Australia travel spending figures indicate the ongoing impact of restrictions in Vic and the acceleration of border closures following the outbreak.
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Travel Daily COVID awards
Monday | Aug 17 2020THE unprecedented COVID-19 situation has seen the Australian travel industry rise to the challenge, and TD believes that deserves recognition.
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AFTA defends Webjet move
Monday | Aug 17 2020THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has defended the new membership of listed online travel agency Webjet (TD 14 Aug), amid a chorus of outrage from across the industry after the move was revealed.
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AAT at Fuller throttle
Monday | Aug 17 2020MATT Fuller has been announced as the new Chief Executive Officer for the AAT Kings Group (TD breaking news).
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Entire adds rail division
Friday | Aug 14 2020ENTIRE Travel Group has responded instantly to the closure of Rail Europe’s Great Train Journeys (GTJ) business (TD 11 Aug), with the launch of a new dedicated rail operation.