Headlines
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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).
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Singapore “green lanes”
Monday | Jun 1 2020AUTHORITIES in Singapore have confirmed talks are under way with Australian officials to establish so-called “green lanes” to facilitate travel between the two countries.
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TG passengers now creditors
Monday | Jun 1 2020THAI Airways has confirmed that its bankruptcy proceedings (TD 19 May) mean it is unable to issue any refunds for unused tickets, due to legal obligations which “prevent it from disbursing funds at this point in time”.
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Recovery benchmark data
Monday | Jun 1 2020TOURISM Research Australia has released data which it says will be the benchmark against which tourism’s recovery for each state and territory can be assessed.
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AFTA launches CEO search
Friday | May 29 2020THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has kicked off the formal search for a new Chief Executive Officer, following the controversial shock departure of Jayson Westbury just over two weeks ago (TD 14 May).