Headlines
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Israel joins bubble talk
Friday | May 29 2020ISRAEL is the latest country to express an interest in being included in an Australian travel bubble, with the country’s Ambassador to Australia Mark Sofer describing the move as a “win, win” for both countries, according to a report published in The Guardian.
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FCTG NZ corporate cut
Friday | May 29 2020FLIGHT Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has announced the closure of its Auckland-based Executive Travel business, in response to the demand downturn due to coronavirus, with the operation to be merged into Flight Centre’s other NZ corporate businesses.
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CWT partners with Concur
Friday | May 29 2020CWT has announced an expanded relationship with SAP’s Concur Travel, under which CWT travel management clients using the Concur platform can select RoomIt by CWT as their enriched source of hotel content.
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Stand together, urges AFTA
Thursday | May 28 2020AFTA Chairman Tom Manwaring and the AFTA Board are today urging the industry to speak with a single voice, after a grassroots email campaign from tour operators and agents targeting local Parliamentarians threatened to derail AFTA’s efforts to highlight the heavy impact of COVID-19 on the Australian travel sector.
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Be a Thai specialist today
Thursday | May 28 2020TOURISM Authority of Thailand has today launched a brand new learning and development program for travel agents across Australia and New Zealand, designed to equip them with additional knowledge and skills.
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Exodus integrates GAA
Thursday | May 28 2020EXODUS Travels has formally integrated its operations with sister brand Grand American Adventures (GAA), with the move meaning 19 new US itineraries will be available under the combined Exodus Travels banner.
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OPINION: Do you have a plan for when JobKeeper ends?
Thursday | May 28 2020MALCOLM Peak is the Director of Employer Branding and HR Advisory group Peak Corporate Solutions, providing advice to small business owners to help them grow and manage their businesses.
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COVID-clean accreditation
Wednesday | May 27 2020THE Australian Tourism Industry Council (ATIC) has released a new complimentary online program to help tourism businesses develop plans and procedures to create and maintain a COVID-safe workplace and operations.
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VA mass cancellations
Wednesday | May 27 2020VIRGIN Australia has today cancelled all bookings currently in place for its international passenger services for the period 15 Jun-09 Aug, which will not be operating.
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LATAM files for Chapter 11
Wednesday | May 27 2020LATIN American carrier LATAM Airlines has announced a major restructuring of its debt by filing for Chapter 11 protection in the United States – a move the airline said was necessary to keep it afloat during the pandemic.