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US pre-testing impediment
Wednesday | Jun 8 2022AMERICA’S continued insistence on pre-travel COVID-19 testing for international inbound visitors arriving by air is threatening the recovery of the country’s tourism industry, with the issue a major lobbying focus for the sector in Washington DC.
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Airbnb faces allegations
Wednesday | Jun 8 2022AIRBNB Inc is the latest digital accommodation platform to be hauled before the courts by the ACCC, with the company accused of misleading consumers into believing prices for Australian stays were in Australian dollars, when they were in actual fact priced in US dollars.
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Airfares set to increase
Wednesday | Jun 8 2022JET fuel prices have surged to “record levels” which will result in airfares increasing over the coming months, the ACCC’s latest Airline Competition in Australia report has warned.
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Collette adds 29
Wednesday | Jun 8 2022COLLETTE has introduced 29 new ‘Explorations’ tours, expanding its overall small group offering to 44 different itineraries.
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Carnival double up
Wednesday | Jun 8 2022CARNIVAL Cruise Line is in the advanced stages of planning for the deployment of a second ship in the Australian market, with President Christine Duffy saying she expects the addition to be deployed for the upcoming 2022/23 season.
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Mint correction
Wednesday | Jun 8 2022TRAVELLERS Choice (TC) has appointed Mint Payments as a preferred supplier partner and not its official payment partner, as was previously reported in Travel Daily on Mon.
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FJ hunts for BDM
Wednesday | Jun 8 2022BE part of Fiji Airways’ growing team by becoming the airline’s new Business Development Manager based in Victoria.
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UA links with BNE
Wednesday | Jun 8 2022UNITED Airlines is set to commence flying three times a week between San Francisco and Brisbane from 28 Oct.
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VA scraps PHE/DPS
Wednesday | Jun 8 2022VIRGIN Australia has decided to stop servicing the Port Hedland to Bali route due to a “subdued” level of travel demand.