News
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Payments to be made: Tehan
Friday | May 13 2022AUSTRALIA’S Tourism Minister Dan Tehan has today confirmed a request to Austrade that all remaining payments of the third round of the Consumer Travel Support Program (CTSP) be paid out by the end of the month.
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WA sinks $70m into tourism
Friday | May 13 2022THE Western Australian Government has announced $70 million in funding to revitalise the state’s tourism sector, as part of its 2022-23 State Budget plan.
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Big things in small packages
Friday | May 13 2022WHILE large Fijian tourism operators make hay while the sun shines, it is the luxury and smaller, more boutique product that will offer the Aussie trade the best opportunity, Tourism Fiji Chief Executive Officer Brent Hill told Travel Daily.
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Travellers poised to spend
Friday | May 13 2022THE average wealth of local consumers grew significantly during 2020, with Australia second only to Switzerland on the global landscape meaning there is plenty of proclivity to travel, according to figures revealed by Virtuoso this morning.
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Fiji, Japan, Italy top of mind
Friday | May 13 2022A recent YouGov survey of Australian consumers commissioned by Virtuoso has revealed some key destinations which are on the list for travellers as border restrictions ease.
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Risk assessments urgent
Friday | May 13 2022NATURAL events and civil unrest made up 44% of all travel-related incidents in 2021, BCD Travel revealed in its new Travel Risk Outlook Report.
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NSW wants digital edge
Friday | May 13 2022STRUGGLING NSW tourism businesses are set to be offered free training opportunities by the NSW Government to help them be as prepared as possible for the full-scale return of travel.
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Pherous in court
Friday | May 13 2022AN “administrative oversight” by Corporate Travel Management CEO Jamie Pherous has seen the business travel heavyweight head to court to avoid a significant tax bill on $500 million worth of company shares, the Australian Financial Review reported this morning.
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Canada wants you
Friday | May 13 2022YOUNG Australian travellers are being targeted by the Canadian ski sector to undertake a working ski holiday during the 2022/23 northern winter season.
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Brush up those skills
Friday | May 13 2022HAYTON Travel Training has introduced new online and interactive courses for Aussies wishing to learn more about GDS skills who are either rejoining or embarking on a new career in the travel industry.