News
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CLIA makes grim forecast
Wednesday | Jun 17 2020CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia claims the continued suspension of cruise operations is likely to cost the country more than $1.4b in lost economic activity by Sep.
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UA MileagePlus mortgage
Wednesday | Jun 17 2020UNITED Airlines says it expects to have US$17 billion available for its operations by Sep, after a range of recent financing initiatives including using its MileagePlus loyalty program as collateral for a US$5 billion loan.
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Cruiseco initiatives
Wednesday | Jun 17 2020THE Cruiseco consortium has launched a new “Recovery Room” hub for members aiming to help them bounce back over the next three to six months.
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Industry in crisis
Wednesday | Jun 17 2020MORE than 97% of participants who have so far completed this week’s Travel Daily online survey have confirmed they would have to make significant changes to their businesses if the JobKeeper program is lifted without some form of additional support.
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Minimal May travel
Wednesday | Jun 17 2020PRELIMINARY ABS estimates of international arrivals and departures for Australia during May have confirmed continuing record low levels of travel.
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ClientKeeper plan
Wednesday | Jun 17 2020FORMER AFTA CEO Jayson Westbury has published the first blog post in a series from his new Dovic Consulting business, suggesting travel industry companies should initiate their own “ClientKeeper” activities to maintain relationships through the pandemic.
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HLO holds funds?
Wednesday | Jun 17 2020SEVERAL travel agents have confirmed that Helloworld Travel’s SevenOceans cruise wholesale division is not passing funds onto suppliers, despite the express wishes of both the agents and their clients (TD 15 Jun).
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NSW biz grants
Wednesday | Jun 17 2020SMALL travel businesses in New South Wales may soon be able to benefit from a new business grant program which will see funding of up to $3,000 allocated to successful applicants.
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Cash you later peeps
Wednesday | Jun 17 2020CRYSTALBROOK Collection has announced it will be going “completely cashless” from 01 Jul to help improve its new hygiene and social distancing measures.
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Alaska takes the test
Wednesday | Jun 17 2020ALASKA has become the first US state to require travellers to take a mandatory COVID-19 PCR test no more than 72 hours prior to arrival to ensure arrivals are free of the disease.