News
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QR AA codeshare
Thursday | May 21 2020AMERICAN Airlines and Qatar Airways have renewed their codeshare agreement, with the expanded pact seeing the QR code placed on a range of AA’s US domestic services.
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HK down 99.9%
Thursday | May 21 2020VISITATION to Hong Kong continues to languish, with official figures released this week showing just 4,100 arrivals in Apr.
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More TTIH webinars
Thursday | May 21 2020FOLLOWING on from his popular webinar chat with Travel Daily’s Publisher Bruce Piper last week (TD 12 May), The Travel Industry Hub’s (TTIH) MD Richard Taylor will today talk to Unique Cruises’ Walter Nand and tomorrow with TTIH co-founder Luke Crawford about how their own company is tracking during the pandemic.
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Prof warns of risks
Thursday | May 21 2020PROFESSOR Marylouise McLaws, an epidemiologist and infectious disease expert at the University of New South Wales, has criticised Qantas for planning not to reduce passenger numbers on flights or make the wearing of masks mandatory (TD 19 May).
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ATG extends pause
Thursday | May 21 2020THE APT Travel Group (ATG) has today confirmed all of its domestic and international touring and cruising continues to be suspended until 31 Jul.
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Regent’s return
Thursday | May 21 2020REGENT Seven Seas Cruises has announced a Return with Regent promotion, encouraging bookings via an extended “cancel for any reason’ policy offering a 100% cruise credit for cancellations up to 15 days before departure.
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Tripfuser funding
Thursday | May 21 2020GLOBAL travel marketplace Tripfuser has successfully raised more than $4.5 million in new funding, with the latest round led by the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV).
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Road trips to surge
Thursday | May 21 2020FIGURES released today by “road travel experience” app CamperMate have confirmed expectations of a big demand jump for day trips and domestic overnight stays as COVID-19 restrictions are eased.
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PR’s Perth plan
Thursday | May 21 2020PHILIPPINE Airlines is now planning to debut its new non-stop services from Manila to Perth from 26 Oct this year.
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UA “CleanPlus”
Thursday | May 21 2020UNITED Airlines has launched a new partnership with disinfectant brand Clorox as well as medical group Cleveland Clinic to create United CleanPlus with the goal of “delivering an industry-leading standard of cleanliness”.