News
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ETG’s Alatus signing
Wednesday | May 6 2020THE first corporate agency to join the new Alatus Corporate offering from Express Travel Group (TD 29 Apr) is expected to be revealed later this week.
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Venue into admin
Wednesday | May 6 2020SYDNEY events and function centre Carriageworks has been placed into voluntary administration, with gathering restrictions due to COVID-19 leading to an “irreparable loss of income” for the business.
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Student exemption?
Wednesday | May 6 2020INTERNATIONAL students may be able to return to Australia ahead of a wider relaxation of travel bans, under plans being prepared for the National Cabinet by the local education sector.
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NCLH depression
Wednesday | May 6 2020NORWEGIAN Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has warned that the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are “expected to depress demand for cruise vacations into the foreseeable future”.
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QR campaign push
Wednesday | May 6 2020QATAR Airways has launched a new “Taking you home” campaign, with the airline having flown 36,474 pax to and from Australia during the pandemic.
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Sunset for Sunrise
Wednesday | May 6 2020QANTAS CEO Alan Joyce has confirmed the suspension of the carrier’s highly anticipated Project Sunrise ultra-long-haul network plans, saying due to COVID-19 “the time is not right”.
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Africa virtual safari
Wednesday | May 6 2020TRAVELLERS can now join Tourism Corporation Africa and Maasai Wanderings and Nasikia Camps on a virtual safari.
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Southwest ups GDS
Wednesday | May 6 2020SOUTHWEST Airlines has made its full content available in Travelport’s Apollo and Worldspan Global Distribution Systems.
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Genting supports
Wednesday | May 6 2020GENTING Hong Kong has extended its support to Singapore to provide temporary accommodation on Star Cruises’ SuperStar Aquarius and SuperStar Gemini for foreign workers who have recovered from COVID-19.
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PATA forecasts more
Wednesday | May 6 2020THE Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has released 39 destination-specific forecast reports.