News
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TD breaking news – AFTA Chargeback Scheme to be placed into “hibernation”
Thursday | Apr 23 2020COVID-19 pandemic forces suspension of AFTA Chargeback Scheme. The Australian Federation of Travel Agents has this…
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IATA urges confidence boost
Wednesday | Apr 22 2020THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released the results of a new survey showing that 60% of recent travellers anticipate returning to the skies within one to two months of containment of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Air NZ domestic reboot
Wednesday | Apr 22 2020THE easing of COVID-19 restrictions in New Zealand to “Alert Level 3” next week will see Air New Zealand add limited capacity to its domestic network, effective from 28 Apr.
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CMV bookings surge 55%
Wednesday | Apr 22 2020CRUISE & Maritime Voyages (CMV) is aiming to help restore confidence in cruising by introducing a highly flexible travel policy for all new bookings from now until the end of May.
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Stay connected. We’re all in this together
Wednesday | Apr 22 2020ADRIAN Piotto is Managing Director for G Adventures Oceania. He has penned this open letter for the Australian and NZ agency community.
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Keen interest in VA
Wednesday | Apr 22 2020MORE than 10 companies are interested in taking a “meaningful stake” in Virgin Australia, according to the airline’s Administrator, Vaughan Strawbridge from Deloitte.
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Automation delay
Wednesday | Apr 22 2020QANTAS has confirmed that due to the current global COVID-19 situation the implementation of its International Ticket Reissue policy automation will be postponed until further notice.
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Oktoberfest is off
Wednesday | Apr 22 2020GERMANY’S annual Oktoberfest celebration has been cancelled for this year, with organisers saying the risk is “simply too high” given the COVID-19 outbreak.
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AC drops US flights
Wednesday | Apr 22 2020AIR Canada has announced the suspension of scheduled services to the USA effective from 26 Apr, after an agreement between the countries’ respective governments to extend border restrictions for an extra 30 days.
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Intrepid digs in
Wednesday | Apr 22 2020INTREPID Travel is celebrating Earth Day today by announcing that more than 100,000 trees have been planted in Kenya as part of its Offset Earth project.