News
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Tahiti in lockdown
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020AUTHORITIES in French Polynesia have announced a nightly curfew from 8pm to 5am amid further strict restrictions on movement, according to an update from Smartraveller this morning.
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Katz gives $2.5m
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020VAIL Resorts CEO Rob Katz and his celebrity chef wife Elana Amsterdam have donated US$2.5 million to provide immediate support for both Vail Resorts employees and the mountain towns where the company operates.
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PM announces “JobKeeper” plan
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020EMPLOYERS will be able to access $750 per week per staff member from the Government, under a huge program announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday, aiming to keep people in work (TD breaking news).
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Cruise lines extend suspensions
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020OVERNIGHT a host of cruise operators confirmed further extensions of the pause to their voyages due to coronavirus.
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AirAsia on ground
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020MALAYSIAN low-cost carrier AirAsia and its affiliated airlines in Indonesia and Thailand have announced the grounding of all flights due to the COVID-19 crisis.
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New BKK residence
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020THE Sindhorn Midtown Hotel in Bangkok’s Langsuan neighbourhood has launched a new serviced residence tower, featuring 49 private studios and one bedroom apartments.
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EY miles credit
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020ETIHAD is offering up to 5,000 bonus Etihad Guest Miles for passengers impacted by the airline’s suspension of operations who redeem Etihad Credit in lieu of their current bookings.
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Airbnb COVID help
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020AIRBNB has launched a global initiative aiming to help COVID-19 responders by giving them “safe and convenient places to stay while they carry out their critical work”.
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OS touches down in Sydney
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020AUSTRIAN Airlines has this week returned to Australian skies, almost exactly 13 years after suspending its previous operations to Sydney and Melbourne in 2007.
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Window Seat 31 Mar 20
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020TRAVEL businesses around the world are doing their best to adapt to this brave new world, and today’s example of that is at Banff National Park.