News
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Tour Atlas extends
Monday | Mar 16 2020TOUR Atlas has extended a trial to provide travel agents with access to more than 15,000 land and river cruise itineraries, including live pricing and departure dates from 56 Australian tour suppliers.
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NZ plans its rescue
Monday | Mar 16 2020THE New Zealand Government is reportedly meeting to discuss a multi-billion package aimed at keeping small businesses afloat – including the travel sector, hinting it could be in excess of NZ$12b.
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50 Deg Nth adds
Monday | Mar 16 2020NORDIC travel operator 50 Degrees North has introduced a new 11-day winter tour called the Lapland Circle Escorted, visiting the northern regions of Norway, Sweden and Finland in 2020/21.
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IATA calls for more
Monday | Mar 16 2020THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) has labelled a decision by the European Commission to suspend “use it or lose it” airport slot rules as the “very minimum” the body needs to do in order to nurse the aviation sector through the COVID-19 crisis.
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AKL responds
Monday | Mar 16 2020AUCKLAND Airport has suspended its earning guidance for the 2020 financial year, following the outbreak of COVID-19.
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VIA Rail on COVID
Monday | Mar 16 2020CANADA’S VIA Rail has reduced a number of its services, and has introduced a series of preventative measures to deal with the outbreak of coronavirus.
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Kenya quarantine
Monday | Mar 16 2020TRAVELLERS from any COVID-19 affected country – including Australia – have been blocked from entering Kenya for the next 30 days under strict new regulations introduced yesterday.
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Townsville port upd
Monday | Mar 16 2020CONSTRUCTION is underway on the $193 million upgrade for the Port of Townsville, with the first rocks laid earlier this month for its new protective wall.
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Standing tall for Aussie tourism
Monday | Mar 16 2020EMINENT Australian Financial Review journalist Fiona Carruthers hosted a panel discussion at Tourism Australia’s Destination Australia conference in Adelaide last Thu, appropriately discussing “resilience and recovery”.
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Mumbrella’s marketing wins
Monday | Mar 16 2020THERE were several big-name winners at the annual Mumbrella Travel Marketing awards which took place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney on Thu.