News
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Borders starting to close
Monday | Mar 9 2020BHUTAN is believed to be the first country to completely close its borders to foreign visitors in response to the coronavirus crisis.
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Air NZ suspends guidance
Monday | Mar 9 2020AIR New Zealand has withdrawn its earlier profit guidance for the year to 30 Jun, with CEO Greg Foran this morning saying “it is increasingly clear that COVID-19 has created an unprecedented situation and it is difficult to predict future demand patterns”.
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Northern Italy lockdown
Monday | Mar 9 2020COLLETTE Tours has cancelled all departures in Italy until the end of the month, with the Italian Government quarantining up to 16 million residents in the north of Italy in a move to contain the country’s COVID-19 outbreak.
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$3m HLO Fly365 hit
Monday | Mar 9 2020HELLOWORLD Travel Limited (HLO) has emerged as the largest creditor of the collapsed online travel agency Fly365 (TD 24 Feb), with figures from the company’s liquidators indicating that HLO offshoot Air Tickets is owed more than $3.1 million.
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QR offers flexibility
Monday | Mar 9 2020QATAR Airways is offering complete flexibility for both new and existing bookings, allowing customers to change travel plans free of charge or exchange their ticket for a travel voucher valid for one year.
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20m points on offer
Monday | Mar 9 2020VIRGIN Australia is giving travel consultants the opportunity to become a “points millionaire”.
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QF COVID flights
Monday | Mar 9 2020QANTAS has published a list of recent flights on which passengers have subsequently tested positive for coronavirus.
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Burnes buys more
Monday | Mar 9 2020HELLOWORLD Travel CEO Andrew Burnes has paid about $31,000 for the on-market purchase of another 10,000 shares in the company.
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Hurtigruten deals
Monday | Mar 9 2020HURTIGRUTEN is reminding agents there is just one week left in its Explore the World Global Sale, with deals available in Alaska, the Arctic, Norway and Antarctica.
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ATAS suspension
Monday | Mar 9 2020THE participation of Melbourne-based Asia Vacation Group (ABN 74 608 656 800) in the AFTA Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS) has been suspended, according to an update on the ATAS website.