US group’s Sportsnet stake
MELBOURNE-BASED Sportsnet Holidays has announced an agreement with Charlotte, North Carolina USA-based QuintEvents, which is expanding its global footprint via a “significant investment”...
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Return travel made easier
IT WILL now be smoother for Australian travellers to return home after the Federal Government announced an easing of COVID testing protocols over the weekend. Under the Biosecurity Act 2015, the...
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Losses reach $48.5 billion
THE cumulative loss in interstate domestic overnight travel reached $48.5 billion between the start of the pandemic and Oct last year, new figures from Tourism Research Australia has indicated....
Read MoreJourney Beyond ’23
THE release of Journey Beyond’s full 2023 season (TD 21 Jan) is being celebrated on the cover page of today’s Travel Daily. Chief Commercial Officer, Peter Egglestone, said the earlier...
Read MoreAustralia red light
AUTHORITIES in Europe have designated Australia, Canada and Argentina as COVID “danger zones,” advising member states to adopt tougher restrictions on arrivals such as new testing and/or...
Read MorePerth/London doubts
QANTAS has confirmed a decision on the fate of its planned Perth to London route in Mar will be made in “the next few weeks”, as the carrier is left scrambling to readjust from Western...
Read MoreIndustry plight alert
THE travel industry crisis is garnering significant mainstream media attention, with an opinion piece by Belle Goldie from itravel Penrith featuring prominently in today’s Sydney Daily...
Read MoreCrystal hangs up
CRYSTAL Cruises has confirmed that its call centre operations are paused until further notice, with an update on the line’s Australian website crystalcruises.com.au now listing email addresses...
Read MoreSleep in a palace
A NEW group launched by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud has announced it will conduct a series of palace conversions into ultra-luxury hotel accommodation. Boutique...
Read MoreZero hotel stigma
HOTELS that participated in the Federal Government’s quarantine program are viewed by Aussie travellers as “good corporate citizens”, a new study conducted by the University of...
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